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.
披着环保外壳的灾难片，场面很紧凑，国内能拍出这种效果也行……
长得像普京的绿叶男配，为了暗恋的女主，随叫随到，无私奉献，工具人实锤，为其雷锋精神点赞！//一帮高层居然想不到让主角们躲进救生艇避难，等他们自救成功后，高层们露出了迷之自豪，仿佛是他们想出的idea…
适合青少年的励志电影。有梦想真的了不起，羡慕有梦想的孩子。
非常成熟好的话，他依旧给我很多惊喜的电影。非常非常值得推荐。
拍的什么玩意，槽点太多了，懒得说，浪费了一个半小时。好好养三文鱼吧，别拍电影了！
Family means no one gets left behind. 多一星給到我愛的 “phoebe”
以至于乏味，
轻松浪漫爱情喜剧哈，俗套但也看进去了，艾玛和小男孩的戏有意思。
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Average rom com年纪越大越看不来小鸡片了。感觉要不是因为工作也不会看这个。最大的感想大概就是Manny Jacinto可真是好看啊！！可不比Scott Eastwood可爱～
女主的同事真有大无畏精神 就这么死了 两星给女主的朋友
真挚动人，看之前以为会非常俗套，但是看了只后觉得非常惊喜
中途睡着了。选角太成功了，这么小的演员能演成这样活着做自己成这样真的了不起。
对比墨西哥湾石油泄露那类的电影，但是另一个角度。炸个己方油田，至于F35吗？还用导弹，炸弹不行吗？明显秀肌肉嘛
抖音推荐才看到这个电影，迅雷下载、电视上看完，剧情比较北欧吧，感觉一个小时以内就能讲完的故事，不太像科幻，地壳陷落滑坡导致的海上油井沉淀损毁，石油泄露海面最后烧掉。
小国家拍出部这水平的片子确实蛮不错的。论《找个动手能力强的理工科女票的重要性》
灾难片，表达也是要保护自然的一种思想，电影最后是救回来的，但现实往往是失去了。
最好看是那个水下机器人搜寻那段，后面救老公有点无聊，场面还挺大但不多，工具人真的剧情要求强行送
勉强三星。镜头冲击力不足，人物矛盾也不够激烈，用f35去点火真是有钱。
一切都在预料中，我觉得还可以更好一些，不过看的还挺开心
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