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.
循环了太多遍DEH的歌曲再重温仍旧觉得好听触动，ps.如果原版音乐剧能出官摄就好了。
我真的太爱这个故事了！依旧好哭TAT 跟剧版比起来我更喜欢这个结局，残酷完还有一点温馨。小本是稍微有一点出戏，但影响不大，而且唱得是真的好啊！
Kaitlyn的zoe真的不错 个人觉得requiem比音乐剧版要好 电影版没有收录good for you有点失望
剧本和音乐完全可以掩盖住拍摄上的小问题！，虽然但是ben platt的造型敢不敢再难看一点
确实挺烂的，可惜了这个故事，改编出来的剧本和成片完成度怎么就这么一言难尽呢。分数全给歌曲和原作本身
主角年龄太大，有违和感。一个谎言引起的共情故事，剧情比较拖沓，算是一个青春物语。
哎和broadway 体验差很多，删了开头的mom song和后面Connor’s dad的glove song，把president女孩的性格完全改了，family friend也不讨喜，改编的不好，选角也都不好，节奏也比较拖拉，broadway才是最好的体验
故事走心，Evan Hanson的孤独感被处理的得比较深刻。音乐前半部分好过后半部分，喜欢三个男孩子虚幻友情的那一段。后面音乐总体比较普通，亮点极少。
循环了太多遍DEH的歌曲再重温仍旧觉得好听触动，ps.如果原版音乐剧能出官摄就好了。
剧本好差🆘 不如直接出官摄 剧本改编的不行演技也没有很到位剪辑平庸又混乱 删掉所有不该删掉的歌 作为音乐剧粉丝我不可以忍受 不知道导演在干什么
当“善意谎言”的意图从利人变为利己的时候，势必会受到真相的猛烈反噬。讲述问题少年的美式校园青春片一直都很模式化，这部当然也不例外，音乐剧改编其实也没有加分太多，可能是丢了原戏剧的神韵。希望这种“在一个人逝去后才真正开始了解TA”的追溯手法被善用，再创作出更多的花样。毕竟，集体回顾某人，是让我们有机会去深度认识此人的一种重要方式。
没看过音乐剧的我，为什么觉得这部电影很好呢？Evan虽然干了一件坏事，但是他每一步操作都是基于善意的。而且故事该传达的主题都传达到位了，整体上我觉得剧情是没问题的，可能细节处理上真的如其他豆友所说的有很多不足吧。You Will be Found哭得稀里哗啦。 补完了音乐剧，反而觉得影版的结局更好，Evan公开真相(虽然会给这世界刚刚激荡起的希望又蒙上一层灰，但我想慢慢群众心里也会想通，而且我相信Evan会如此选择)，以及“希望是第一次见面”由Zoe说出而不是Evan。此外，演讲一幕，影版通过环境渲染，让观众感受到了Evan平时所受的困窘，而Cynthia眼神的温暖又让观众感同身受地获得了支持的力量，也让Evan的转变有了凭据，从而使You Will be Found这一段更加催泪。
看之前刷豆瓣被评论吓到，但是看完不带私心可以打7分
歌曲插入很违和，情绪渲染、人物塑造都不如舞台剧
虽然但是，you will be found一出来真的哭爆哇呜呜呜呜
2.男主角一开始选择欺骗是移情，他在自己的家庭无法得到的东西，他希望在别人身上得到，孤独自卑的人有时候会通过自我欺骗、自我伤害来吸引别人的注意，在别人的目光寻找认同、关注，寻找活下去的养分。
看完小声音后爱上Colton Ryan，然后搜了这部看，好喜欢sincerely me这段。
很抓人的题材
平庸过头了，以及小本怎么看成这样了，痛哭流涕的时候好像个悲伤姆明，还是30➕版本的
哎和broadway 体验差很多，删了开头的mom song和后面Connor’s dad的glove song，把president女孩的性格完全改了，family friend也不讨喜，改编的不好，选角也都不好，节奏也比较拖拉，broadway才是最好的体验
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