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.
感觉成长就是不断破除神话的过程
看了三四次才看完，有点进入不了的观感。一方面，很奇怪的是，这次看林克莱特描写自己的这版《少年时代》，看出来一点ppt电影的感觉，之前其他作品都没觉得有过这种感受，不知道是不是动画片形式带来的错觉。但另一方面，如果是真人拍摄的话，我觉得也不一定会有这种轻盈的的体验，即便整个故事依然是平淡的。
看完整部电影，体会到支教老师蜡炬成灰泪始干的无私奉献。破旧的教室和孩子们天真的笑容，藏区的美景和偷猎者的残忍都形成了鲜明的对比，演员的神情语言的表达很细腻和清晰，在这个喧哗的时代，有这样一部影片来抚慰大家躁动的心-能一直坚持自己的热爱的实物是一件很幸福的事情，无论过程多么艰难。更让我们倾佩的是韩老师这种难得的奉献精神。最后希望西藏的“格桑花”永远飘香人间。
风格蛮特别的动画 真的一眼认出Zachary Levi
对于米国人民，那确实是一个充满文化符号和欢乐的年代，相信他们怀念起童年都没啥遗憾。会不会是编导当年错过了直播，才创作了那么个故事，假想自己小时候...... 哈哈哈
值得观看的电影，感觉挺适合在学校放，或者一家人一起看的。
The golden years always in the past.
花絮太少了，为啥不多放一些好喜欢男女主的互动啊，好甜！
朋友圈看到这部电影的宣传，说有时间看完片子真实的来豆瓣打下分，因为这种文艺片都靠口碑，那今天有空看了，说实话我觉得很真实，很感动，所以真来豆瓣评分了，我打的五星，四星是给电影本身的，真的好真实，一星是给朋友圈的，我看到很多说好的，却给三星？你们是故意的吗？还是咋滴，你各种好，给三星？！还有一个二货说电影假？草都绿的不自然，我tm想问问你，你出过你们村吗？你是不是瞎啊！你但凡见过一米范围的草原也不至于说出这种禽兽不如的话！电影好不好看你随意评论，你给一星都行，你缺德呗！但是你说人家草假？给低分，你脑袋进水了？怎么这么见不得别人好！这种小成本的文艺片都不赚钱，但是人家还在坚持做，要不你看个屁？天天看网红？我认识拍电影的公司和人员，但是我不代表他们，我只想说，来豆瓣的网友有点良心，有点专业度！
略琐碎…美梦成真的方法就是在极度疲倦的时候观看一个喜欢的电视节目，然后努力让脑电波和节目信号同频。
角度是刁的，林克莱特是惯性好评的，然而现在我这种重口味，是觉得这故事交给屎尿屁团队去拍会更喜闻乐见一些。
哪怕是动画电影，主题内容依旧是典型的Richard Linklater，但这样的剧情却会缺少情感共鸣，对于类型电影来说是重要的一点。三星。
很有趣，在观看的过程中，睡着了两次，并不是因为无聊，而是感到很放松，很喜欢本片的基调，令人羡慕的五六十年代美国中上层地区小孩儿的生活，相比太空探索的伟事，我更喜欢看主角的日常生活趣事。
满满的一代人的回忆和情怀，当然是大洋彼岸的美国人的，更精确的说是德克萨斯人的。画风精致考究
喜欢，即使没有经历过也会怀念那个大费周章只为了去月球上看看的“浪漫”年代
回家的路上在车后座安稳的睡着，被爸爸抱进家里（记得晚晚也说过这个细节）；妈妈把看着电视睡着的孩子放平，脚摞在自己的膝上。这样平淡的瞬间，像一条洗到有点发硬的旧毛毯却可以包裹住日后诸多苦难的避难所。
我可太爱林克莱特了，为什么可以把无数的历史细节和私人记忆连接得那么流畅。是个体回忆，也是集体纪念，穿针引线编织成属于每个人的童年时光。历史视角归类人类印迹，唯有林克莱特把这份印迹给全息化了出来。不是客观罗列一切，而是镶嵌进一种集体的主观视角中以形成立体的生活场域。别人拍“油画”拍故事拍表演，唯有林克莱特像是3d打印机直接给你搭建一个超巨型的记忆空间，极尽现实主义把握现实的深厚内力。大师永远是大师！！
这几年纯个人风格化作品蔚然成风，姜文、娄烨、昆汀、卡隆、安德森均已纷纷发表，老林可不甘示弱，碎片大师这次还整了个花活，好家伙。 ps: 他之前好像承诺过要拍Before 4作为系列收尾。
只可惜了僧格和朗措，如果他们都能看到最后小学建的那么漂亮该有多好啊
还可以，画面很美，这种广阔的绿真的太吸引我了。情节有套路，但也足够真实，让我感动
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