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.
不需要带啥脑子看的都市童话故事，轻松下不错，歌也可以，Jlo阿姨好像还蛮偏爱这种题材，，，想起几年前的天后助理也差不多是这样
还算可以吧，现代版人鬼情未了，最后不回来感觉更好，哈哈。
竟有点感同身受，对那种和我有高共鸣度的人，我也丧失了勇气。
非常非常老套的剧情，考虑到两位主演的岁数能拍成这样也算不错了，可以轻松一下的电影。
让人受不了的反胃，整个剧情和自恋的审美都让人如坐针毡
GUESS和COACH的超长广告片，最好笑的是男主撕掉支票后，女主角的助理又掏了一张出来。
不要太苛刻，虽然情节是完全没有任何新意但至少歌好听 梦很美。
故事挺老套的 如果知道是这个中文名 应该不会想看吧 女主不咋好看……
虽然是jlo 但看得我无话可说 我宁愿说它是部打歌电影 也不愿说它是romcom
真的看不下去，感觉剧本都没打磨好，演员也感觉不在状态，都在尬演。
故事挺老套的 如果知道是这个中文名 应该不会想看吧 女主不咋好看……
挺俗套的，maluma还能再油腻点嘛？如果marry me这种歌还能提名就说明格莱美真死了。
明明是喜剧+圣诞 看得我心都快碎了 所有能说出“我不想失去你这个朋友”的人 都是没有共情能力的人 为什么不能换位思考一下对方的想法呢 对方难道就想失去这个朋友吗 但是冒着这样的风险却还是说出口了 为什么 想过吗 以及 这句话本身就是伪命题 说出口的瞬间 就已经在渐行渐远了 当然 如果现实能有电影里这么多全方位助攻 而且两个人本身就双向的 当我没说
不是，虽然吐槽直人写同性恋套套路，但是异性恋的爱情故事也不是圣诞电影里那样呀。甭管你同性异性恋回家过年都给我老老实实的合家欢，谁也别嫌弃谁。
就是喜欢这种甜甜的戏， 还有女主保养的真好
预告即全片，晚上还是再看看诺丁山陶冶一下情操。
If you sit in the question long enough, the answer finds you. And the answer is I don't want to keep making the same mistakes over and over. I want something different. If you want something different, you have to do something different.
生命止于至美，对完美型人格男主也算得其所望，女主则达成自我和解，也算happy ending
放着Luke Macfarlane不要，那还是人嘛。
虽然后面有点牵强玄学，但整体还是觉得很美好，推荐给想要去热爱生活的人。彩蛋给很足。
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