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.
藏景美如画，藏草青青惹人爱。这是一部打破预期的网络电影。电影细腻的镜头语言完美展现了西藏辽阔无垠草原的美。没看电影之前我无法想象现代社会居然还有如此淳朴的人，如此闲适的生活方式。电影塑造了一群性格各异，心地却一样善良的孩子。电影剧情很棒，不会沉闷，跌宕起伏。
风景很美很大气，藏区方言听着也很有味道，服道化都很真实很好代入
主旋律的电影，似乎一定要人命牺牲才显出高大伟大。但若朗措大哥好好活着，好好陪着学生，不好吗？还有僧格，也算是强行牺牲了。
由男主一个人将孩子们从小培养到高中也是有点儿不容易了吧，关键是从头到尾我都没看见过书本...
藏区理解不深，不过感觉在那个年代，孩子们和当地人穿得应该是再脏乱旧一点的
我不曾到达的地方,我的学生若是去了,那便是我也去过了。看着这些孩子，我忽然就明白了当老师的意义。
有时候必须点承认，一个瞬间，一件事情就能改变一生，男主的一句不走了，改变多少人的一生
韩松老师刚去的时候，用水不方便，住的房子是破的，吃的也很差，甚至厕所都是露天的，但是他没有放弃，还是咬着牙坚持了下来，这种吃苦耐劳的精神值得大家学习。
梅朵也太惨了，最后真的就只有老师了，不过精神富足有追求的两个人永远陪伴在身边，很幸福。
听说能看到美丽的藏区风景，好奇过来看看，确实很美啊
牺牲和奉献是很伟大让人敬佩，但是感觉挺多角色其实没必要领盒饭的，大哥没必要死吧
藏区真的是天然的取景地啊，很多风景真的是太适合做桌面了，我截了好多图换着用哈哈
电影讲述了很多故事情节，但是却显得有些混乱，可挑选几个重要情节详细展开
说起来现在的藏区已经比较和平了吧，没有电影里的那些危险了吧，没有的话有时间要去看看
在这部电影里面，我看到了去支教的韩老师身上的责任和担当，也希望每个同胞最后都能获得幸福快乐
没有特别华丽的场景，也没有特别出名的演员，我们在这部电影里面看到的完全是质朴的老师和学生们，真的很感动
孩子们这么渴望知识喜欢老师，是我从小到大都不敢这么相信的。景色是真美
孩子们长大后都很有出息啊，作为老师韩松能对他们一视同仁当成自己的孩子爱护教育，很尊敬
在中国肯定还有很多个像韩松老师一样，不怕艰苦，终生扎根在边疆支教，他们无私奉献的精神必将会影响一代又一代的人。
为了自己的理想奋斗是一件多么伟大的事情啊！
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