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.
最后老头子的回忆杀打动我了，中国有多少老一辈为了养家糊口把工作培养成了爱好，然后继续“爱好”着
结构简单，故事简单。能感觉出来，导演绝对不是那种自以为是的家伙。一部一部来吧。就踏实的一点点弄。
故事比较完整，能做到这一点，就已经超过了今天的绝大多数网大。最后的反转有点意思。缺点就是有点平，笑点有些不足。看到这部片子的时候开心麻花一部院线在上映，还有一部春节也要上，但口碑却差得很，想起这几年开心麻花出的一堆烂片，恐怕连这些及格的网大都干不过。
剧情紧凑，末尾的几番镜头用得也不错。勇敢坚定的冒险励志电影。
镜头十分朴素…有一些笑点，比如馕哥哈哈，最后都干烧烤了，和老爷子合伙不就得了嘛
挺有新意的，低成本电影，真的不错，有意思！
好无聊。。换成厕所之王，丝袜之王都可以，感觉丝毫没拍出烧烤的特色。。
崔志佳是个有能力的演员，也是一个有潜质的导演，我欣赏他，缘于他的演技和综合水平！只打三星/6分的原因，是故事欠缺新意，简单了些，其他剧情的铺展以及笑点的设置，还是挺好的！
在我看来是挺不错的电影。全程基本无尿点，不知不觉就整篇都看完了。没太多尴尬的地方，但是搞笑都很不错。难得的国产好电影。
what does a dream mean！
21.11.11网络观看，佳佳确实不负我望，影片剧情节奏对于一部喜剧来说，诚意满满。就是腰子姐镜头删减的有点多。
这不挺好的吗？喜剧，短平快。要笑点有笑点，要内涵有内涵，要温情有温情。
没有高分说得那么好，也没有低分说得那么夸张，所以我给中间分数哈哈哈哈哈哈
我觉得挺好啊，笑点还是有一些的。支持佳佳。
5.8少了点吧，最起码不是特别2，认真在拍
这个剧情和演技确实只能上个网络大电影，不过好像也确实没有烧烤的电影
永远记住我一句话:没有什么事是一顿烧烤解决不了的，如果有，那就两顿。
okay…I really need something to do
这是要凑东北夜生活三部曲的节奏啊，乔杉的洗浴之王，佳佳的烧烤之王，沈腾来个歌厅之王，齐活儿
比很多院线电影好看，不过后面20分钟太啰嗦了。挺好一个故事
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