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.
在我特别难受的时候看的，还不错，让我开心了一下
还行，就是bug偏多。莉莉柯林斯还是不大行，和普莱蒙，西格尔比起来还是很差。
这片子但凡把男女主爱情线去掉，说不定还能再好看几分。 纯个人喜好，我可太爱这种脑洞大开神经兮兮的无厘头设定了，男主的每一段小冒险和物体的小故事，我都很喜欢，还是原著底子好，而且王彦霖演的也不错。 但是非得谈恋爱，还找一个这么没cp感的，后面走感情线开始全面拉垮…… 太失望了，专心搞事业的呀少年
挺搞的一部片子，笑点不错，想说的教育问题和社会问题也挺明显的。不知道为什么说是大烂片，至少值两星以上吧。😂
画面拍得很真实、很平静，没有过多的进行调色，很自然。
只是焦这种身材相貌实在没法看。
年度最烂，坐在影院看的我如坐针毡如鲠在喉如芒刺背，一个尴尬无聊不好笑的喜剧片..
这个题材不错啊，就是女主太生硬，不要女主，就男主和黄狗我就爱了。
剧情其实是比较老套的剧情，一个“坏人”在非自然力量和爱情的影响下，改邪归正，走上正途，里面有些笑点，给上句就能接下句，但是作为一部日常搞笑的片子来说，还是可以的
中规中矩
其实梗还挺多的，作为奇幻题材有点博物馆奇妙夜的既视感，但脑洞和台词都比较贴近生活，纯搞笑，忘了剧情的铺垫，人物演技方面，配角比主角演的好
段子硬挠痒痒肉，本来就是个设定一路绕着治病转特没劲
亚当真的能怂就怂，能跪就跪。。。
狗的真人化还挺有意思的，其他的真的就是网大质量
剧情实在是太尬了
正片竟然没有彩蛋好看，梗很多但是都很烂，看到一半就能猜出结局
还行，就是bug偏多。莉莉柯林斯还是不大行，和普莱蒙，西格尔比起来还是很差。
创意不错，挺有看点，有几处拍的很欢乐，最后还升华了一下，结局也蛮不错的。
今天看完了，很轻松，很有趣，还有一点儿小治愈。
资本日常行为指南。花说我眼一花吧，看成焦恩俊来谈恋爱了，嘿
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