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.
20210926le。老导演已经看淡一切了，平平淡淡才是真。
我能说我爱死亚当斯一家了吗 他们演屎都是香的 就因为他们是Addams！Bravo！
和第一部的感觉差不多
可能因为我第一次看亚当斯一家的动画版 我竟然觉得不错 特别是赞同一下真人版的还原程度简直绝了；感觉mother真的是非常非常好的好妈妈 又优雅漂亮 永远尊重孩子 不会因为是自己孩子就要求要怎么样 除了不救自己儿子被女儿明杀之外 可以说很完美的妈妈
感觉比第一部搞笑情节多了？但我不明白既然是亲生的，那父亲为什么要一直逃跑。oscar配音父亲，所以我一看到父亲的脸自动带入oscar的脸😂😂😂
剧情太温吞缓慢了，拍的依然还算好看，但是片子也像东木一样有种衰老迟暮的感觉，没法看得很投入，缺少刺激和感动的感受。老东木也不再适合当主演了，已经缺乏力量感了，感觉比《骡子》里的他还要迟缓一些。
主线剧情进展颇有离谱（但是貌似结合人物设定，这种离谱的剧情竟然有些道理是怎么肥四）
爸爸的教育方式很好 家长要是能学会“I let you down”就好了
娱乐性更强了，有点违背了哥特反映现实的黑暗喜剧内核，但胜在制作精良，who doesn’t love watching the Family😏
他们家就是我家的装修范本！我永远爱这母女俩！
虽然平淡但平淡地舒适，温情地自然，观感特别舒适，台词也很搞笑。老爷子说i dont know how to cure old，向冬木老爷子致敬
东木变得好温柔。动机不重要，冲突不重要，就是纯粹的一段际遇、一段感情。
没之前那么阴暗了，不过我喜欢Wednesday
Wednesday明明那么聪明，竟然还被骗了…坏蛋boss也一下就被人猜到了，剧情一般，很多情节含糊不清一下就被跳过了…
我不知道怎么治愈老 但今晚你们也许应该睡一块儿 东木90岁还在拍片出片 我们哪有闲工夫泡妞
对于Wednesday来说，一辈子的感情只够抱爸爸一次
看完本来准备打一个离谱的低分，然后主题曲响了，又加上一星。太浪费这么好的设定了，失望。
没看过原版电影，感觉还不错啦，虽然不喜欢结局。立刻去补电影
熬夜看完的2个动画电影，暗黑童话的风格，画风超级可爱ớ ₃ờ。
剧情相对于人设来说过于苍白，甚至感觉爸爸的人设有点崩，不过Wednesday还是一如既往的有魅力，快成为灵魂人物了！
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