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.
理论上唐家屯可以一直写下去，每个角色都潜力无限，本就完美的结局又叠了一层（我很喜欢但是不要再有下一次了）
无意中才发现竟然又拍了一部电影啊…熟悉的味道和面孔，两个小时丝毫不觉得长 一晃而过…旧人故去迎来新生 但是相信老太太的精神会一直延续下去 //Ps 听到Mary回忆大表哥 我脑中依旧可以重现他一身红装出现的场景，惊艳了时光…
虽说是新时代到来，传承的精神和两代掌舵人会做的选择是一样的，这可能是我没那么买账的原因。
情怀是好的，唐顿庄园的火炬也传了下去。但是唐顿庄园这种琐碎日常的故事还是更适合电视剧的节奏吧，用一部电影讲述还是有些仓促，太想把每个方向都讲好了，就很有可能每个方面都不细致。
从婚礼到葬礼，删减到不明所以的男演员…为什么大家都好会说啊，金句频出，笑晕。
内容上，老爷发现自己有可能是私生子的时候第一反应是自己是个混血私生子有没有继承权？后面还硬圆回来说我很高兴我是我爸的儿子，真下头啊...夫人对老爷的爱还是真是感人啊，I have money and you're in need of it...还有还有托马斯的情节又删了是吗？我不理解...还有玛丽老公演员是没档期吗，怎么两部都不好好参演，给我一种丧偶式婚姻的感觉，我当时就想不如跟这电影导演两个过浪漫生活了，让我很不爽。
一星敬明天，一星敬过往。一星敬自由，一星敬死亡。一星敬人生苦短，何必念念不忘。
肉眼可见的剪了众所周知的部分。还是谢谢青天大老爷放行，有得看总比没有强。 （smirk*
前奏一响起，我就不行了。全程含笑，结束时恋恋不舍，怅然若失。
最近很多长篇IP都走到了时代变迁，新旧交替的节点，与这些IP相伴长大的自己也渐近而立之年。再加上整个社会的激烈转向，遂越来越容易超越剧集本身感受到与现实的强烈共鸣。无谓好坏，但是不可避免啊——无论个体是否赞同与接受，人力都阻止不了历史的车轮向前滚动。
开头婚礼，结尾葬礼，然后新生命的到来
真的精致 服装台词 作为电影拍摄场地 老太太去世 凭空继承别墅
美轮美奂的质感，帝国斜阳时代的旧日。不同于大洋彼岸镀金时代的爵士乐，全剧洋溢着浓浓、真正的英伦风情，这是属于不列颠的时光。
而这一次，唐顿庄园，又是多么的和一一相似。到什么程度？电影以一场婚礼开始，以奶奶的葬礼结束，而尾声部分是一个小孩的面孔。
希望Maggie Smith在我死之前都一直演戏。
归宿都有了，结局一眼望到头了，就这样吧（言外之意，不要再拍了！）
想念Sybil和大表哥，告别老夫人，唐家屯的故事，是不是就此终结了。
大部分演员们都老了，可还是希望能长长久久拍下去。
不知道以后还会不会继续拍下去，19年得知要上映影版激动的不行。当时好像是上课间隙一个人去新远看的。这一次好巧不巧，也是只能一个人去看了，仿佛又回到了原点一般。当时很伤感觉得老夫人要去世了，所以没想到会有第二部上映。而这一次她真的走了，唐顿也要接受这些离别啊，生活也得继续下去。
要说人生赢家还得是人家老夫人 一辈子啥啥都见过了 真好 Mary这过得是丧偶的日子啊 马修古迪这次干脆连面儿都不露了 我强烈支持Mary休了他再找！缅怀大表哥那段儿真的是爱情最好的模样了
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