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.
一星给徐峥，其他三个故事无主题，无结构，严重偏离核心思想，说的是父辈，讲的是孩子。
我的孩子
（2021.9.27）子怡的才是合格短片，沈腾的除了个别笑点之外没啥意思，徐峥的真的无聊，吴京的让人无语。
章子怡part情感很细腻感人。徐峥部分正常发挥，小亮点，沈腾part拉低全篇质量，害不害臊？！（除了夏洛特烦恼还行之外，近几年全都是烂片，还游走于各大综艺，晚会，商业片，职业电影人的操守都被丢脸丢尽了！）
鸭先知＞诗＞乘风＞少年行。
平凡的渺小
然后章子怡太圣母了，拿自己对待孩子的态度来塑造60年代的母子关系。不说60年代，70、80甚至90有几个母亲没有打过孩子？只是手轻手重而已。
王菲的如愿让人听哭。电影却煽情的，就是我明知道你就是想煽情但我却很反感。煽情已经不是一个褒义词，不炫技不讨好，能演出的真实，动容才是牛比。章子怡的诗，在情感表达上是到位的，但是故事结构确实太简单了。徐峥的广告反而真的让我能感受到情怀和吃螃蟹的精神。吴京那骑兵是向死冲出气势的吗，应该是为了展示不怕死的壮烈吧，没劲。沈腾除了搞笑，下海救人是来尬谁的。
这次的命题作文，确实是章子怡《诗》更符合题意。徐峥的《鸭先知》最后点题，前半段的插科打诨倒也把勇于尝试的第一次呈现。而吴京的《乘风》过于煽情，饱满的情绪表达反而把中国传统的含蓄留白遗失了。沈腾的《少年行》虽然是想把传承寄于未来，但是把重点落在机器人身上反而偏离了主题。而且整部影片弱化了女性的付出，也是令人失望的。
吴京这一Part不好，其它和家人欢欢乐乐看看还是OK的～
最烂的是吴京部分，强行送死煽情…… 麻花部分剧情也够弱的。徐峥还好，章子怡部分最喜欢。国防人啊！！！2o22.2.11于田村山南路
我和我的xx系列终于到了三部曲的结尾，除了吴京部分和章子怡部分表现不错之外，其余就真的只能说是及格。章子怡的诗部分拍的太棒了，表达出来的精神内核和立意恰巧是现在的中国这个时代最贴切的。
看完前面了两段，我暂停缓冲了一下，才看得下后两段。前后太割裂了，有点入不了后面戏。前后两大段换个顺序，说不定好点。知道电影按的是时间顺序。
吴京这一Part不好，其它和家人欢欢乐乐看看还是OK的～
拼盘式电影在快餐式时代市场是巨大的。
《诗》最后浪漫温柔的诗歌与《鸭先知》里朝气蓬勃的上海，一边羞愧一边喜欢徐峥创造的弄堂世界。（可能有《爱情神话》的滤镜）
后面两个就是徐峥和沈腾，他俩很有个人特点的偏喜剧段子。
拼盘式电影在快餐式时代市场是巨大的。
补卡 吴京沈腾就好好做演员吧 章子怡太惊喜了！阿菲的如愿真的好听
《鸭先知》，3星，比不上“家乡”里徐峥的发挥，但也还行，我甚至看出了一点儿韦斯·安德森的感觉。
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