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.
毒师律师都开创第二职业。律师和毒师里的老人聚首就值得看
当Jerry坦白后的早上，Mange兴致勃勃起早准备的场景，仿佛映射着这几年疫情阴影下的平淡枯燥生活，却出现了一丝火花。喜欢这种平淡如水涓涓细流般的温情叙事，顺便说一句，几年不见，老白连说话的语音语调都变老了。
工整，温情，舒适，很久都没见过这样的电影了
轻松一乐。等better call saul 的时间过来看看老白和chuck
里面有一首魔方听过的兔女郎唱的很性感的歌，这次是超级小清新版
我看到的：钱在别人那怎么就那么好赚我什么时候能暴富
当我中奖后我要做什么的痴心妄想就是看完后的感想........
老白和chuck同时出现，叫古德曼情何以堪。 片中彩蛋“你俩该不会是大毒枭吧”
里面有一首魔方听过的兔女郎唱的很性感的歌，这次是超级小清新版
温馨愉快的电影，乡村蓝调的配乐。退休老白借着概率学博彩票的机遇，重燃了爱情，笼络的儿子，更是帮助小镇重建了爵士音乐节。剧情还不错，就是太平淡了点
看完了我都有想买彩票。人活着，还是有点助人为乐的胸怀啊。
Bryan Cranston真会演呀！好莱坞的摄影和美术真是把其他国家吊起来打……
我看到的：钱在别人那怎么就那么好赚我什么时候能暴富
轻松一乐。等better call saul 的时间过来看看老白和chuck
皮克斯昔日无限的创意与人文关怀此刻都化作幼齿与俗套的剧情 毫无新意的巴斯光年全然不是那个经典的形象
衷心感谢各大字幕组，在这两年和以后越来越 的环境下给我电影看
老白不搞化学提纯了，搞彩票漏洞了，太得劲儿了！
2.5.把它当作一个独立的主流科幻动画也是可以，而这种工整和普通就说明了问题。企图自反个人英雄主义然后再落脚于对于家对于情感的追随，这种narrative再拿出来就是不进则退了.看到后面也是越来越不耐烦，只有Sox可以带来一点欢乐。其实关于宇宙的虚无和迷失于不同时间轮回的prompt,可以做出很多变式，而Pixar显然这次是take the easy way了.p.s.真的不如让turning red上院线呢
不懂为啥哈佛小弟挣了大钱 老爸还气呼呼跑来带他走
明明是个爽文故事，可情节拍的不咸不淡。不过挺温暖的。
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