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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把勵志劇情主要放在場外而不是場內比賽，這點做得好。但全片毫無表現力，很普通
男女主都很……奇特。女主的奇特来源于一段失败的感情，男主的奇特是真的……奇奇怪怪，抱走礼金簿真什么迷之操作。很轻松，但总觉得看了个寂寞。
孙锡久和全钟瑞太适合演这种情欲戏码了叭！！！
c9这个小眼镜造型也太可爱了😭😭😭😭
为两个主演看的，尺度不大，前半段剪辑挺有想法，故事俗套，基本上一步动作刚出来就能猜到下一步走向。女主角的塑造远比男主有魅力，看完知道为啥会爱上女主，但对一个专栏写你俩情事几十万人读过辞了职就一蹶不振窝窝囊囊的男主念念不忘还能原谅是图啥啊……
喜欢🍊精，单纯因为想看孙锡久来的，满足了，所以不管剧情好不好，给四🌟😂
서른的展开梗好好笑，两位主演都是演技让脸更有魅力的类型。
No.2366 像是看了一篇爱情小说，节奏挺快的，但是挺有意思。不过也难免需要通过一些矛盾，让男女主认识到自己对这份感情的珍视。很喜欢画面展现的内容，特别是街景，想出去旅游了。男主不算帅，但越看越觉得亲切，像是一位值得结实的朋友。
故事比较老套，拍得比较平庸。但整体感觉还可以。
@@@（2021-11-24）yeon-ae ppajin lomaenseu（Nothing Serious）（恋爱缺席的罗曼史）
都市现代人的爱情产生的来源——软件 片中有蛮多有意思的对白 基本上全程都在对话 这部导演摒弃了自己独特的风格 拍的蛮爆米花大众化的 全钟瑞那脸那演技就真的很灵
剧本很寡淡，还没上主菜就结束了。但是两个主演都好喜欢啊，换个人演，我应该就不会看这个电影。虽然都是在谈性，可是莫名觉得甜。两人的一些互动很可爱，看得我也想喝酒了！找个人边聊边喝酒真棒啊。
果然两个同时古灵精怪个性过强的人凑在一起会毫无火花 / 竟然是喜欢赵寅成那个导演拍的，选角想必是有很多女文青私心了！
真的好上头
这个组合蛮期待｜意外的发现出资源了，很搭很搭，想起了melo，对话哒哒哒的，果然是位年轻的导演，男主就是很有魅力啊！
看的过程频频皱眉但还是想：应该有这样的人类，他们有性无爱且能做到宾主尽欢……但已然想到反转了（就很俗套）
最终恋爱没有缺席，如期而至。一眼望到头的熟悉剧本，全靠全钟瑞的部分加分，她好漂亮好可爱再带点小性感。
挺好的 每个人都善良又可爱。嗯 应该属于科幻电影
很多人都成不了励志故事的主角……
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