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.
即使我们现在被叫或者以后被叫大妈或者大叔，但是我们也是曾经发过光，有自己的高光时刻。哈哈哈哈哈哈
主角演技还是在线的，真人真事，肯定故事是完整的，就是感觉还差点什么
本来只想给3星的，但是看到女主在20年后完美的弥补了了自己毕业季的遗憾之处，还是再加一星吧
还原度很高，很真实，但是总感觉缺乏一些吸引力和剧情起伏感。
太慢了.....看得我急死了 总感觉有高潮等着然后.....就没有然后了
影片前后调性不一致，但还是感谢电影展示这个故事。初始目的勿论，探险家以历史角度评判是全人类的英雄，人类之所以能够拥抱整个地球，他们每一个人都居功至伟。
关于盛年轻狂厄运降临，其实梅尔吉普森就是更鲜明的现实案例。
大封锁期间看到第一部电影，评分有点低，四个星要的
似乎船长一心一意想光荣殉职在北极，他心里藏着那么多严肃的情绪，责任心又特强，这样的人难怪一度接近疯了。
爹地，麦当娜改名成Lady Gaga了吗？
一直都不是马粉，看这部电影时从开始对他讨厌到后面改头换面般的讨喜，也证明了演员的实力，至于是否相信里面神迹和救赎都是很个人的，我只知道会看这部电影也是冥冥中对处于当下迷惘的自己送的一碗鸡汤…
了解主创想把90年代的校园电影带回给如今的观众，但是假欢乐有点多。预告片比正片好看。
宗教励志片。哦，原来导演是吉布森妻子来的……
男主我本来也不大喜欢，拳击和宗教部分都没啥兴趣。
当今校园喜剧特色就是一定要有lgbt元素一定要和黑人谈恋爱
两年多没有去孝文绘了，看到片名后就想看看……斯图看上去真的和示申父不是很合拍，但神就是这么神奇，让不可能变为可能。电影里有很多无神言仑者的梗…很是有意思…后半部分感动到我了，斯图的执着和坚毅真的让人敬佩。女配角也演的很好，眼神里都是爱
看得很压抑，2个大老爷们撑起了全剧。长期的冰天雪地生活两人都产生了幻觉，支撑了快3年，频临崩溃的时候终于得救，真不容易。
其实蛮喜欢无脑看这类🍿️电影的，但是也不能一点逻辑也不讲吧…女主不是被害才昏迷20年吗，之后就什么都没提也行…？
结局感人 但过程乏味 越是真实事件越是趋于如此
鉴于是真人真事多加一星，印象最深刻的是对于狗存在的描述，残忍又无奈，故事讲的还行。
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