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.
学院水上乐园大滑梯看起来好爽啊，爸妈小白这集几乎没戏份有点不习惯
不良少年黄毛儿正南很有型，阿呆也收获了懵懂的爱情，妮妮就算大暴走也是小可爱。
曾有过，是当下，爱着那些无意义的事，就是青春。
青春 FIRE！！！
连续两年回勇。回到了对现实的讽刺与底色的严肃命题，设定不如上一部剧场版但是完成度好太多。它并没有一味地拒绝批判精英模式，只是说平庸与笨蛋的人生同样值得精彩。对五个孩子的闲笔回到了大人帝国反击战的水准，尤其是阿呆说出我喜欢你的时刻。
受不了剧场版的夸张，卖的是儿童家庭剧里小新的人设，而电影人物过于科幻，跟原作里的小新又没什么关系。剧情非常随意，狂洒狗血却没有逻辑，内容基本是想怎么编怎么编，除了蜡笔小新系列的狂热粉丝，其他人是看不下去的
很强，剧情深度上达到了大人帝国和春日部男孩的水平，感情上几近个人最喜欢的猪之蹄和战国大合战。更不用说其推理部分的DM解答，伏笔设置和令人生草的动机（令和爱情故事是吧）都在水准线之上。4.5星，大概是小新剧场版前五的水平吧。
“总有一天，大家会分道扬镳，然后会交到更多的新朋友，你懂不懂啊? 我完全听不懂，但我只知道要把握当下。”野原新之助的价值观总会让人惊喜。推理部分有意思，不愧是最佳剧场版。阿呆能勇敢说出“我喜欢你”，让我着实一惊。
青春是FIRE!后半段持续发力，燃得热泪盈眶！
科幻片，热血片，悬疑推理片！
很多地方都看得出《花之天下》从《大人帝国》里汲取了不少养分，无论是无数人围观的比拼结尾，还是用力到人物变形的画风，应该都会让不少小新电影粉梦回二十多年前。只是很可惜，由于恰好最近重温过《大人帝国》，我深深知道它好的地方并不只是一场比拼或者一个画风那么简单。
永远吊儿郎当的小新为夺回风间想赢 认真起来狼到可以征服黑道的正南 胡闹和臭屁的童年玩伴也会担心分道扬镳 最厉害的是阿呆恋爱了 钟楼倒塌时怀里抱着学姐最心爱的蜥蜴
春日部防卫队fire！ 青春fire！
1、最妙的是元凶不是那个男生，而是AI（或者说被校长不当利用后的），“恋爱”和“后悔”是青春啊！2、优点依然在对各种社会现象的反讽呈现，比如通过屁股变强大脑。3、缺点是对核心问题模糊回避。其一，正如正男所说，风间一直想成为精英需要我们解救吗？这个问题被风间的信回答即精英的评价标准不是单一的，但是风间想要的就是“正统”精英啊！其二，正如AI的疑问，旁观路人为什么要给小新他们加油，难道不想不费力成为精英吗？这个答案被青春热血的意义和努力生活的鸡汤取而代之，但既然有通向更好生活的捷径为什么不能用呢？并不是说这两个问题有所谓最优解，而是电影里没有给清楚自己的解释。
我永远爱野原新之助！
人设不算喜欢，但故事还是流畅，阶级割裂在什么年龄、什么社会都是存在。阿呆和正男都有春天，哈哈哈哈，但风间小新的春天真的好亮啊，非常热血的一集。
想成为精英，更想跟你一直在一起！朋友啊！青春是此时此刻！真是太可爱了
翻看近期热门电影榜没想到有这么一个高分幼稚园片……最后对于片名“谜团”的响应真好啊 青春是自卑感
青春是什么？青春是谜团重重。愿我们都活在青春里
这部算得上是近几年最佳了…青春是什么呢？青春是无意义的有意义，就算后悔也没什么。真的好喜欢这部，可以和过去的一部分自己和解
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