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.
不愧是你郑渊洁～带着两个小朋友安安生生看完了包括彩蛋的全部内容，实属观影最优记录～有点担心起火那段情节会被诟病，安全教育不合格🙄
对于这种儿童片，讲好故事就已经是很棒的啦！
不愧是改编的童话大王的作品，今年来少见的儿童剧，我女儿都看哭😭了。
和闺女一起刷完。她高呼好看。我放心了，曾怕用力过猛，应试教育给五岁小孩留下阴影。皮皮鲁太没存在感了，这可是我的初代偶像啊。最后彩蛋大帅出来客串时👀一亮
演员这演技和形象随时出戏，尬地我地板都被脚趾扣穿了～
娃说给五星，我觉得对。和娃一起又哭又笑的。
老郑的作品当下要影视化必然要削弱几分尖锐，但这些尖锐恰恰是原著里最抓人心的部分。我理解主创们剥去老郑对成人的那些戾气和近妖魔化，但转而将书里的不体面转移到小孩身上相当不高明，想明白这一点后那段考场高光就没任何热血可言。结尾大人们的纷纷转变生硬得像掐点直奔主题，也像是为前面对孩子的冒犯进行补救。
意外的可以，颇有当年宝葫芦的故事那种味道。还是很折射现实问题的，只不过把问题更极端化。鲁西西为上尉痛哭，其他人为鲁西西无恙那场最有感触，但老妹在旁边又不好流眼泪
童年的回忆，带女儿去看我小时候看过的童话书改编的电影！我女儿又哭又笑，拍的不错！
看完有感触的电影，特别是带9岁的女儿过来看，她在观看过程中抹了好几次眼泪，特别是鲁西西被误解的时候她感同身受特别有同理心，这样的影片还是比较有现实教育意义，它展示了教育的两方面诸多需要沟通和交流避免造成孩子的身心伤害的细节和事件，对教育者和家长有借签作用，建议家长和孩子一起看。
没想到三十好几了还能为一个多年前就熟悉得不能再熟悉的童话流眼泪
这么多年过去了，问题还是那些问题，我想不出答案。唯一的答案可能就是活着。
郑老师原版小说更像是成年人的童话，这部又改成了比较低幼的画风，倒也还行，只是电影里郑渊洁的一些内涵和主题的深度没能呈现出来，最后发表的主旨升华也略显苍白无力和牵强，但当成罐头小人和皮皮鲁鲁西西的友情来看还是不错的，这一版让我比较惊喜的还是几个小演员的表演，比较超出我预期，以及没想到皮威的扮演者居然是王老师
7分？？
好喜欢皮皮鲁鲁西西家的装修啊，色彩好丰富好和谐
为什么只有徐老师是RH阴型血，这背后有什么惊天秘密🤔🤔
故事低幼向无可厚非，本来就是儿童童话。可是时代在发展，故事本身却不能与时俱进。低幼得来，想成人，成人得来，又低幼，剧本故事改编，主题思想得跟上吧？几十年前的东西，现代人能喜欢？改编不应该有新东西？就是让小人仗着小？
说教意味有点重，亲子关系和教育理念有点像上一代人的，小姑娘挺可爱好看的
不计情怀也是好看的电影。元素还挺多，潜行、搏斗、搞笑、校园……搞笑地方竟如此搞笑，场景互动挺有新意，联动其他作品更是惊喜，但小学时就憧憬的博士学习法，果然是无法具像化的秘笈。大家喊“是罐头小人”时，想到也有一群孩子大喊过“是爱迪奥特曼”，结尾“做最精彩的自己”我流了泪，真希望这部电影在20年前就上了映。
嗯对于儿童片来说还不错啊，剧情没啥硬伤，整体也比较合理（后面鲁西西连考试都没考结果评了优秀确实有点跳啊），给小孩子看还是不错的。小主演们演得很好，值得鼓励吧
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