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.
Willy还是有想法的；Benny怎么那么适合传记人物呢？
大壳和boo都看了，那我肯定也要来瞧瞧呀！前面一直在想这个姐姐都不变老嘛，结果案件重现给我哭得！真的这种发生事故的高频地段，交通部门重视一下吧！现在也是，虽然意外是意外，但是很多地方都是交通事故的高发地段，尽快找办法处理才是最重要的！虽然和姐姐的片段很离谱，但是他需要鼓励他过下去的点呀不然怎么活下去，并没觉得有什么毛病，心灵需要一个依靠！允儿真的是天使呀哈哈哈哈继续磨练～现在才想起来他读高中第一天那个拍照！虽然剧情有点拖，但是有好几个能泪目的点，就当看了部短篇电视剧呗！朴正民好几部电影我都是这种感觉，fighting!!不过确实那个时候首尔叫汉城哈
小小一个火车站承载着爱情、亲情，男女主走在星空下的林间铁路上，置身于漫天飞舞的萤火虫中，最美的初恋像是一个童话，火车站从无到有是男主自我救赎的过程，第一趟火车从车站开走时也是男主走出悲伤，迎来新生活的时候。一部很日式的韩国电影，得准备好纸巾再看。
本尼是天才型的演员。电影的服化布景精致用心，但最打动我的是最后那些画。
有点拖沓，插叙转折重复好几次就让人觉得啰嗦了，以至于说起来这个电影到底重点在哪里就不明显，但是我对朴正民和林允儿都有滤镜，好笑的地方真的好笑，结尾还哭了一下下。
一個蓋火車站的故事，和等一句「我要離開了」的故事。說故事的人用一種很舒服的方式說了一個學會「放下」的事，笑中帶淚、感人至深，主演都好棒，好甜也好暖。奇蹟的發生必然要有天才的存在，而我們真實生活中沒有天才、沒有奇蹟的話，就看看這些天才編的好故事吧，至少能讓心情變好、生活過的美一點。
隐藏在偏僻小村自建车站故事后面的家庭温情剧，家庭线特别是姐弟线感人饱满，但车站建设和男主的天才过程又太草率了，略拖沓。
C / 很一般 “奇迹”立意太高 结构有点偏混乱 叙事太散 也不是完全集中在"车站"的故事上 更像一个数学天才的传记电影
虽然电影版是为了发糖而存在的，但剧情还是发大水了。建议日影以后把出柜和见家长分开拍，不然拍不出那种感觉。其实同床啊结婚啊都不如最后两个人手牵手、在公园悠闲散步来得感人。魔法再好，平淡为真...
至少开头很轻松地把我带进了故事里，本以为是简单轻快的韩式爱情故事，没想到隐藏的是亲情内核，怎么就避不开这种催泪的电影了哎
调色太出色,
整部電影真的是滿足粉絲的後續大禮包，不以粉絲角度來看的話，我是覺得後面節奏有一點拖，但以粉絲角度來看真是完美畢業大結局~而且赤楚和町田的表演詮釋一點都不尬，看BL電影最怕兩位主角尬演了XD
卷福很适合演神经病，一晚上看两部卷福的片子也没谁了，4:3看得我难受。
三星半，虽然比较韩式套路，但是架不住温馨动人，姐姐的反转是好评，只是就戏份和角色深度来说，姐姐才是绝对的女一啊，姐控表示喜欢。
姐弟线一度看哭，父爱那条线有点拖沓了。允儿30岁演20岁小女孩怎么毫无违和感呀？cp这条线太甜啦～允儿呐，继续坚持成为优秀的演员哦！
22.05.10 ★影片前后割裂感很严重，感觉完全是两种风格的电影 ★而且节奏真的有点慢
美术表现特别好，卷福的表演也不用多说，都是加分项。
更会想当在这么一个政治正确的年代，对“扶妹魔”的戏谑
三点五星。虽然该哭的地方也有哭，但是感觉好一般。除了姐姐的那个反转外，其它情节真的很一般。而且又不是真人原型，就感觉男主是个幸运儿一直在叠加bfff，头脑聪明，又有女神的主动垂青，加上脑海里的姐姐和爱他的父亲，让他走出了阴影。建车站的情节比不上驭风男孩，爸爸送考场的情节比不上垫底辣妹，恋爱线也很简单，反正有点七拼八凑想讲很多东西，但每个板块都没讲好。
爱猫人士和本尼粉丝一整个大无语，选择编年体和旁白是导演的平庸和偷懒，人物的所有重要环节全部语焉不详，包括童年阴影和日后疾病的源起、灵感的触发、绘画风格的转变，更别说标题里的那个“电光”了，依赖出色演员去演绎孤独天才，又制造出混乱的意识流，最好看的是片尾曲的画
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