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.
确实俗套，确实跟不上时代，像在看02年的东西，而不是22年。胜在Jen Lo绝美，啊，绝美。
劇情就是性轉的霸道女明星愛上我，唯一好聽的就是歌。女主有好幾幕讓我想到寧靜，眞的很美，男主後半段眞的好煩啊，像是自卑感作祟，還想阻止女主領獎，男主女兒看到女主重新站在舞台上在那裡吐槽，回到你的舞台上去吧，hello？人家一個大明星好吧，回舞台唱歌還有錯了？喜歡作為心理老師的老師和女主助理的這兩個角色，可可愛愛的。
看着感觉挺甜的~ JLO真的好美~这部电影完全适合她~服装也很好看~
头重脚轻，情节很俗很烂，有些地方真的没有任何说服力，剧情转折也让人满头问号，欧文已经不是《午夜巴黎》那个状态，总的来说就是抖音快手版的《诺丁山》，但这部浪漫喜剧又有某种程度的纯粹和复古。只是看着男女主的一举一动都在streaming，让我思考世纪之交那些年长的人看着《诺丁山》时是否一样无奈（应该不是）。
女主角非常美，艳光四射的大明星，电影配乐也好听。男主角口头很会撩，会到根本不像一个数学老师，年纪看上去也偏大，令故事的合理性打了折扣。老又矫情，他何德何能？如果能花些篇幅烘托男主的魅力会更好。
两人情歌唱得再动人，又有什么卵用？会出轨的依然会出轨！
去电影院看了JLo和Owen Wilson的喜剧电影《和我结婚》。全球顶流Diva阴差阳错“嫁给”中学奥数老师，将错就错的相处中才发现真爱早已命中注定——原来即使二十年过去，诺丁山式的爱情童话依然可以让人怦然心动。影片节奏流畅，前后呼应又做得很好，看似不现实的老套故事也写得水到渠成不落俗套。以至于看到最后两人的拥抱，会对着荧幕会心微笑的同时，在心里偷偷想，自由和浪漫的恋爱，真是这个世界上最美好的东西。
离过三次婚、相差24岁的姐弟恋还是行不通的。那么扎根在扭腰公立学校、离过婚带着娃的数学老师能赢得巨星的心吗？那得问过小她三岁的Ben Affleck!
幻想和现实是需要交相呼应存在的。
sos男主的脸又僵又丑，就不能换个正常人。
歌都好好听啊，洛佩慈真是个会唱歌的人。喜欢她的尸比月殳。
每首歌都好听，不想和诺丁山比，诺丁山更弱智
Max xswl
美国版Notting hill？挺好看的娱乐片。
插曲很好听，女主很漂亮，剧情老套但还是看哭了。 片尾的短视频里81岁的老夫妇很可爱。
无聊、尴尬、烂俗，跟同类型的诺丁山比实在太差了，男主怎么会这么没有魅力啊SOS
和预告片差不多内容，剧情就是毫不意外的套路，JLo好美！
JLo演的每一部电影都是她自己的故事。And I’ve had enough.
不用带脑子的小甜剧，男主这个鼻子长得也太奇怪了。（种草了好几首歌。）
依稀往梦魂归来，青春再版人鬼恋。
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