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.
小孩子看不懂，问她最后决赛是谁对谁都不知道，所有的剧情都可以猜到，必须第一年没进决赛，主力必须受伤，队员必须解散，后又必须重组，最后一球必须要由灰太狼进，这些套路日漫都用烂了，希望能有点自己的创意。
6/10
股弟，讲的是他们长大了。来到了都市，参加了都市篮球杯，最终获得了胜利！
除此之外，整体还是超有梗值得看。
和春节其他电影比强得不是一点半点，热血倒是一般，就是很单纯的动画电影。爷青回。
真希望每年都有一部篮球系列电影，看的真球迷热泪盈眶，伪球迷垂直入坑，不错的片子
出乎意料的不错，原来喜羊羊与灰太狼已经相遇了5000多集了，我也已经23岁了
陪老弟看的。好多灌篮高手的梗，甚至每个角色都能找到原型，灰太狼-樱木花道 懒洋洋-三井寿 烈羊羊-安西教练
我喜欢喜羊羊与灰太狼，我给它5颗星。也是弥补了大电影的遗憾吧
白虎真漂亮（字面意思）
前面有点无聊，后面开始打球紧张起来，总体偏低幼，如果不懂篮球基本规则和术语，可能会有影响。怀念12年前看虎虎生威时全场欢唱《大家一起喜洋洋》的热烈氛围。
这一部故事里因为小孩子很多，所以配乐都做得像童话一样，有时又像恐怖片，不愧是剧场版w
为了情怀去看的，但非常好的制作。题材致敬经典，观赏性极高。
哈哈哈梦回小时候
但是在那一瞬间，初中毕业那年和小昭两人…捧着在家乐福买的零食哼哧哼哧爬楼梯还迟到了两分钟进场…去看〖喜羊羊与灰太狼之兔年顶呱呱〗…因为去晚了不好意思打扰别人走进里面座位…就在过道上看了一整部电影的那一幕突然就出现在眼前…
原来我在看绝杀慕尼黑！？甚至我和小王还能吐槽到灌篮高手和黑子篮球，甚至是排球少年hhhh不过大年初一和小何在一起，比去年看式神令的观感要好，不错。
狼队那个白狼好帅呜呜呜，我后面一直等他的镜头，结果就一点呜呜呜
转体育向了，不过一般吧，剧情是这类电影一贯套路。
只有真正有情怀，懂篮球的用心的电影人，才能做出这样的一部电影，小孩子能看的开心，大孩子更是情怀满满，希望中国电影人都能如此用心对待每一部电影
3:电影真的只适合低幼儿年龄段观看，稍微大一点的估计都提不起劲来观看
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