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.
就这？真是有点莫名其妙啊。合着跟先前的多元宇宙并没有什么关系啊。phase 4真的是一代不如一代。
原作故事很致郁 结尾也不是传统意义上的he
又一次被Dany Boon 逗笑又搞哭，真的很喜欢这种法式温情搞笑喜剧～ 有好几个片段都让我想起了去年和室友一同度过的隔离生活，那段生活回想起来真的觉得虽然是苦中作乐但欢乐完全但是痛苦。
除了那些苦大仇深、煽情歌颂的片子，我们也需要这种轻松愉快温馨的电影，来记录Covid-19.
绘本画风真棒！单看oad还是有点云里雾里，补漫画喽～
小女孩与小男孩这对好可爱啊
在疫新冠大环境下的小电影 法国电影特有的轻松
法式偷情。。。
温馨感人的法式小品，两个孩子在星光下用剪影接吻。新冠对人类到底带来了多大影响，多出一颗星给关注现实的主创团队
在这黑暗与孤独的世界，相信一定会有人与自己互为光亮。希望以后更好
画风很好看很治愈，但是小孩能下水那么久不被淹死也是牛逼
感同身受啊，小马哥“我们在战争中”一出来简直拉回全国戒严的日子。很典型的（丹尼式）法国喜剧，轻松搞笑然后结尾温情。后面节奏有点乱，但整体还是很好笑
疫情期间法国大杂院的故事与我们很像但又不类似。
剧作十分简单和随意，但有着贴近现实的生活气息，即便是遥远巴黎的生活气息，也是熟悉和可共鸣的
大疫之下更需真情！虽然这片子拍的早了点，但法国人的喜剧天性即便是在天朝和后来的上海，丹尼·伯恩的性情也许仍会作出这样的选择
很喜欢这种小人物群像，疫情之下的各种焦虑、慌张、神经质、以及一点点温馨和很多的幽默都很有趣。虽然结尾还是被灌足了鸡汤，但对我这种永远喜欢HE的人来说，还是很吃这套。
很喜剧的温情片
陈旧的滑稽戏用在今天确实有点不合时宜的尴尬感，不过还是蛮好笑。
算是围观了一下别人怎么抗疫的。挺好看的，笑死我了。
润润，久不见你配男主了……（流下眼泪）此外本作画面语言中手的镜头的运用值得研究（想起以前是不是看过一个up主分析京阿尼作品中的手元素…）
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