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.
惊了！rebel wilson竟然这么瘦了？？！
好看诶！女主刚回到高中校园的那段真的太好笑了，Tiffany女儿那段展现的形象真的textbook👍
适合周末夜晚，一瞬间回到20年前和朋友一起看青春爱情电影的感觉。很好。
永远不要冷落了真正对自己好的人
量产这种过时20年的作品就是为什么网飞最近退订潮的原因之一吧，毫无诚意、毫无创新，只想靠量产过时成功的道路抄袭过来，恶心的不行
无脑但出乎意料地没有成为烂片，出其不意加一星
好玩 不过女主心态真好啊，不去计较过去丢失的二十年吗
看过日剧和韩剧，这题材的电影真心看不下去！半小时是我的极限
《独领风骚》的女主客串前prom queen真的好合适 哈哈 合格的爆米花片 穿插各种小讽刺
一般般吧，些许俗套，些许仓促，些许无聊。看完发现除了布兰妮的歌和千禧年代的装扮，没什么能记得住的了。
好玩 不过女主心态真好啊，不去计较过去丢失的二十年吗
逻辑有点混乱，到后面就大团圆结局了。。abercrombie(magazine)/school vs instagram the world这个变化倒是abercrombie纪录片里有奖。爽剧看起来蛮开心的
女之老了。。剧情还可以，确实生活中很多空间，女对头的女儿挺酷
又哭又笑呜呜呜！好棒的电影 追求平等 表现自我 放下虚荣 珍惜真正的友情 受益匪浅啦！过去和新生代的思想的碰撞太赞啦！
涉及了好多元素（友谊、自我、社会时钟），故事很简单。
瘦了换了新烤瓷牙的rebel看起来真的很刻薄
羡慕…中国高中生哪有prom这种东西，高考都压死你了。
好尬啊……Rebel真的瘦了好多，好厉害！但她真的不适合演这个……太尴尬了这个电影……
Worst chick film I'v ever watched
很轻松的一部爆米花电影，但作为一部青春喜剧就很平庸。调侃社交禁忌、潮流变化和笑着说“妈卖批”的那些桥段还是挺有趣的，电影选歌挺好听，但是故事整体太套路了，人物感情变化和剧情转折生硬刻意，女主故作年轻的表演也很尴尬。
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