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.
很治愈可爱温暖的一部电影，老少皆宜，小马们太可爱啦！
全场都是小孩是意料之内。我最最最感动的是发现有一个妹妹和我一样等到了片尾曲播完才走，而且她穿着大公主的衣服！是马迷！
动画片，简单流畅主题鲜明，立意绝佳在现在这个环境下
偷窥永远代表欲望，而享受欲望快感的同时往往会忽略细节，越陷越深。永远的小丑竟是自己的轮回。
窥探者也在被人窥探，立意很好，窗帘的伏笔，Julia和Pippa的“闺蜜”对话也调动了Pippa对其老公更多的好奇心也是致使其出轨的原因之一，情欲戏虽然只有胸和屁股但气氛和音乐很对，女性视角的异性恋情色也不多见拍得也不错，但是结尾拉垮，本来以为Seb的愧疚要对应前面Julia的愧疚，结果一个复仇就让电影的悬疑和神秘感尽失。
主创肯定觉得自己这个“当你凝视深渊时，深渊也在凝视你”的反转点子非常牛逼，估计这片就靠这个高潮部分来启动项目，但是最后女主反杀是写的啥？专门服务大众的道德底线来的？米帝也有广电是吧😅😅😅
还行，至少影院里的儿童都很认真安静。The real magic is friendshi…talking.
超喜欢izzy 的性格，结局太老套了，略失望
偷窥悬疑片，女主有这样的结局也属自作自受，结尾反转失真，演员长得美有演技，so hot
虽然已不是小孩的年纪了，但是小马宝莉是永远的最爱，影片画风明朗，欢快活波，音乐非常好听，作为老人了，也被这部影片唤起了童心，是一部老少皆宜的影片。
好看好看好看好看好看好看好看好看好看 主角是不是一直是那个紫色的啊
前半段有点80年代帕尔马的感觉，那种老派的惊悚情色，但后半段未免太过自作聪明了，为悉尼妹妹美好的肉体加一星
总之这是我第一部想在院线二刷的电影，去发现更多G5里G4的痕迹。最后让我们一起喊出——小马大法好！
剧情让人认识到团结的重要性，内容没有什么辱骂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻。
结局反转，情色的外衣，内里居然包裹着对人性的深入探讨，不错
正值暑假，小马宝莉再次回归，一部适合大人的动画片，小马们都非常可爱，配音也十分贴合，剧情简单但极具教育意义。
剧情还是有点过于简单了，特别是结局，很仓促，不过前面挺有趣的，歌曲都很好听
反转突兀，整体完成度不错，暗黑版《领居的窗》。
香艳有余，悬疑不足。而且结局为了反转用力过猛，更出现了致命的逻辑漏洞，实在是毫无必要了。
最后这个反转有点牛，不是简单的《后窗》，偷窥者反被偷窥。所以是谁在偷窥谁呢？
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