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.
虽然我认为剧版更好看，但是西岛叔的温柔不可抵挡。没什么是美食不能治愈的，“少吃盐，八分饱，我们要长命百岁。”
就算没想好要过怎样的人生也要想啊，不能什么都想要
史郎真的是温柔细心男友典范了，最有少年感的大叔
开局出现宗教元素，我就有种不好的预感，果不其然又一次被虐得心痛。是那种没有对错却无法在一起的最无奈的爱情。
我要看矶村勇斗哈哈哈哈哈漫画中的美少年（毫无关系）超级逗
不知道是不是少了个导演的关系 和剧和sp有点差距 节奏上没有那么舒服
哈哈哈糖分超标！！！金发超适合kenji~~（焦糖苹果哈根达斯吐司必须要实践一次
我们老了啊！会秃头，会长白头发，会离开父母建立自己的家庭。要善良，要感恩，要努力向前。生老病死，生命就是这样一直延续着。即使害怕，也要勇敢拥抱，该来的总会来的。
有时候有的人就是可以不成熟甚至自私愚蠢到拿另一个人为自己找坐标//信仰是束缚也是障目 可能仅仅是看待世界的方式不同 部分人相信从自身出发的感受 部分人相信的则是教义所阐释的过去现在和未来//这个故事大概在某种程度上概括了一部分发生在性少数人群中的经历 因为某一外界力量即便相爱即便最后也会分手但率先被放弃了//也许不能称为现象 不过好像在电影里拉子们尝试进行第一次亲密接触的场所常常发生在洗手间隔间 浴室 厨房 餐厅（包括但不限于）这些场所的私密性和被女性化让我觉得导演们在场景选择显现出的共性很有意思
怎么感觉是剧版里的重新拼成电影，还是我记错了，感觉都看过啊
女二应该是跟着女一私奔了，但女一家里那个怎么办？
在另一个时间线里，没有疫情的打扰，大家约会、旅游，出行不戴口罩的日常，感觉好奢侈啊。絮絮叨叨的日常真好，你们两位也要在自己的故事线里幸福的活下去呀
果然一个亲亲都没有～
看完打满小问号，电影为何没有负100星的选项。宗教害人啊，连生日吃块蛋糕都不允许
点开以后:还真是前传！
宗教和情感取向，永远难以调和，永远无解，说是狗血其实也的确是常事。但真的有点平淡，后面一直半梦半醒🆘
整部电影就像是一个正常人进入传销组织，偶然发现一个自己喜欢的人，为了接近喜欢的人假装洗脑成功，终于两个人相爱了。最后两个人恋情被发现，一个违背传销组织的宗旨于是和另一个结婚，却憧憬两个人的未来。另一个离开。
20220515 1515 bc Elements
早上醒了眼镜在对方脸上/吃醋着画了有着橡木树的塔/圣经上的触碰/才不是生日礼物的流星碎片/祷告后的初吻/车后座的拥吻/抵着墙的拥抱/浴缸里的受洗/ido ihave/山野湖际里熠熠生辉下同行的背影/you should have been there/not gonna let me go
少了点剧版做饭的感觉.但还是甜甜的.好羡慕
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