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.
内核很成人，“天道无私”是一种高明的反讽范式。4K重映片尾的纪录片里说，因为和国外合作，才能如此大胆创作，实在让人喟叹。
国产，CCAV播的，记住很多奇怪的东西= =
相比现在的什么蓝猫，什么羊的，这片简直了都。
看看现在的大陆动画片，《天书奇谭》绝对值五星。
前两天还在电视上看到～觉得感情真挚得不行了～非常喜欢
当年最早在电影院看的就是天书和大闹天宫 但是天书的印象更为深刻些 一直过了很多年还记得狐狸精的姿态和小皇帝说话的腔调 呵呵
女狐狸：桃花，乱花渐欲迷人眼，胭脂水粉惑人心。
重温童年看国漫的幸福滋味，再次感谢老一辈艺术家和工匠创造出那么好的作品，对比看一下现在的国漫，想象力倒退严重……
🎥故事题材：
看过就好了。现在才拿来看真有点觉得是煎熬。
啥也别说了，这才代表了中国动画片的巅峰，看看这故事，看看这人物设定，无一不是经典，完全超过同一阶段迪士尼的动画片。可惜啊，如今这样的作品再也不会产生了。
据说老狐狸精像马诺，我觉得小狐狸精像范冰冰。
小时候看不懂，只是记得很恐怖；现在终于能看懂了，好看！画面、剧情、对白都是一流的。极喜欢。
县太爷：老鼠，孝心一片取功名，贪心一片偷鱼米。
人物刻画惊人地生动！方丈、和尚、小贩、县令、衙役还有小皇帝。
当年最早在电影院看的就是天书和大闹天宫 但是天书的印象更为深刻些 一直过了很多年还记得狐狸精的姿态和小皇帝说话的腔调 呵呵
上美三宝：《大闹天宫》《哪吒闹海》《天书奇谭》
不抛弃不放弃的友情推理社 禁止打分定义人生 捣蛋成长快乐最大 屁屁内容较多有够羞耻 配音版不会让人失望
小时候觉得这部动画片怎么就那么“特别”呢？现在回想起来，可能是“诡异”吧
片尾最后九十岁导演的讲述与回忆真是令人动容…
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