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.
後半劇本與節奏沒有抓得太好，一些對話停頓特別尷尬；另外希望日本觀眾可以接受比較自然的表演方式。拍吃飯與煮飯的攝影位置幾乎千篇一律；三個演員好不容易湊在同個鏡頭處理烤牛肉，卻只是互相等待指示排排站也太浪費演員了⋯⋯ 但能如此正大光明看著西島的臉的機會，還是不多。
非常日常化的设定，但戏剧冲突还是很有设计感。
你在乎的人又刚好同样在乎你，是多么难能可贵的一件事啊
中年人的真爱=害怕对方会死掉👀👀这里面每一个菜谱都想试！！夹心油豆腐看起来非常好吃💕以及日式厨房客厅合一的风格也太绝了吧【不能做开放厨我哭死
他们只有彼此，又不只有彼此，最想向路过的每个人炫耀他的好。
还是剧呀，还是抓马又违和又可爱的中年Couple. 开篇京都几分钟都是地标，居然拍得没有实景好看，酒店也是当初没订到的，啊~你不会死吧？
“但你跟我不能只有彼此而已，我们不可能光靠自己活下去，所以你跟父母的感情要变得更好哦～”
也是想不出啥比在樱花树下吃便当更浪漫的结尾了啊
剧情好简单，就是两人分别误认为对方是要分手/劈腿或者生重病。真的可以看他俩这样生活100集，想看到Genji的两个大姐会怎么喜爱Shiro啊！哈哈哈哈
一个没有年轻肉体且不涉及任何开车内容的同性日剧为啥会这么吸引人？因为这是大多数人都向往的平实的幸福。
喜欢不仅仅是因为展现同性生活的舒适状态 更因为故事有自己生活的一部分，所以更感同身受。
“我想跟这里的每一个人炫耀你的好”
真不错，关于回家过年的两场对话戏真细腻，真好。
看了花絮才知道原来很多地方都是即兴啊这俩太厉害了👍🏻
出狱后的艰苦人生。悬念反转一般般。比较平淡
我还真挺喜欢日本的同性题材的影视，浮夸又细腻
不管是同性还是异性，终究都逃不开一个命题，那就是，如何平衡伴侣与家人。但我们好像很自然都省略了，因为我们大都是找到了伴侣之后，几乎和家人就彻底脱节了……哎，想到这里就好想哭。
这个题材的局限性？就是适合电视剧而不适合拍成电影
好爱平平淡淡的料理日常和史郎傲娇的样子啊！
还可以吧，主要是美食好看，电影本身有点肉麻，这类型的同志片不太好看
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