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.
这是我近几年看过的最具有“戏剧性”的电影！
其实这种主题可以拍的更严肃些…总体有点隔靴挠痒的感觉
有回忆祖孙情的《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，
中国需要更多这样关注小故事、质感多样化的动画电影:)
七部绘本串联起一首淳朴的童谣，故乡和童年在回忆里荡着。讲故事的人扎根在泥土里，枝叶却伸向远方，在钢筋水泥攀爬。稚嫩又青涩的电影语言，却有呼兰河传的温润质感。亲情是甜蜜的负担，让我们在沉重里泛起温暖。
#艺联2021冬暖影展 糖水老爷爷那段好喜欢55
爱无关乎血缘，是生活中的千丝万缕汇聚而成。
改编自绘本，特别走心的七个动画短片。最喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，让人想起隐秘而模糊的童年深处的记忆，对隔代的老一辈总有说不出来的深情。第二喜欢《蒯老伯的糖水铺》，一碗芝麻糊串联起几代人的温暖，一间糖水铺成为一个城市的温度，再渺小的火种都足以点亮一隅，成为明亮那方的所在。
部分有点子沉重。
内容上的东西暂且放下不谈，单从形式上来看，能把适合孩子的「儿童手绘读物」几乎原封不动的拍成电影，就已经具备了足够的诚意与新意。摒弃掉「喜羊羊」「熊出没」「小猪佩奇」等长篇大论、动辄几百集、低能降智的「儿童产品」，「向着明亮那方」这种虽有很大不足，但从出发点上来看短小精悍、充满童真、寓教于乐的作品，才是更应该值得广泛传播并深度推荐的。（内容确实还可以仔细斟酌并精挑细选下，很多故事依旧属于孩子看不明白大人不爱看的类型。且提议尽量别用方言，毕竟小孩子认识的字不多，看字幕到的能力十分有限）
_021 kuai老伯、哼哈二将、铁皮柜轮椅、我的家都好喜欢，小火车也很棒
动画片非常棒，可是我们已经没有输出优秀动画片的媒介了
关于成长与远行，死亡与遗憾，孤独与陪伴，灾难与顽强，生活的真相被浓缩在七段治愈温暖的动画短片，视角投向务工家庭、空巢老人、残疾儿童等平凡质朴的个体，向孩子们娓娓道来真实世界里忙碌的生活、被迫的分离与长久忍耐的寂寞，在有血有肉的烟火人间开始学着理解生活的本质，体会那些被大人称作不能承受的生命之轻。或许孩子们不懂为什么长大了就要离开妈妈，不理解独自经营糖水店的老伯有怎样的落寞与喜乐，为什么外婆的铁皮柜轮椅里会装满她的一生，小火车为什么格外期待一个坚固的家，但我们都确知，终有一日孩子们也会长大，会把这些与无忧童年相去甚远的平凡世界过成生活，而这些童趣背后夹杂苦涩的片段，正是成年人献给孩子们关于步入人生的第一课。
把奈飞青春片和意大利家庭剧杂糅一下，价值观和主题都与时俱进，同志夫夫开始出轨闹离婚争夺孩子的抚养权了，一出鸡飞狗跳无比热闹的大戏。
总算见识了一下友邻口中的意大利狗血哈哈……以为最后还会有个转折结果没了 另外在里面听到ig的歌了……brings back memory...不知道他现在在干嘛
小火车，残奥会及主旋律宣传片3/5
说低幼的也是服了，本来绘本就是给小孩看的啊！
鉴于我不在电影里追求什么道理，我就还是挺喜欢的，甚至会因为一些没头没尾而加星。
四星，多一星给大屏幕上能看到这样电影的珍贵，这样淡淡的、生活的、是飞扬的也是温暖的小故事们。最喜欢老伯的糖水屋和最后一个。
原创绘本动画片整体质量真的很不错！！
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