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.
原来美国的小孩也会把歌曲改脏、烟花对着人放、紧张的打电话搞恶作剧，也有人喜欢玩火，也会收集卡片，尽管我们没有经历过这样的时代，但九零后这一代没有电脑游戏和手机的人基本上都是这样成长起来的，会心一笑的同时也带给人许多的感动，极具私人性质的影片，令人怀想感伤的黄金年代———不论是对已经长大成人的我们还是21世纪20年代的我们。
好家伙，没看过预告，一开始我还以为男主不会再回去了，还好结局是好的，不过不喜欢感情戏
好看也轻松的很 但是从某种程度上来说 充满了辛辣的讽刺
真人拍摄，动作捕捉，动画渲染。本片在炫技的同时，也确实演绎出了上世纪60年代的真实生活，以及质朴情怀。虽然看上去是个科幻故事，但科幻之外，全是满满的写实回忆。那些温暖的回忆，就如同纪录片一样，编导几乎不会遗漏一丝一毫。而本片的画风又特别适合怀旧的氛围。也许70后、80后也该有这么一部。
一遍遍追述自己的少年时代，只能昭告世人自己真的老了。
亦真亦假的动画效果，借着登月，把70年代到80年代的美国社会景象勾勒到位，有很多地方也勾起了我这个80后的童年回忆，现在我们这群人已经是中年或者中老年了，虽然下一辈并不在乎这群人经历过的，但对这群人来说，互联网之前的社会有它不可复刻的丰富和人情味。
我很喜欢，对导演的喜欢一如既往。时间和青春的主题不变，眷恋和怀旧铺满了屏幕ZCG动画已经不再是某种重点，只是动画容易架空历史感，但这部并没有。有一个小细节，他们在玩游戏，背景音乐是苏联小调。宏大就这样成了历史的大幕，而我的回忆从来是幕上的剪影，是属于童年的时刻。就是那个时刻的幻想与现实，开始照亮后来的路。我理解导演这个时期想拍这部片的用意 但他没有做的很油或很薄 这个分寸刚刚好。真的好。
搞得我以为阿波罗十号半是一个真实存在的项目，翻了评论才发现是童年幻想？确实借了一个好壳，借登月讲笼罩在登月计划的集体记忆中那代人的成长经历。一切都与科技和科幻有关的童年经历令人着迷，自由而欢乐的童年生活令人羡慕。
以前很少看这样的文艺片，最近突然就迷上了，主要是里面的风景吸引我，这次不白来看看，藏区的风景真美
这部片段是在订阅号上面刷到的，被吸引到了，于是特意充了年会员去看的。影片简单剧情不拖沓，节奏很好。导演很会放大细节，从头至尾不落一秒的片子，很值得一看，近几年难得的好电影，十分全给！
反正又是林克莱特《各有少年时》《少年时代》追忆青春那老一套，但是拍成动画可比真人电影有趣可爱多了……
小朋友的记忆亦幻亦真让人有些迷糊，但他们那一代美国人的生活经历真是异常丰富精彩。
#敲！盗猎者又是啥啊，朗措哥哥！！！😭️
近几年来，非常棒的文艺片，剧情内容朴实感人，2021必看电影。
好看也轻松的很 但是从某种程度上来说 充满了辛辣的讽刺
为什么要把女主的哥哥写死呢？女主这一辈子感觉也没过上什么特别幸福的日子，好不容易和男主在一起了，到最后却连个孩子都没有
本来僧格去当兵，我还跟着高兴，后来说要回去看韩老师也没多想，谁想到那居然是永别了...
把登月成功这样一个主旋律题材电影拍成这样，一群孩子瞎逗瞎玩，抢电视，追环卫车，吃凉午餐，就连看登月成功的高潮戏，一家人也是冷漠到该睡觉睡觉，所以说啊，美国必亡。这凝聚力就不如咱这边。。。
林克莱特花了太多时间去事无巨细地展现自己童年回忆里的细枝末节，从电视节目、家庭活动到生活中各种点滴，直接就点破了这个“阿波罗十号半”其实就是孩童的幻想，每个人都曾想宇航员，但并非每个人都实现了梦想。用孩子的视角，去重现登月这一历史壮举，月亮本身就多像个梦，而登月就是美梦成真。
儿童视角穿梭在属于他的时代，与其说是太空故事，其实就是少年对自己童年的追忆。
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