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.
很久以前看过日版的，虽然忘了剧情，但依旧记得那种欢快的少年气息。这部电影虽然有许多小毛病，不过需要展现的地方展现出来了。
是后悔没去电影院看的一部。
电影的内容配不上他们的卖惨式营销，踩着别人上去还是只能得那么点票房，导演的赤狐书生水平还不懂吗？
最大的问题是结尾的男子花游，动作设计并不好看。究其根本花游很大一部分“花”在服装上，男子光膀美观度会差一些，导演因此再加了一段岸上的舞蹈继续煽情绪，但反而更尬了。这是视听和剧作拯救不了的，会让观众酝酿了很久的情绪损耗掉相当一部分。
努力把观众注意力转移到“花样游泳”，就快有些效果了，一句“女生练花游是柔美，你们男生就要突出阳刚”，打回原形，又成了“男子”的事。
没有技巧，全是感情。居然有主办方会愚蠢到要砍掉唯一的男子花游项目？？普通自卑的高中生日常，热血的点其实也很简单，哪里需要头破血流狗血淋头。也有可能是满屏美好的肉体使我色令智昏。
之前看的点映，其实对比原版的笑点包袱并没有很逊色，改编也还不错，贴近本土现实不显得尴尬。缺点也很明显：有关打破性别束缚的讨论似乎被高高拿起，悄悄放下，转身变成了爱拼才会赢的传统套路，挺浪费题材的。
另外最后，男主翻滚真的不用滚到天上去，太滑稽了。。。
剧情不是很紧凑，mv凑时长比较多，歌也很一般。五个男生直到看完都没法记住每一个人，演技都一般，只有男主哭的那一段挺好的。结尾的剧情很尬，怎么就上了抖音就翻身了，一下子那么多人都要练了？男孩们的友情发展过程没有
夏天，泳池，少年，热血，青春 ～最搞笑的是张伟爸把蛐蛐妈叫成蝈蝈妈哈哈哈哈哈
好笑但几度泪目，温暖且给人力量，今年青春片最佳。排片真的太惨了
大多数人的青春里没有过多的爱恨情仇，有的也就是为了一件件微不足道的小事而去努力，想要的结果也就是把自己的努力完整呈现。
三星半。本土完成度大于预期，热血青春感来自扎实的投入准备；档期决策者需要向创作团队扑街道歉。
还可以吧，没有可以煽情，没有特别突兀，男花样游泳，不错……
原本放暑期档多好，绝对吊打同类型的《燃野少年的天空》，挤国庆档票房扑水多可惜。
很不错的青春片，没有看过原版不好对比，这个本身就挺好看的。这才是青春的定义嘛！
蔚蓝的夏天和蔚蓝的泳池，男孩们的快乐好简单
导演有一招特别厉害：最简单的短句在画面蓄势到极致时突然重拳一击，朴直无花哨直捣那些以为已经掩藏已经遗忘已经消失的柔软，瞬间泪目，又笑到破功！
一匹黑马选错了档期，很可惜，如果放在暑假档，这就是今年最好看的国产青春片。有笑有燃有泪，青涩却不尴尬的演技，听着很舒服的原声插曲。可惜啊，你遇到了批评不得的神话。
7，中规中矩没有华彩的作品，表演和镜头都缺乏表现力。
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