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.
47/100。其实想反应的主题是没有问题的，结尾处甚至有点感同身受的感觉：极端的应试教育对孩子自身全面发展造成的毒害在本片中呈现得淋漓尽致，其中更是穿插了一些与之有关的社会现实体现出的无奈与苦楚，我想这也是郑渊洁的原著隐隐约约试图透露的。但整部电影总的来说还是给人一种不舒服的感觉，且不说类似于《猫》的诡异邪典感，套路无聊的剧情、程式僵化的人物、老旧陈腐的情感表达方式都让观众处于一种烦闷的状态。虽然这是一部儿童电影，但在如今这个孩子普遍早熟的年代，这样的表达方式是不是有点太小看现在的祖国花朵了呢？
算是怀旧吧。值得鼓励，现在已经没有真人演的儿童片了。
为什么评分这么低？好喜欢皮皮鲁和鲁西西啊～希望我们可以有自己的童话宇宙！谢谢郑渊洁。
单纯为了情怀，放到8090代，还是感谢郑爷爷为我们种下了这么多美好的种子。
波崽倾情安利 原著教育佳作 就是电影拍得真不咋地
还记得小时候从老姐那里借来看这本书看，还是偷偷看——因为这本书号称是“给女生看的书”，对应给男生看的，是《皮皮鲁历险记》。当时觉得真是太有意思了，各有特长的小人，就是现在的超级英雄思路。但是童年的依稀情怀还在，但是真实的感受回不去了，这个电影有点看不下去，主要是感觉太“简单”：小人的拍摄需要做大比例的生活物件来显示其小，道具做得太简单；电影应该有一定的年代感，大概应该是营造80年代的环境，但是又似乎是现在；故事走向太简单，我不知道受众年龄会不会也这样觉得。几处鸡汤和煽情，并没有让我很感动，确实是因为我老了。 哦，对了，片尾展示拍摄过程的几段vlog，我觉得非常有趣。
还不错，有点回到90年代初。小演员挺出彩的
去万达看的提前点映，主创也都来了。如果是小时候看的话，应该会挺喜欢，但对于现在小朋友来说，可能不太有新意了，毕竟时代发生了很多的变化。
陪着外甥女看完此片，片中90年代的《自然》课本等，满满的是童年回忆。成年人看此片的理由，无非是寻找记忆中童年的影子，小学时每隔一段时间家人就从城里捎来《童话大王》儿童杂志，皮皮鲁与鲁西西、舒克与贝塔等，太好看了。片子拍得不错，拍出了原童话故事中的味道，推荐小学生们观看。
波崽倾情安利 原著教育佳作 就是电影拍得真不咋地
可能我不是儿童吧。可是我还是觉得拍得很差劲，完全没有代入感，是因为制作问题。
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
小时候没怎么看过皮皮鲁，只是有所耳闻，但真的觉得电影呈现挺好的。很轻松可爱又惊险刺激，大家都在慢慢成长，虽然是比较套路的内容，但不妨碍被感动，童话就是治愈的。
我打六分，及格了。
对于皮皮鲁来说，《罐头小人》得算是一部爽剧；对于鲁西西来说，就有点儿曲折了。最后的郑渊洁彩蛋让我和小熊都很激动。
另外这部剧第一标签居然是喜剧真是搞不懂，从头到尾我只在阴暗中感到悲哀。
和小孩子一起去看的，后面/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~了
看前完全不抱期待。看后觉得这是一个不错的起点。我期待郑渊洁童话影视化近三十年了，此前几乎没有哪部令我满意。无疑这次是迄今为止最好的一次改编。中途几度泪目。二十一世纪后，中国终于有了一部真正能站在孩子立场去理解和同情孩子们的儿童电影。四十多年了，还有只有郑渊洁童话能做到这一点。
还记得小时候看皮皮鲁和鲁西西就会想我家的罐头里有没有小人儿，我家的沙发里有没有一座城市... ...感谢我妈，给我买那些童话书看，支持我做我想做的事，不会用成绩否定我，或者单因为成绩让我骄傲。
选角好灾难，但鲁西西小演员的哭戏很有感染力；添加的内容让整个电影逻辑都很奇怪，或许子供向真的只能子供
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