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.
加拿大美景加加加分，宗教这段真的有点……无法接受……
演员之间奇妙的化学反应已经溢出屏幕了。看完了，真的就是光与影的艺术。真的真的就是艺术品啊！！！！！！！！！！影片到处都是不可明状的强烈悸动，剧情设计也无比真实。融入的宗教元素让人觉得有种高级的无暇感。此刻的我像尝过了细糠的猪，再也看不下同类电影……年度最佳年度最佳！！！（破音（刚看到有人说两女主现实中都是姬？难怪化学反应这么强，俩人一旦入戏那就是生活摄像头，给观众最最真实的观影视角，因为很可能演员真实恋爱的时候就这样？如果性格和角色相似的话。所以我建议以后姬片都找真姬来拍（不是
yclf已成为本人年度最佳姬片...两位眼神一碰感觉可以起火，打五星纯属是翻来覆去看了好几遍看出感情了
但依然不可否认它是部不错的青春片，甚至是今年最好的之一
就是说 不要跟宗教信仰不同的人恋爱……女主完全长在了我的审美点上
性张力满分了…青春版的违命😂甚至想再看一遍违命
节奏很好，一路看过来真的有心动的感觉，配乐很加分。但说实话后面这里看着有点膈应，所以杰米之后是有女朋友了吗？？
优于同类国产青春片平均水平，虽然整个故事还是有很多尬点，细看而言一边说着“女性阴柔男性阳刚”，一边插入去性别化的表演，自我叙述中存在矛盾之处，但整体上抛弃传统性别印象去做自己想做的事的立意还是值得鼓励。
没看到特别多性张力和感情张力，感觉之前关于宗教和生活方式的问题不解决…两个人肯定还是一地鸡毛…
只是让人心碎
纵使世界与我为敌，我也依然爱你。大概就是这感觉吧……中规中矩的一部lgbt片子
每天就是翻公众号看别人写的技战术文章，每一篇都像打开了新世界。
同名电影的改编，无疑为《五个扑水的少年》提供了一个具有先天优势的范本，但也抹杀了一个关于青春故事在创作上更多的可能。从整体来看，这部电影近乎所有的优点都是基于原作的构思，而所存的问题则很大程度上源于并不够成功的嫁接，在失去了原作中夸张却不乏真挚的喜剧氛围后，电影并没有能讲好一个属于我们中国自己的青春故事。
好看的，很夏天，结尾也很热血，群戏场面有惊喜，今年最好的国产青春片之一。本土化做成这样，应该给予掌声。
两个主角之间的性张力很强，画面很美，节奏不拖沓。对比一堆禁忌下的同性爱情题材的电影中不适的be 元素，这部已经非常合格了，推荐
谁能想到说着“爱是恒久忍耐又有恩慈”的经言恰恰毁了爱呢?我对幸福都会祝福，我不知道玛丽克结婚生子后到底幸不幸福，如果幸福，她原本或许会更幸福，是“本我”的幸福。| 两个女主每次的眼神和勾手都好甜啊，杰敏长得又英气又好看，为了和喜欢的人待一起，可以去做不喜欢的事情，这是什么“小狗”??| 或许玛丽克的妈妈走了也是一种隐喻，她也喜欢女孩子吗?
这种信仰和爱人之间必须要背叛一个的典型txl归宿已经虐不到我了，只会把我气到
很多地方都不合情理不分场合地开始亲热，最后哭怪谁呢？
闻不到荷尔蒙的都不能称为青春片。最后女教练一句“男孩练花游要阳刚”把我给噎住了，倒是符合有关部门的精神和审美。
当信仰与爱冲突，很难不成悲剧。节奏有点问题，但摄影很美，比起两人但爱情加拿大的浅滩更让我难忘，那可能就是marik想要的天堂吧。西蒙长得像高配荷兰弟
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