Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
上を向いて歩こう也同样催泪。
即便把我煽到眼眶湿也并不意味着是煽得好，只是手里拿的扇子叫梅艳芳。把那些没能拍没敢拍的部分给补上，才算撑得住“为香港唱一曲夕阳之歌”。想1:1复刻原型的做法挺没意义的，没必要也做不到，旧影像的不断插入更是像当场自我打脸。看的时候总觉得对王丹妮不公平，不成要背锅，成了是模仿秀。法鲨不需要多么的像乔布斯，传记片的成功从来不是因为长得像。
三星劇本+一星情懷與王丹妮加分。只是記記梅姐的生平，將現實與電影堆在一起，大堆頭明星電影，美指、服裝也好睇，奈何故事剪到支離破碎，我期待看四小時或七小時的初版，有些重要的場口沒了。例如是哥哥的軼事，黃家駒的出現都沒了。電影公司將心血敗壞了，荔園，我小時候去過門口，利舞台我出世時已沒了。以前的香港很美，現在是香港有難時，仍然有受梅姐恩惠的人站出來。我愛香港
近期看过的最有共感的一部电影。如果无数次不顺与挫折来获得成长，通过每次失败后的反思为下一次迭代进行准备，最终找到「我是谁」，找自己永远在路上但永远有惊喜。
big house big car, life好easy
导演25岁还是大有可能的，尽管小清新和始终强调冷静有点出戏，不过小成本生活向的自编自导还是挺成功。
继时空恋旅人之后，又一个因为善良治愈我的男主！！
三星劇本+一星情懷與王丹妮加分。只是記記梅姐的生平，將現實與電影堆在一起，大堆頭明星電影，美指、服裝也好睇，奈何故事剪到支離破碎，我期待看四小時或七小時的初版，有些重要的場口沒了。例如是哥哥的軼事，黃家駒的出現都沒了。電影公司將心血敗壞了，荔園，我小時候去過門口，利舞台我出世時已沒了。以前的香港很美，現在是香港有難時，仍然有受梅姐恩惠的人站出來。我愛香港
怎么说呢，影片本身真的不太行，整体太拼凑太流水账了，梅艳芳的选角还不错，但是张国荣的选角太失败了，从样貌到神韵都完全不像，非常出戏。看的过程中总是想到《波西米亚狂想曲》，感觉在模仿，但是又不如。最后收尾其实还不错，但这个好更多是梅艳芳本身的魅力与戏剧性带来的，很难归结到电影创作上。
喜欢，片如其名，real smooth，流畅度和完成度都很高，也许看过的很多电影都在讲成长的阵痛，讲年轻人多么迷茫失意，能这么温柔讲述成长确实直击我心，工作，家人，爱情一切都在虽缓慢但却积极的发展中，和女主角的这场邂逅拍得也足够美，初遇到中间若即若离朦朦胧胧的好感，再到表白到分别，真的温柔到极致了。（导演虽不太能控制表情但总体还过得去）
很私人化的一部电影，男女主的表演实在精彩，尤其是男主，总感觉他的眼睛里有光。
不知剧情和片名有啥关系，其实就是22岁年轻人爱上已婚妇女，当然女的很难接受害怕接受，这个没拍出啥新意，我比较喜欢的是里面的价值观，安德鲁一直在对抗成年人要正确教育自己的孩子的情节
嫁给谁？舞台。看到最后这里的时候我真的很感动，用一生去唱歌的梅艳芳，她真的太好了。配乐也超级好听，《女人花》《风的季节》《夕阳之歌》还有被那个小女孩提到的《IQ博士》，都那么鲜活！
包场看的原因，特地坐到第三排，开场眼眶就湿润了，到结尾《夕阳之歌》哭得很累，结束影院阿姨说她也很喜欢梅姐
记住Cooper Raiff这个名字了，足够真诚细腻。
即便我边看边哭 但你们扪心自问这一部对得起梅姐吗
I'm drunk, now.
几度绷不住哭了，作为故事片来看，还挺完整的，而且王丹妮其实演的挺好，有几分梅姐的神韵。作为传记片来看就还好，基本上全是美好一面，包括讲哥哥也是。只是这个哥哥不是很像，很出戏。
虽然有各种的瑕疵，但歌声一起就值得4星了。
导演才25天呐羡慕了。成长可能就是这样，要不停的和自己喜欢的事物告别
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