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.
不如再看1984年的绿宝石，至少主角没有这么烦。
4.结尾实在太升华了
Me Too! 在女性地位还有上升空间的伊斯兰教国家呼吁受侵犯这站出来，还是很有意义的。片子4分，立意加1分。
剧情怎么越来越狗血了，管他呢，我又不是来看剧情的
秉持有始有终的原则我还是追了第三部，但是我更喜欢第一部！目睹自己妈打击也太大了😖
本片也是大潮流之下应运而生的产物。电影无论是从主题还是氛围营造上，都堪称佳品
这部男主虽然还是会孩子气 但明显成熟了点 为了男主的颜会继续追下去
不好看，越来越失望。想要跟风fifty shades of grey，风格一点都不像！
印尼女性维权题材，挺佩服这样的坚强执着的女生
睡觉了🛌。
可能这才是现实吧 有钱人作恶多端但是不一定会收到法律的制裁……并不是说你努力了就一定能得到你想要的回报……这种事情比比皆是
故事太粗糙了但是我实在是太爱男女主了，看到还有4，期待中带着无语
PS：“世上只有妈妈好”再扳一城。
只能说……越来越看不懂了……但是男女主颜值精进了。
三部看下来我只想说能感受到互相爱对方的那种疯狂 这种只有soulmate才有吧
看之前以为是个恐怖片，发现原来是metoo。拍的很规整，让我想起泰国的天才枪手。我猜因为是印尼比较保守，所以编剧选择了不那么激烈的犯罪行为，但是背后的强烈逻辑是一样的？挺好的。
终于还是对它下手了。比第二部清水也更有深度，小两口终于讨论深层次的东西了，有在考虑未来了。才发现男主的英伦腔好性感啊，女主跳舞那段太勾人了。感觉Tessa渐渐从小白变成御姐，Herdin从狼狗变成奶狗，完全在她的掌控之中啊。几处bgm好带感。又在不争气地期待第四部了，干脆拍成电视剧算了。
虽然偶尔有点小笑点，但总体来说挺cliche的，反正我到后半部分快睡着了…钱老板是怎么做到又像海豹突击队又像脱衣舞娘的
创作灵感枯竭，写传统喜剧真是太难了是不是啊编剧们？梗虽然旧一点但也不是不可以，最大问题是不好笑，难得有男明星肯在废物搞笑花瓶这条有前途的路上面深耕下去，照理说应该鼓励钱老板，但他的肉体真的不像年轻时候那么紧实了，脸又不知道是不是打了太多针而变僵，做花瓶其实也是需要演技和外形双修的。当镜头里面同时出现皮特和钱老板的时候你会看不见钱老板，当镜头里面同时出现皮特和桑姐的时候你会觉得这两个人才火花四射强强相配，接近60跑来客串的皮特真要火辣得多。戏里面有一句台词说得好，不要说自己的作品垃圾，作者不可以这样侮辱自己的作品和读者，我赞同这句话，评判一部作品的可以是观众或评论专家，作为观众，本片只值2.5.，希望那个彩蛋不是要拍续集的意思。
终于还是对它下手了。比第二部清水也更有深度，小两口终于讨论深层次的东西了，有在考虑未来了。才发现男主的英伦腔好性感啊，女主跳舞那段太勾人了。感觉Tessa渐渐从小白变成御姐，Herdin从狼狗变成奶狗，完全在她的掌控之中啊。几处bgm好带感。又在不争气地期待第四部了，干脆拍成电视剧算了。
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