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.
我真的没有想到原来玩sm还能那么清水 画面都挺瑟瑟的 然后就没了 怎么连个bobo都不给 渴死我了
以纪录片的形式做的喜剧片，也就是说，是一部伪纪录片。人物采访、解说、主持人都是演员，穿插了大量的真实镜头，主题是对2021年的抱怨
各种对美国的反讽。2021虽然很乱，但应该不是人类历史上重要的一年。
最具讽刺意味的还是那个普通的美国白人女人，当面一套背后一套，老两面人了，跟网上的键盘侠们还真是异曲同工，看来世界各地的网友水平也是差不多的...
冲击性有所减弱，但是在疫情未结束前每年结尾网飞都来这么一部犀利吐槽当年时事的片子也未尝不是个好选择，几处吐槽有趣又精准
3、居然在显示的地图搞小动作，台湾和大陆的颜色不一样
我真觉得，全球化反人类行动，已经让最好的编剧都无法复述的更没人性一些了。
没看这局之前，知道肯定有冲击国会事件，60分钟的时长，有差不多一半都是这个。这种嘲讽一年来一次也挺好，喜欢那个非洲口音的黑人医生。比较唐突的竟然有007这部不值得一提的烂剧。。
看到难以置信的荒谬事情发生，总有种世界马上就要完蛋了的错觉。大家都会死，所以可以无顾忌地摆烂。然而眼下的困境才真实无比，世界尽管混乱不堪，普通人的生活依旧毫无波澜。话说回来，这种讽刺喜剧本身也是泛娱乐化潮流中的一员，不清楚真相的、“单纯”的群众，同样有可能被误导，被煽动，被当枪使。不管怎样，2022年的人们同样没有从2021中得到教训，时光飞逝，改变却来得太慢。
又俗又烂又好笑，像极了国内互联网公司会在办公楼打卡机旁边放的宣传片，像极了2021。
2、仍然很傲慢，满满的傲慢；
同样的配方，同样的味道。那个英国女的真的太逗了哈哈哈。ps:特意去查了一下被封杀的演员歌手动画人物啥的，有一些真的不是矫枉过正吗，世界越来越危险了。pps：大家新年快乐！
老美完全没从2020学到教训的又一年，梗和讽刺依旧密集。川普虽然不在了，但又无处不在，“我们应该在美国自己制造病毒变异株，而不是进口，make American germs again”。没有意外，年底又可以预订2022篇。
“runaway！”
7.0 今年的没有去年那么好笑了 2021果然从国会暴乱开始讲起了 可惜疫情还是没有结束 感觉2021年的美国人民完全没有学会总结 而是活的更过激进和混沌了
美国人觉得自己的自嘲精神很高级，很funny，其实每天都在我朝新闻频道上滚动播放，并不觉得有多好笑
《2020去死》一样的味道，还是那几个人设：傻不拉几的姑娘，呆在家的妈妈，科研人员，youtuber，etc。还是以美国为主体，讽刺意味一贯。不过从中看到了生活中常见的一点：人总是听不见（或者说不愿意听）不同的意见，而争论的观点也是基于自己的思维方式，so人还是做孤独的保持自己观点的独立个体比较好。
反智美国的年度总结，这个超级大国从未像如今这么分裂过
看到难以置信的荒谬事情发生，总有种世界马上就要完蛋了的错觉。大家都会死，所以可以无顾忌地摆烂。然而眼下的困境才真实无比，世界尽管混乱不堪，普通人的生活依旧毫无波澜。话说回来，这种讽刺喜剧本身也是泛娱乐化潮流中的一员，不清楚真相的、“单纯”的群众，同样有可能被误导，被煽动，被当枪使。不管怎样，2022年的人们同样没有从2021中得到教训，时光飞逝，改变却来得太慢。
和前一部相比，这部完全没有什么存在的必要。
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