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.
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因为一个剪辑视频看的 明显剪辑视频更好看
我以为是个小甜饼，但是看下来我并不吃这种设定，我理解不了这种斯德哥尔摩式的莫名其妙的爱情，再帅的对象也不行。如果我讨厌一个人，除非他有什么惊天逆转的表现或者解释，最多可以理解然后变为普通熟人，但是突然爱上？最后一刻还搞什么反转误会？拉倒吧。
快节奏的美式爱情喜剧，男女主之间很有化学反应
镜头过于缓慢，牌桌戏十分无聊，没有演技的演员根本演不来这种无聊的戏。大片大片的无趣独白，没有演技的演员也演不来。还好电影里有好演员。 配乐满到爆炸，配乐确实很好听，但也太慢了，每过一会就响起一段配乐，都不管搭不搭。
跟老婆一起看这种电影肯定是比被逼着看国产脑残剧强的。
就是一部很轻松的恋爱电影，俊男美女，适合闲着的时候无脑看
职场浪漫爱情喜剧，两个人互相斗气的时候真的十分小学生，选角太好了
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單身狗看著看著就酸了😭
Austere到浮华，无处不在的枷锁，连呼吸都要叫观众一同沉重。//原声碟太好听了！
藏于内心的愧疚和怜爱在终局爆发，即便把一手好牌打烂，也要tilt，去赎罪、去定罪、去惩罪。
《出租车司机》的编剧又讲了一个大差不差的故事，好久没有看过像这片一样感到震撼的结尾了
okay我能get你们想表达啥但nope，这个execution完全不work尤其是剧本写作部分，各位主创你们看到line delivery不会尴尬的吗？尤其是Oscar和Tiffany之间完全硬拉的chemi，就还不如当奥爹soft porn看【啥【老马你还是自己上吧【【
2星半。这片实在是看的让人有些三观崩裂，像是chick movie型的爱情喜剧又有些在塑造人物上的各种妥协，最后又强行大团圆也是挺奇怪的。
看小妞电影就是exclusive spiritual therapy 那啥 容易尴尬的人看到后面有点被吓到了 尤其是在大场合突然跟对方家人说who fk cares的让我一身鸡皮疙瘩 减一星
男主的颜值一星，剧情真是一言难尽，女主太婊了
纽漂的大学毕业生周末在朋友家一起看的电影。看完了就出去喝一杯那种
soooooo cheesy but fun
我以为是个小甜饼，但是看下来我并不吃这种设定，我理解不了这种斯德哥尔摩式的莫名其妙的爱情，再帅的对象也不行。如果我讨厌一个人，除非他有什么惊天逆转的表现或者解释，最多可以理解然后变为普通熟人，但是突然爱上？最后一刻还搞什么反转误会？拉倒吧。
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