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.
戳爷的青春疼痛文学🈶！！！关于：夏天+海滩+亲吻+离别 的标配～ 电影的插曲 真的做到了 每一首 都太太太太好听了！能占两星的程度！！！
青春小品，里面这种有点冷有点丧有点阴阳怪气的基调还挺有意思的，为戳加一星。
“Yeah, I know, but, we can't have sex.”
3.5。喜欢这种画面色调（看起来生活还会有点希望）佛罗里达州真美！那个印度男怎么这么贱啊！爆米花床戏那段拍的好
《Five Years》是我最喜欢的宝爷的歌
有点反套路的青春片，两个同病相怜的男孩相遇，你以为接下来的剧情会糖分超标，结果不过是一段来也匆匆去也匆匆的露水情缘，但不完满才是人生，现实中根本没有那么多所谓的不离不弃和至死不渝。经历一段人生中难以为外人道的艰难时刻，亲情、友情、爱情都会经受考验，哪些人才是生命中值得珍惜的人便会自然揭晓。戳爷身上除了带有十足的少年感外，那份破碎感和脆弱感令他在镜头前别具一股莫名的吸引力。
算是一盘小点心/开胃小菜吧，听戳爷他的歌曲，看他演绎小镇男孩在艾滋到来之际面对的选择和获得的成长以及其中那么一段青春疼痛爱情故事，很多地方都有这几年一些同性佳作/热门作品的影子，玩梗的地方也挺多，带着小打小闹的小成本气质，和敝帚自珍的发泄，整体感受就普普通通了。
戳爷的颜值撑起了整部电影的看点 剧情反套路 值得信任的感情真的很少
为啥人家的小鲜肉长得真帅演技还好还多才多艺，关键是还敢承认自己是gay
我似乎已经过了能够在青春片里找到情感点的年纪了，这真是一件令人沮丧的事情啊。
父亲离世，母亲排斥，爱人异路，艾滋焦虑，梦想昂贵，Caleb全都赶上了。再加上他重色轻友，何况是在荷尔蒙乱涌的18岁，怎会不感觉孤单。蛮好奇Dara的故事。
整体平平淡淡甚至有点无聊，铁T与mean gay，自觉被世界抛弃，不如抱团取暖，戳爷那张贱嘴，分分钟想进去把它撕烂。
美式小清新青春片，恋爱、绝症、同性、party、sex，没了。适合粉丝食用，我现在已经有点看不下去这种了。
意外的十分惊喜 尤其是和《真实世界》pedro的互文……啊 青春真美好啊
清新、轻巧。卸掉美妆的戳爷也太鲜嫩了吧……
it's 3/5 but the music and troye!
奶奶可真是治愈系的。印度那位很硅谷脸谱，主角是主角脸。
故事是很残酷的 恐惧 焦虑 不知所措 躁动不安 蓝色的马甲 涂鸦的帆布鞋 佛罗里达的夏天 还有最后David Bowie的《Five Years》
过于平平无奇了，这老套剧情、几乎全程bgm，如果是国产bg绝对是会被我打一星的程度，戳演戏也是玩票吧，不然不会第一次是橡皮擦男孩，第二次就是这种劣质bl小说，本质还是在演自己，台词直娼霉霉真是太好笑了，以及果然本质ntxl都会记某届的奥斯卡影后是谁的程度笑死//estha的胸毛好可爱
没想到我戳爷演技那么赞，但剧情真心没啥意思，俗不可耐，全是套路。
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