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.
已经很少遇到一部电影，看到中间想站起来为其鼓掌了，幸运的是，我遇到了。
今天看《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，到心坎里面了。
七个感动的小故事，是个难得的中国动画绘本向电影，我从第一个小兔子的故事就开始泪目（我爱妈妈！！），萤火虫篇章十分温暖，还有第三个小火车篇熟悉的乡音，把腿喻作小火车的暗喻真的太好了，哼哈二将是定格动画吧，做过定格动画的都觉得太了不起了！糖水铺的广州话广普也很亲切。外婆的故事也是潸然泪下，一切竟不在言中…最后一个故事也非常真实接地气，看的就是身边人的故事。希望中国动画越来越好！
这几个单元，最喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜椅》，画风清新精美，贴近现实，让人好像一下子回到童年，西瓜地、玉米地...惬意又美好
衔接动画（小兔子）不错。章节故事的表现手法都非常风格化，很多惊艳的片段～但故事性水平有高有低，最喜欢小兔子🐰
《翼娃子》:原书出彩，这个单元也蛮喜欢。
想起了外婆，在她床头有个外公自己做的老式柜子。她爱把钱用布包着放进柜子的最底层；倒数第二层是折叠好的衣服，新的旧的都有，她是爱买衣服的，尽管常穿的就那几件；然后最面上用两本厚相册压着。要是箱子合上就刚好与背后窗台齐平。
想起了外婆，在她床头有个外公自己做的老式柜子。她爱把钱用布包着放进柜子的最底层；倒数第二层是折叠好的衣服，新的旧的都有，她是爱买衣服的，尽管常穿的就那几件；然后最面上用两本厚相册压着。要是箱子合上就刚好与背后窗台齐平。
用一个正能量主题把题材各异的绘本故事串联了起来，总体来说越后面的故事越面向成人。画风真的都很有意思，绘本感十足，企划挺好的，但是感觉这种拼盘电影最好还是主题更统一，受众很明确。
天很冷，心很暖。挺特别的动画形式，风格各异，水平也各异，但是所表达的主题是一样，带给人的温暖也是一样的。不是特别商业化的电影，但是希望它能有好的预期吧，毕竟我么要向着明亮那方。
有很多小孩子 但是氛围也还行
很妙，离童年很近，离童年很远，才看第一个故事就很想回家。
《蒯老伯的糖水铺》很巧前几天才被广州妹子安利广东的糖水，芝麻糊，红豆沙…
七部作品的画面都很不错，有几部富有趣味不过在剧情完整性上稍差，《小火车》让我感觉眼前一亮，故事的完成度比较高，《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》乡村景象满目的绿色真的赏心悦目。
为喜欢的2d多两星鼓励分和画风，看着就很温馨！这部作品是偶然刷到的，画风很喜欢就去看了，但是剧本太糟糕了就第一篇来说，兔子妈妈整个丧偶式育女，兔子女儿说妈妈每天做着重复的事情，它不会觉得无聊吗……
《外公的糖水铺》就是为了周边人能吃饱，暖暖身子就好了，不是为了赚钱，方便大家。向可敬可爱的人致敬！
能打动人的，永远是真诚。
看完只想说，真好。有希望真好，被人爱着真好❤️
这部片子可能是迄今为止看过最真实的动画电影了 每一个小故事都是那么的贴近真实生活 细节也是满分
从第三个故事渐入佳境，最喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，在其中看到了许多童年记忆中的老物件
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