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.
三分给小本 Alana的新歌及人物塑造 Sincerely Me的片段（which对剧情无帮助 倒不如做彩蛋（bushi
情节有点拖沓，推进得慢，演员的演技还是很在线
看了一半，然后就看不下去了，我果然不喜欢歌舞剧…
还行吧比我想象中好 剧里觉得这些小孩全都很毁三观 电影里稍微好了一点 中二程度被弱化了 但是剧里最扎我心的是和妈妈的几场戏 在电影里也被弱化了
单独看一些情节是很打动人的，但是不知道为什么整体感觉有点弱。远没有剧带给我的浓烈的情绪。
一年内居然能看到两部AA和摩尔阿姨的合作，冲这个就必须去看周四首映场。这个故事在各种音乐剧改编的电影里算是相对合理了，至少结尾没有强行大团圆。另外Colton Ryan怎么突然变帅了好多？
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即使做好了心理准备也被这烂的程度给惊到了，我有多喜欢原剧就有多嫌弃这电影版，做为音乐电影居然把紧扣核心矛盾的几首歌给删了，设定一下子又平又缺，不管是镜头、场面调度、剪辑还是逻辑，哪怕是星光满满的卡司阵容，全都没一处能让我夸的，你哪怕搭个台子让ben platt站那儿唱完整部电影我都最起码能夸一句“全片一镜到底，有点东西。”
我懂了mtc的评分为什么那么低，因为影片删减了话剧的一些部分，使得影片的真挚不如话剧，话剧讲的就是主人公因为写给自己的信在一个自杀的同学手中被发现，从而因此关联了两家人的故事。影片选的Cast很厉害表演很到位，但有些地方欠说服力，比如那个演讲一点都不powerful，最后希望影片不要大亏，为表演加到四星吧
道理讲太满了，能不能给我们观众一点思考和回味的空间啊…
熟悉的歌曲再次响起还是会破防😭但是镜头语言下一言不合就开唱的情景，在表达悲伤情绪时，就会容易不达意而让旁观者（尤其是没看过音乐剧版的）时而出戏。音乐剧现场版还是会比电影在歌曲情感渲染递进层面有明显优势的😕Dear Evan Hansen其实是一部歌曲本身比剧情本身更具感染力的作品。
伪white lies剧本，开头觉得切入点ok，但是后面无法共情，从接近Zoe开始
呜呜呜呜，我以为它能在音乐剧的基础上，通过影视化手段将故事整合与创新。但没想到只是简单的场景再现，直接来了个粘贴复制，我的埃文汉森啊…哭了
如果你是埃文汉森，希望你能被找到不再孤单。
看的时候这个好像音乐剧，看完一查果然是音乐剧改的。
我觉得还是很不错的！电影版改编后整体的叙述节奏变慢了，娓娓道来。同时增加了一些配角的故事，让人物形象更丰满。阿兰娜的角色曲让观众更能理解她的压力来源，结局对康纳为人的补述也是应证了“他是错误的，他有被人记住”这个观点。音乐剧版的感染力很强，但快节奏让结尾稍显突兀。简单来说电影版会让人更好理解。是我的期待值以上！！ 不得不说一句《致埃文汉森》真的是一部非常非常优秀的作品！
演技一般，没有舞台，剧情串连也感到一般...但是至少歌很好听呀～
很少给这么低
无功无过吧。当年看剧的时候惊讶于Ben的“手指纠结”、“原地徘徊”大法的表现，肢体动作让人一下子就能get到人物纠结的内心，电影在展现这个部分的时候还是习惯性的推特写，加上演员这个部分基本在唱歌，表现力被吃了不少。
电影版升级全明星阵容了，可见DEH的魅力，但减重后的小本越看越不自然，也越来越像那个awkward高中生小白。Katilyn很惊喜啊！直女，弯女，booksmart，唱歌居然还这么好，还有什么是这个姑娘不会的吗？？她让我想到anna Kendricks，当然AK妹子更加好笑，不过我看好这妹子的将来啊，前途无量。
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