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.
标标准准的低幼版大动画电影，虎年贺岁有创意，镖师及说书题材有新意，其他就乏善可陈
在不劇透情況下，希望大家帶小朋友去打卡這電影，過几天小外外來家拜年我應該會帶她再來看✌️（因為電影看起很喜慶）
普普通通。毫无亮点，没有任何故事线，卖点梗就想出电影，结果出了点成绩，就开始圈钱，热度还没搞起来就开始玩电影，别闹了，全宇宙都出电影，搞又搞得四不像。别出来吓人了。
大过年的，祝大家新年快乐
剧情6分，有点老套，人物刻画不鲜明、不真实，但是动画效果和细节9分。带四岁半女儿去看的，她有点害怕
不为护镖而死，而是为护镖而活
合家欢电影，适合带小孩子一起去看，小虎墩最后真成镖师啦
很意外的一部！虎墩真是人小鬼大有主意，为了镖师梦努力拼搏的样子看得我热血沸腾！
带小朋友去看的，看的很开心，小虎墩形象非常可爱，有笑点，有情义，武打效果也不错，算是合格的春节档！
简单轻松趣稚 中国动画片的水平 真的好些了
最后，我看了下演职表，貌似主创都是包子脸，哈哈哈！
小人物俗套的成长路线和大人物千篇一律的重生经历 没有新意 故事听起来真的很烦 尤其是叭叭叭叭的虎墩的嘴 烦人小孩
还蛮可爱的，剧情比较好笑，也不低幼哈哈哈。
5+ ，当动画喜剧片看，不能当儿童动画看。以成人的思维去拍自以为的儿童片，玩的都是成人的梗，过的都是成人的招。虽然剧情拙劣，但不否认，动画制作水平确实比10年前强了不少。
邹四火，你这个片子放十年前还行，现在看没有进步，你团队的人都是技术出身，从导演到你，上一部豆福传就是故事出的问题。这次好一点，至少不乱。你动画定位有问题，要么给孩子看，要么给成人看。你用动画的壳做的成人故事，又怕孩子看不懂，拉低了成人片的思维。好好找个编剧，猴哥的编剧不适合动画题材。这个片子没有他的影子。还是把心思放在故事上吧。国漫已经崛起，这个水平还真不太行。你做大IP改编吧，像阅文，幻维一样。这部戏投资人肯定是亏钱了，你们团队还好。继续努力吧，别老思维了。
排片太少，好多电影院都没有，好不容易找到一个时间很早，大清早带孩子吃完早餐去看电影，制作一般，剧情也偏俗套。不过孩子看的挺欢乐的，想想也是，这就是专门给儿童看的电影。
戴虎頭帽的小虎墩好可愛，粉墩墩也像小成熟一樣，僅是潮流話语🥳
带娃看的第一部电影，超出预期，细节很到位。支持下国产动画。
欢欢乐乐，适合带孩子看，中国风武侠，也没有啥敏感的地方
合家欢电影。小朋友喜欢大，大人也能跟着看一看，虽然有些地方因为主人公光环有点扯，闯祸也是高手，不过虎墩造型挺可爱，所以还算讨人喜欢。电影结束问小朋友看了之后有什么感受？回答：做事不能半途而废，要坚持。不能骗人说谎。嗯，6岁的小朋友能看出来这些，就是一部还可以的动画电影。
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