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.
没报什么希望去看，看完却觉得还有点意思，当然不是因为以性说爱的老套剧情，而是因为男女主的演技都挺有迷人点，看得人略有心动，如是想来也蛮意外。
朴佑利开专栏能火起来还不是因为用了咸子英敞开心扉对他说的真心话和金句？所以男作家写得好不能真的反映自己的真实水平，而是盗窃别人的精神财富啊。除开这点，咸子英这个女人是真的有魅力啊。金钟瑞讲话的发音好好听，怎么形容呢？像猫？
题材有点新奇，但还是有点意思，不过最重要还是得人好看~
老美拍这种生活纪实片，手拿把掐的，拿捏的很到位
把全钟瑞拍得很美，孙锡久的角色有点面目模糊了。五分吧
爱死全钟瑞了 片子本来也没抱太大期待 还行吧
全钟瑞，一直印象金钟瑞，哈哈，牙齿不错，一直在喝酒。
励志故事都那样，
虽然电影不怎么样，男女主也毫无cp感。但是小奶狗一样的男人真是太令人心动了！
中了孙锡久的毒 妈的 这男人怎么能集欲跟丑萌为一体呢 要去重刷超感猎杀了 女主性格赞爆 希望也可以这么酷 可以直视着人痛快的随心所欲说话
3.9999 韩国人拍这种题材比美国人拍的好看捏
美国电影总是体现着美好爱情和英雄主义，也确实，这样是可以让很多人崇拜和向往的。运动题材总能拍的这么好，我国还是荒地，希望今后多出一些好的运动片子。
男女主化学反应很好，应该说是演技好，但是结尾部分有点草率。
演员不错 虽然故事俗套了点 但完成度还算可以 轻松愉快又荒诞 男女主之间营造的氛围感意外的感觉好搭 台词也蛮有意思的 一些细节处理也还可以 可惜结局仓促了点😂
有个在线的图标。“历经数月，从千人海选中脱颖而出。最终成为李沧东新片的女主角。上一位接受这样大规格考验的是《小姐》中的金泰梨。”本来就联想过这两个女生。| 之后|最近深刻的电影：红色火箭、溺水小刀，等等。|全钟瑞第三部。
孙锡久咋演到这么卑微？完全像女演员们的性宠儿。就电影来说平平无奇甚至太无聊了点。
kurt warner本人年轻时真好看，爱了爱了
剧情一般。但孙锡久真的好奶啊，太喜欢了😄😄😄全钟瑞不愧是电影咖，力度到位👍👍
孙锡久真的长了一张很有味道的脸，越看越迷人，和全钟瑞化学反应也不错，不过这个剧本太套路了，配不上他们俩的表演
能在3个月内看到2部全钟瑞欧尼的电影实在是太幸福了🉑️🉑🉑️
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