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.
讨厌 爱是忍耐 的说教🙄️/ 我是真的无法理解为什么能坚定地相信新世界必将来临。anyway拍得很细腻，喜欢浴缸受洗那一幕，也喜欢Jamie对抗“真理”的勇敢
讨厌 爱是忍耐 的说教🙄️/ 我是真的无法理解为什么能坚定地相信新世界必将来临。anyway拍得很细腻，喜欢浴缸受洗那一幕，也喜欢Jamie对抗“真理”的勇敢
纵使世界与我为敌，我也依然爱你。大概就是这感觉吧……中规中矩的一部lgbt片子
节奏把握很好，和黑人小黑这种才是真友谊的感觉。虽然整体莫名看得要把我掰直了，可能和宗教联系的部分就让人略出戏，最后车里戏份车外美景前后呼应，泪目。。。咱加拿大美景确实震撼，是个适合酝酿美好感情的温床。
信教信得多管闲事是一种病。剧情好敷衍，结婚生孩子那位的状态好憔悴，导演是不是故意的
好看，内地难得不尴尬很自然的青春片！赏心悦目！
而且撩完就跑，跑完还结婚生子，生完了又跑回来这真是我雷点集合了🙃
即使沒有在一起，有的人依舊是生命中的唯一。
而且撩完就跑，跑完还结婚生子，生完了又跑回来这真是我雷点集合了🙃
爱是永不止息。一封献给所有为爱坚持或动摇的姬佬的情书,一个关于当你选择相信后的承诺。你能从看似平淡实则无比细腻的推拉、夜幕下紧握的手与轻盈的吻、颈后湿热的吐息和含泪的深情注视中,感受到酝酿足有八年的郑重,以及说好我们的故事的严肃。
不婚不育 永葆青春…Marika最后得到想要的答案又有什么意义呢 即使是心里想要的 也已经回不去了 不要妥协啦！
避免不了的结尾，挺现实的。年少到长大，经历很多段感情再看到爱的人有娃，这不就是我的经历吗？！！哭了，希望她们能在一起
可是经书不会告诉我们，being normal才是此生最难捱的考验
玛丽卡这个人好奇怪好矛盾，转折好突然，又加上是开放式结局，就变得很迷糊。。好在两位女主强烈的chemistry撑起了整部电影，贡献了不少女本子的心动名场面
22.7.18 镜头技巧平 故事背景施压 无聊 但是religious play真的很涩
！！！！杰米就是我的理想型呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜好像大狗勾啊最后开着车带着孩子就逃跑吧！PS：我是真的讨厌宗教😅
一般般吧 不甜也不刀 很平淡 看完感受就是：远离邪教！！
我太俗了我不能理解这个宗教信仰(必须跟男的结婚但是允许心里爱着另一个？好像忠于信仰实际却与信仰背道而驰。
marike太会撩了吧，厕所那段性张力爆棚
配乐和剧情的走向配合真的很优秀。信仰和真爱冲突的时候，真爱是让你永生的，信仰不过是虚无，既然都是俗世的人，那就做个所谓世俗的人。
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