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.
桐姥爷看到亚总剑都拿不稳了 笑死 刀剑神域算是我除了民工漫外看的第一部番 重温了当时追新番的感觉
还可以啦，有的看就不错了，小说都多久没出版了
可以，虽然情怀分很高，但作品质量也算没有辜负期待
原版桐姥爷14岁看着像16岁，这版的14岁看着像12岁
其实sao就有很多故事可以写，12年非要等到22年
我竟然才知道还有这部剧场版，好看，还是熟悉的味道。我一度以为米特会替亚丝娜挡刀死在一层，没死也是出乎意料了
得亏咱还有点情怀加持，只可惜伊藤智彦版本sao的质感，估计再难看到了、😩😤😭
不足:
亚总独自美丽吧，球球了让桐人做个人吧，爱丽丝篇真的要呕了/22.7.26正片到了中间桐姥爷终于出现了（不是）不管什么时候谁看了不说一句桐姥爷赛高呢，桐人真是既可爱又闷骚，哈哈忽略sao之后的一切，还是很少女的。
把写的不烂的早期part继续拍出来，柑橘味气息&细腻的亚桐互动。依然要喊出那句：“我永远喜欢结城明日奈！”
WOW既视感，满满的回忆.......Boss战BGM响起来就燃起来了
大佬为什么就突然被女主打动了这个压根没解释，女主为什么就能成为计院里最出众的姑娘甚至把所有姑娘都照顾到了以至于所有人都爱她也没有解释…这片就是典型的tell but not show
新角色什么的 还是要期待桐亚的羁绊与邂逅呀
1/10 十年过去了，视效没进步，文本依旧傻逼，加了些不痛不痒的补充设定和人物，切了半个视角把SAO前几集重置一遍。重塑性别叙事完全是个幌子，开场就是桐姥爷上演一刀超人，没有他戏份时也总在强调所有人都在努力追赶他的背影，给亚丝娜拍了半天家庭和校园戏份又能怎么样呢，几次生死存亡之际也没见她想起父母或同学啊。桐人依旧是那个独占封测情报的装逼仔，亚丝娜依旧是那个富家千金倒贴花瓶，制作组重点不还是在她的捆绑、舌舔、爆浆、洗澡上吗？
1.女主好漂亮
观感还是挺舒服的，就当是重温一遍第一季了，还有很多新内容。
即使是现在，再见到艾恩格朗的世界依然会激动的跳起来。
小不忍则卖大萌，冷饭真香。七年过去了，当年看第一季时还是个涉世未深的大二学生，如今动漫没落，自己也过了热血中二的年纪，怎能不叹息
原版桐姥爷14岁看着像16岁，这版的14岁看着像12岁
女权爽片。了解了一些真实人物背景之后发现这部电影还是规避了很多人物及现实的阴暗面。但是正如电影旁白中所说“她在这个践踏女性尊严的地方为女性争取平等权利”，就是甘古拜的伟大及闪光之处吧。
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