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.
剧情其实比我想象中要好很多，私心给我喜欢的中岛健人和永山绚斗加多一星。很喜欢男主晴人，不带滤镜说一句，kenty演技在这部里出人意料的进步很多，哭戏那里演绎的很动人
槽点数不胜数，女主角跟男主角的对手戏还不如和哥哥多，哥哥嫂子的陪伴与关爱才是感动点吧，男主啥也没干就葬礼之后哭一哭，说他在哭被女主夺走的童贞都比哭女主之死来得可信。
整部电影给我的感觉就是很平淡，看完印象也不会很深刻……
「我会好好活下去，毕竟人生是一场漫长的寄宿生活。」
想要重新debut但肢体是原装没法翻新，突然有了共鸣😂
所以就随便写写。整体是一部让你看的下去，不会跑神的电影，大概3.8分吧。
酷奶奶。大多数人喜欢日落，而她喜欢日出，所以她选择在日出之时有尊严的死去
差点没撑到配角们的戏份上来。死人纯爱只做到了死人，俩人像是谈了场元素堆砌流水线式的恋爱，让人很难找到心动点，还不如和嫂子的关系塑造得立体，甚至连樱花都拍得不怎么唯美好看，网飞怎么还能拍出看着这么寒碜的片子呢。
½ gin, ½ water and a squeeze of lemon.
文艺片也有套路，剧本俗套，从开头开始，剧情和人物性格都能被猜到。17分钟弃剧。新西兰的电影不大行。
当你老了，你想要过什么样的人生？前天跟一群老太太汗蒸的时候，我和同事聊天，以后退休了是不是也是过着这样的生活？我说应该不是，我们都懒得出门，以后老了，大概是3息投影来帮我们见面逛街等等。
作为末子的首电影主役，给个满分以资鼓励。
兰普林每一幕看得我都想哭，即使不能说是悲剧也和喜剧完全不沾边啊。
一半金酒一半冰水，这个比例真的是奶奶的……
我咋觉得男配和女配更抢镜
“杜松子和水各一半，少拿水来糊弄我。”希望到老我也能这样喝威士忌。
很冷门的一部片子 所以机翻的有些没看懂 但这是不需要通过言语去感受的电影
亲情治愈的故事本身讲的中规中矩，兰普林除了演技力压全场之外，导演选择她来饰演这位远离英伦故土自我放逐的独立女性，也颇有意味
“放心的你，逃跑的你，都是真实的你。”阿真在开导学姐的时候，有联想到自己吗？阿真最后找到了答案，其实也是接受了真实的自己吧。做到了就容易看开了，身边的羁绊就看得清晰了（虽然真的很难做到）虽然都说“世界没了你照样转”，但是自己内心绝对不可以承认自己可有可无！“人生就是一场寄宿，还是请多爱它一点吧。”即使生活再怎么糟，我也是更倾向于在细微之处找到爱的。阿真用100天做到了，希望我也能做到，在我的homestay中画出饱含爱意的烟花。
本着娱乐的心态看的，看的过程就发现与预想的不同了。导演没能掌控剧情走向，片子本身让人昏头昏脑的，浪费了奶奶的演技
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