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.
郭在容真的廉颇老矣，冷菜旧饭炒的实在是太难吃了。
喜欢叫醒服务和自杀男孩这条线，林允儿出场真的好美，天台对话好可爱，姜河那在这里就是来颜艺的吧。另外一条十五年朋友的故事真的看的好迷茫，电梯里的真心话时间，看到了情书明信片又假装不知的你，到那一刻才释怀吧。弟弟好帅，天桥表白还挺浪漫，专属高中生的中二环节了～合家欢电影，无功无过，但是也能看。
反正都知道结局是happy ending ！卡农配的不错，好听！
看来这个世界只有谈对象才完美？
当年的life因为和曹叔有大量对手戏的二人我弃剧了，没想到这部电影还是没什么进步。努力了，但看不下去，告辞抱拳。
很像酒店宣传片，但合家欢是我永远的爱。
好几组人物的好处在于总能找到一对喜欢的，这部电影就是有偶像有悬浮但也有真情实感，尤其是马上将近新年时有一个一无所有决定结束自己生命的设定，众人最后合力救下了他，着实老套但又感动。
(片中的朋友们聚会时的感觉真好, 我也要加油啦, 向着拥有这样的一群朋友们的方向飞奔而去吧
真爱至上真是个好模板，还算合格的节日童话片
剧情零散 不知道说什么 打扫时在那蹦跶真的挺作的
两星半 可真是太俗套了 虽然理解新年群像电影就是如此 但每个故事都很潦草单薄 不吸引人 最好看的大概还是老年组
演员阵容其实真的不错 可惜了剧情 但整体看着也蛮开心～
很不错啊，也是对被称之为神仙伴侣的灵魂伴侣进行了假设。有时我们其实也搞不清楚是找到了灵魂伴侣还是相处出了灵魂伴侣。
一般来说温暖贺岁片都会给高分，但这部只有堆砌，没有融合升华。比类似题材的《新年前夜》《结婚前夜》更无趣
life噩梦重现。。但紫红色西装的290值得一星（看他体型感觉这电影应该很早就拍完了。
假如我是半个圆润的红苹果，配上半个椭圆的青苹果就不好看了，可是如果我找到半个跟我一样圆润的红苹果，就算它坏了，就算颜色深浅不同，我还是愿意跟它在一起，也许变久了，我的颜色深浅度会变，它也会尝试改变它的颜色深浅度，过程很累，也不完美，但还是行得通！
演员阵容奢华，可剧情实在是平平无奇，郭在容还是喜欢用很多年前的手法，爆米花电影笑笑过后就好好迎接新年的到来吧
显然是受到了《4321》多重平行叙事的启发，但这本玩结构的书是无法用电影演绎的，维持了三十分钟的新鲜度后就变成了流水账。
相亲男和叫醒服务小姐还有点意思，别的小故事太流水线的感觉了，完全没有感动的点，比真爱至上还是差太多了，故事太多太细碎了。
明明已经没有感觉到对跨年有小时候的变化感和reset后的压力动力 为什么这几天还是莫名低落 然后就看完了…… 多一星给姜河那搞笑的脸
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