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.
我戴上放大镜来看看都是谁给这个片打五星的（手动狗头）
作者没有这类性癖是写不出来这样的故事的吧。
这男人是真的狗啊，可爱的那种(*╹▽╹*)
这个主题的轻喜剧，在韩国电影里背负了太多社会等级伦理教说
大狗狗和徐贤还可以欸，倒是没有期待特别大尺度的什么
三分纯给男主的颜和身材。狗本狗啊，哪里去找
真的有人会拒绝会下厨、工作认真、主动被抽的小奶狗吗（果然是少女漫改编hhh）
不知道为什么他俩play的时候差点意思，有点生硬尴尬看了没感觉。
@@（2022-02-11）moleol senseu（Moral Sense）（解禁男女）
明明旁白已经在向我说明电影想表达什么，但我愣是看不懂……在我眼里，这不就是sm版姐狗办公室偶像剧吗？但不得不说，选角真的不错。
男主真的好狗狗哦，但电影就还是套着一个名词下的清新爱情片
套着SM的外衣，其实是部纯爱片，不过该有的噱头都有，对于入门级人士还是非常友好的，两位主演颜值高，看着赏心悦目，但是也就没有更多的东西了。
2022年第43部：能把这么有趣的题材拍得这么无聊还是很厉害的。
如同片头说的任何一段关系都会如天平向某一端倾斜，电影里明显倾斜向男方…什么主人不主人，关系的进退完全在男主手里，在sm中也确实存在这样的博弈吧，不过它作为披皮纯爱故事有够烂的（李睿荣真的好狗狗哦，好可爱
7.2分#韩版《五十度灰》，轻松诙谐，我觉得比原版好看诶哈哈哈
B绑缚D调教S施虐M受虐D支配S臣服。谈到了SM无性调教的一点点皮毛，拍摄模式却是偶像韩剧。对于没有理论储备的普通观众可能有点入门普及功用（但也不排除和前男友误认为变态可能）。男主是比例较少的三高重度男M，完美社会人设重压之下的天性解放，狗链、高跟鞋、皮鞭、捆绑，穿着衣服调教隔靴搔痒，毫无尺度。不过引发了对无性和有性调教的区别思考，学无止境。
🦮 “你能做我的主人吗？”，BD（绑缚与调教）、SM（施虐与受虐）、DS（支配与臣服）。（男主真是一只乖巧可爱的小狗狗）
啊，狗狗！大狗狗！
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