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.
虽然剧情很predictable，但是我们需要更多的sapphic校园喜剧。还有我也喜欢AJ
麻了，楼道里开电瓶车给我看笑了，霓虹动漫的科幻能不能走点心
我以为AJ这种类型会更受欢迎噢（）当然又有girl in red
这种贴近生活的片子总能让get到我的点 转镜好评
暗恋的女孩出场自带慢镜头和BGM，放在BG故事就太俗气了，可在女孩子们的爱情故事里又显得过分甜蜜，世界需要更多拉拉甜水片
整部影片的色调相对来说还是比较鲜明的，基调旋律也比较轻松，无论是配乐还是氛围，都给人一种轻松自然的感觉，故事的结局还算是皆大欢喜，就我个人而言，姬片对我的吸引力没有那么的强烈，但这部影片带给我的整体感觉还是不错的。
Shame doesn't live in this house.
我好喜欢这种青春片！！！！大家都好confident！！！！
希望大家都能幸福
啊啊啊恋爱以后真的让人气质都变啦！姨母笑看完！看到喜欢的人会喷出彩色的烟雾加上慢镜头特效 真的好可爱！
好可爱的青春糖水电影，女主长了一张我的梦中情脸，crush的时候脑海里果然有彩色颜料迸出
从剧情想给三星半，但看了评论里一些zzzq论，果断四星。女人之间的爱情小片还需要更多，哼！（姐妹情是感动点之一呜呜呜呜
看海報就猜到了全部內容，其實這是青春裡經常會發生的很正常的事。羨慕女主的生活環境。
简简单单的酷儿校园爱情电影
真真真真的太可爱了，好羡慕他们啊。求求了，请多来亿点这种甜甜的 不用动脑子的青春les电影吧
在這裡我是豆腐腦開心看她們談戀愛不用多想什麼就懂得的拉子圈內梗
青春无敌，2人第一次对话就笑疯了，空气中的各种紧张。Are you coming out today？回答I‘m extremely gay. 哇哈哈。孩子妈妈也是太前卫了，sex toy那里又笑喷。7分钟天堂游戏，神助攻🤣😂🤣
我好喜欢这种青春片！！！！大家都好confident！！！！
看完了，迪士尼公主穿越日本二次元的歌舞片，还行还行，没什么特别槽点
作为女通讯录最幸福的事就是发现我爱上了一个女孩的瞬间
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