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.
在遭遇痛苦之后，意识到自己的一小部分已经永远死掉，但剩下的大部分依然存在，支撑着我们继续去爱、去生活，只因为“心脏是一块恢复能力极强的小小肌肉”———这是所有人命运唯一的相似之处：一切的一切，不过是在无意义中发现意义，在godlessness中验证god
哭着看完，然后内心OS是：“姐很贵，和我在一起你要付代价。” 真的觉得现在很多问题，是和魔鬼对人类自我价值的攻击有很大关系，但女孩儿们真的要记住：“妳很贵！Precious！”
不能理解为什么多次把婚结归还回去，快乐哥说人的本性很难改变，之前一直做着的事情。突然不做了，会不习惯。不过还好，最终，爱，改变了这一切。希望现实生活中，爱也能有如此强大的力量！
救赎只能回到原点。边刷题边看却发现这片子深层的表达很到位，踩着鼓点，慢慢升高！
乡村爱情宗教救赎纯情玛丽苏，多优秀也谈不上，只是现在能看到这么正常的片也不多了，且看且珍惜。
2021吐槽，虽然也是挺无聊的，但还是比《不要抬头》好看百倍。
还好吧，3.5的样子，去看Eric Dane来着，又没演好人
以为拯救女孩的是男人，原来是上帝……可怜的姑娘，命运悲惨，最终能获得幸福，还是蛮感人的。
传奇之爱，在上帝见证下的伟大爱情💖🌏🌍🌊🌹🌹
女主不幸但又很幸运 上帝关了一扇门也会给你开一扇门😢
我觉拍的挺好，我关注都是情绪，都是浅尝辄止，但又十分到位那种，画面也贼美
电影没有拍到书里的那些细腻的感情 所以会记得有些剧情很不顺畅 大家感兴趣看看书！！🥺🥺
没有什么事是不可能的
好看！！看哭了，女主太可怜了。幸好遇到个好男人！
剑，最要远离的真的是女人
和不要抬头对照来看，这部已经是直接骂街了。
没看过点国际新闻都要看不懂这部片子了，再见了2021，虽然迎来的2022也不怎么样
我想象不到一个人怎么会如此爱另一个人，堪称神话故事了。
一🌟颜值，一🌟妮娜，爱太简单了吧？ 为了传教？
和不要抬头对照来看，这部已经是直接骂街了。
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