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.
恐一些典同，我不如直接去看青筋弟弟和内向张张。
我们很多时候以为自己看透了一切，迫不及待地标签所见，并试图用自己的方法去影响身边的朋友…但需要救赎和指引的，难道不是我们自己么？
奇怪白人的白眼，judging 。Just let it fu*k off. 世界那么多爱，最基本的还是要爱自己。
满怀期待而来，一脸失望而去。后半部别拍，或者一直拍和北极熊的对峙，都好过现在这种幻觉大派送。我本以为要拍成脆皮鸭文学，结果啥都没有。可看可不看，这种荒原历险片子很难拍得好，没有足够内容填充。比较而言，《极地恶灵》就很聪明。
多一星给asian representation
当代亚裔同志玛丽苏版傲慢与偏见。不知道怎么，想起来看了有17个年头的queer as folk，那个带来的感觉都更真实。
That‘s how you do a romantic gay comedy！不乏对群体内部鄙视链的探讨，也没有套一个yxl浪漫喜剧模版，肉色横飞的同时，够好笑，抽风的剪辑特色，整体轻松的氛围，最后够愚蠢够狗血的示爱却让人忍不住流下几滴热泪，a good job
我为啥要看这个电影呢？看完也没有获得任何东西😕
看了半天觉得剧情好眼熟 结果一看还真是gay版傲慢与偏见 整体还口以 男主如果再好看点就完美了 不过这也是典型亚裔长相了 我也好想去海边and party哦 撒子时候才能去泰国
是男同的故事而不是耽美，更接近真实的LGBT🏳️🌈群体，故事结局是可以预想到的he，两个好闺蜜都找到了自己的真爱（rich and hot），整体节奏很欢乐轻松搞笑，一些gay community里的笑话虽然get不到但不妨碍跟着一起笑，在骄傲月🌈上映很合适，会很能在同志群体里得到共鸣，是消磨睡前时间的一个不错选择
这大概是最精彩的地方，影院三号厅被整个基佬霸场了，大家都当作盛世出席：和电影里一样，影院里坐着全是像“火烧岛”上的那种肌肉基佬，有穿裙子的、有穿皮裤的，还有个背了翅膀的小天使来了，当然，放映当晚，这个独立影院的男厕所里也很精彩。
男人真好，我爱男人，好喜欢男主。肤浅的同志爱情电影，拒绝苦大仇深。
will爱吃sweet icecream，是有钱有房的律师，是盯着爱人的跳舞黑洞，是不漏内内的男徳标兵，沉迷了。
很喜欢Luck的骚鸡人设，will很好看。其实如果Charlie错过了Howie会更好一些。用古典异性恋框架的爱情故事来翻拍gay版会显得有些weird，虽然提到很多次heteronormativity，但似乎…也许这可能是导演想要表达的，即便在火烧岛，也没能解决掉它。
简短有趣的同志小品，剧情也非常聚焦现代性少数群体在勇敢表达自己时，所面临的困境。逢场作戏之下遇到真命天子，总会有这样或那样的扭捏。最后的结尾未免太过俗套，但是胜在看Noah毒舌一人单挑Priviliged也是很有趣的一件事情。
好棒好好看啊，很愉悦也很动人，and this movie makes so fucking sad….
Honestly it’s cheap haha, but Joel looks hot
终于有电影开始关注歧视链 但更希望是一部写实电影而不是梦幻公主系列 这不是大多数人的结局 不是这种不动脑都能猜到的结局
看到那个modern flag我直接劝退，不好意思，我是个保守的男同。
修改评分了 前半段觉得Pride and Prejudice式的结构太束手束脚，太brainy，结果今天早上意外点开后半段开始看，马上就真情流露了。不得不说，现在大部分美国同影片，技术选角真的精良，但这也是弱点，因为在一部长篇里，光影，配乐，悬疑歌舞喜剧元素一箩筐反而会让观众丢失重点，毕竟这是看电影而不是上菜。后半段博文和Charlie的线终于生动了起来，完完全全和博文的角色共鸣了，抹泪～～对了，博文唱歌也很好听诶！因为后半段给5🌟
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