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.
想了一下，还是给四星吧。片名叫dog，但其实讲的还是人的故事。一人一狗的战争创伤都需要得到救赎，生活还要继续，但要记得I love me
耳朵敏感的狗狗最后也愿意让他摸
没看过原版 我觉得很不错 也许是真相太残酷我也很jake一样很崩溃 一场表演课
吉伦哈尔近年来都是类似角色，神经质暴燥症，警察的背景又似乎暗指了之前的新闻。。然而，片子整体质量还是一部批量生产的流媒体作品
男人和狗狗都是长不大的小可爱
两个战后创伤综合症在公路之旅中找到了彼此的信任。
太一般了，基本上讲狗的片子都不错，除了这一部。
被感动到。一直有想哭的冲动，但还是忍住了，动物永远是人嘞的好朋友，动物都是有灵的，或者不如说万物有灵。
人和狗的公路片，其实笑点不多，基本都在预告片里面了。正片风格感觉很闷，想表达的东西太多结果反而让人比较困惑
适合喜欢狗狗的朋友看，看完后就想未来一定要养一只小狗呀，然后像家庭成员一样照顾一辈子
因为狗狗片就带上了孩子一起看，却是一部创伤后遗症的大兵历程，狗狗戏份不多但是总体不错。
是较为常见的狗+人的公路治愈主题电影。当狗狗直接走到曾经主人的军靴那里趴下的时候，真的被戳到。据我所知，很多狗狗一辈子只认一个主人。
狗狗真的是人类最忠诚的伙伴了吧，每次都看到流泪
Village cinema with Ursin. Warm easy to watch movie, the slum, try to help the whole world
三星半的电影，一切都中规中矩，是一部电影该有的模样，但也仅仅是这样。人和狗互相治愈的模样，是本片最大的看点。
美国退伍兵的题材，可能只有老美比较理解吧，我个人只是觉得一阵伤感，把战争带给全世界，结果自己的心里也是撕裂的
毫无亮点的公路片，动物题材也没什么加分，也一点也不好笑。
钱老板挺不挑还能给狗狗做配，结果当然了狗是最可爱演技最好的，其他人都无所谓。。。
越看越熟悉，果然是翻拍……然而比不上前作。饶是当年的丹麦版都不算惊艳，不知为啥要翻拍。
——知道怎么打分了吧？
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