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.
两女主的颜值+chemistry真是大大的👍
信教信得多管闲事是一种病。剧情好敷衍，结婚生孩子那位的状态好憔悴，导演是不是故意的
当我意识到我们终将不能在一起时，抑制不住的崩溃和难过，心里明白每个人都只能陪你走一段，也明白物是人非事事休。
真的很好看！！！导演宣传的特别用心！剧情很好！就是排片有点少，希望各大影院多宣传
除此之外，吻得很美好，很荷尔蒙。以及
人物形象太刻板了，剧情急转直下没收好尾，但是都没关系！因为太好嗑了！心跳疯狂漏拍！友情提示：这部电影只有70分钟，后面的剧情可以忽略。
前半段看得我尖叫分裂扭曲，但忍到最后还是很俗套地被"我的信仰足以支撑我们两个人了"这种话打动😫已经对这些苦难女同故事过敏🙏🏻
厕所背后拥抱可以进本人top 5的电影名场面了 以及生小孩真的会光速变老 这也太可怕了吧
女一真是大冤种，被一个连怎么爱自己都没搞清楚的人伤了又哄，所以结局是怎样，别搞开放式好不好，人家娃马上都会说话了，这启蒙教育太差了
女主确实有些角度像小k；宗教害人，就是害人！aunt却是没想到的
OMG本人这个世纪估计不想再看“被宗教禁锢的爱情”了。如此一看，儒教有这么厉害的威力且不由得你不信，违背道德比违背神更可怕，孔子以肉身之躯完胜被钉的耶和华。(没有冒犯的意思)
teenager love我可以给四星，但是后面尤其结尾好拉胯。仿佛一下给我拉回百吐之前女友当初抛弃我结婚生子以后找到我说还爱我，要不要和好？真的是，在评论人人劝快逃的路子好吗。如果有人为这个情节感动，我拜托以后百吐出现类似投稿都别再劝分了，您可不就爱看这一套吗hhh
吻戏带感，总体无聊。。。这种题材和宗教牵扯在一起就更无聊，
两位主演甚至连阿姨都这么高颜值，（女二的颜值有点被发型封印）本来只是想磕磕颜的，画面和故事都超预期了，电影院play张力十足！哎，离开的人还有继续向前的机会，留下的人呢
这部电影的一些镜头拍得非常好。比如两女主心动的瞬间，还有其他的肢体接触，配上bgm有种纯纯的欲。但是剧情就真的无力吐槽。感觉眼镜女是清醒派，而宗教女一整个好像被洗脑了一样，好奇怪。相比较之下怎么感觉眼镜女和她那个男性朋友反而更搭一点呢...
刚开始不断的暧昧试探和确定时的勇气挺打动人的，可是最后落到了宗教的精神胜利上，这真不是一种自欺欺人吗？
就是说 不要跟宗教信仰不同的人恋爱……女主完全长在了我的审美点上
我的信念足以支撑我们两个人，（看到了初恋的无脑热血的自己
看过很多因为各种原因被迫分别的片，这部真是让我喜欢不起来。
青春电影不等于早恋和叛逆，而在于那些我们回不去的年少时光，和为了一个小目标而全力奋斗的热情。也许是我们高中的运动会和一二九合唱比赛，虽然简单、纯粹，但却是成年的我们再也无法找回的美好。
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