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.
我个人觉得还是有一丢丢的收获的，比如我们看自己讨厌的人，其实都没有看到最真实的他/她，只是我们对其的僵化印象而已，这部剧让我学会了可以换位思考——是真的把自己变成对方立场来重新看待彼此关系，一定会有所改善的，这其实就是同理心。
再准确来讲，是一部充满套路、逻辑生硬、人物形象刻板的作品。
太太太太太讨厌女婿女儿了！凭什么一定要吧精灵旅社交给你们？你们自己开啊！凭什么不给你们还是德古拉的错了？！
其实这一部也并不算差，至少观看的整个过程还是挺欢乐的，主题点的也很好，如果不是头痛一直缠着我，我应该会喜欢乔纳森这个角色的。
虽然为了保护孩子 但是害了另一家子这种操作有点迷 其他还是那个味儿 马子俊是不是磨皮磨的有点太过了 看见近景就让我跳戏 还是叔叔们好
没想到我会这么想念亚当桑德勒。编剧摆烂已经像是公开的秘密了，甚至整部电影就像是Johnny本人编的（某些时候他真的很烦人）。老套的道德绑架和不成立的角色转折，就算是存在于精灵旅社中也会让人感觉不适，为啥Drac要经历这些啊？？
人物表现都太夸张了，夸张到不分场合的滑稽。最后所谓保护孩子的言论其实就挺让人恶心的，孩子的所作所为不应该由家长承担责任吗？以“他还是个孩子”为借口的家长，都是垃圾
4月12号 买错了票 看成了国语配音 和博古
3.5星吧，较第三部搞笑元素升级了，但是从悬崖上下滑运用了博物馆奇妙夜上的情节。从23部可以看出到网络大电影的转变
怎么说呢，我觉得跟Freak Friday不一样的是，FF那里面的换位思维，确实是靠解释不行，体会了才清楚。
很多年之前看的前作，很多具体剧情已经记不清了。其实大结局的故事乏善可陈，但是还是蛮适合打完工之后看着轻松欢笑一下。
作为精灵旅社系列的结局总体还是要看下的！虽然前三分之一的部分会让人感觉台词无聊、节奏拖沓、制作偷工减料等等，但是后面开始，还是继承了这个系列一贯的大脑洞、丰富设定、和欢乐的风格！这也是我爱这个系列胜过迪士尼的原因！眼花缭乱又不胜其烦！拜拜👋精灵旅社！
巴西媒体:热带雨林惊现奇怪生物活动痕迹，貌似现在还有人类活动迹象。
不知不觉已经看到第四部了，据说是完结篇，感觉还是有几分不舍的。
四部看下来，果然小梅是这片永远的主心骨，不论怎么样都一直很坚强勇敢，不仅是个好女儿也是个好妻子好母亲。全片插科打诨那么久，让人眼前一亮的反而是最后结尾旅社重新修好之后，3D转2D的画面，让人感到了这片的创作欲。
第一部时我二年级，现在我高一，满满的都是情怀
日本片子就是喜欢拖沓，还自以为描绘刻画得挺细腻，其实无关痛痒的稀松内容实在是太多太多了。。。
只认真看过1，这一下居然拍到4了！！！多少觉得有点无聊，但是果冻很有趣！果冻加一星～
果然电影版就是要一家人整整齐齐，就是冷笑话是真的真的真的不要再粉红老夫妻那样笑了。最后给我michi多加一星。
太烂了吧也，西岛俊秀完全毁了这部剧的沙雕风格
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
