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.
84分钟超长Talia Ryder MV心满意足☺️ 三只Talia! And the way she says OK every time, so casual and Talia-ish lol
看到才一小时片长就知道人物和剧情都不可能立体/完善 但是小情侣的回忆/final date都太有感觉了 以及Aidan这么用心的男孩是真实存在的吗
也不至于那么烂吧！和第一部差不多观感 汤好可爱
两星半，不算特别差，但无解构、无反讽、无表达、甚至都没有丝毫创新，照着最老套过时的白人故事重新拍了一遍，有什么意义呢？
一星不值。西部片里就没一个非黑人重要角色，无论白人还是黄种人…与这种极度自恋价值观相比，连zz正确都变得可爱起来了。
轻松爱情喜剧。近年好像没有出过特别经验的romance
剧情不行，非必要矛盾，人物性格架空，看完也不知道男女主学霸在哪里，mv电影。
#灰 确实是5-6的水平 即使像我这样的非常期待且很喜欢第一部的毒液“迷妹” 都没办法很专注地把这一部看下去 没有什么新意和笑点 反派也老套到不行 唯一的有趣的点是 —— 这是唯一一个系列 一直是男主+前女友+前女友现男友组合出道的…
break up is never easy
“如果一段关系还没开始
如果他是那个对的人。就不会让你失去自我。所以。我们值得重新面对。第一次约会。第一次吵架。第一次说爱你。从来没有尽在掌握的爱情。更多随遇而安的幸福。为Talia的俏丽加一星！！！
黑人西部片，有枪战，有血腥，有暴力，就是剧情太烂了！
也不至于那么烂吧！和第一部差不多观感 汤好可爱
蛮无聊的一部西部黑人牛仔片，一部网飞快餐片。
Wednesday’s Child 中间这歌还行
女人打做一团 红的白的都打喷出来 真的开染房了
65LFF#4 看完全片还是觉得现在这个译名好 网飞出品的黑人西部复仇爽片，喜欢西部片的人大概率会喜欢这部电影，不喜欢西部片的人会觉得什么玩意，这也算是某种意义上的大数据电影了。作为一个西部片爱好者，我本来还是很喜欢这部电影的，尤其是最后枪战戏拍的还不错，但是没想到结局落到这么狗血俗套的情节上了，瞬间产生了厌恶感。本片置景还不错，尤其内部置景很符合年代，但外部置景总有种说不出的怪异感，仔细想了想是因为太新了，崭新的，干净的，坐落于黄沙中的黄沙小镇，这不矛盾嘛。
一星不值。西部片里就没一个非黑人重要角色，无论白人还是黄种人…与这种极度自恋价值观相比，连zz正确都变得可爱起来了。
毫无疑问，资本塑造了这一切。
我个人很喜欢西部片，但是这一帮黑人带着牛仔帽的西部片看得让人别扭得慌，也不符合历史。真心难看，什么玩意儿
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