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.
胶片真是个好东西，存储的画面历久弥新。一定要多拍点照片视频留个念
我以为岁月不老，但皱纹和眼神从不骗人，我以为故人不再，但久别重逢还是开心得像个孩子。艰难的时候，我们总是特别容易怀念过去的好日子。
比想象的好！最吸引人的是选角的复述。不满是关于最好玩的时装秀，为什么没有火鸡装和莉亚公主金属泳装？
如果演员们脸上不打那么多针、去除面部的僵化和塑料感、接受十七年的岁月洗礼，会好很多。
好像又回到了追剧的那几年 5🌟致过去 致未来 致情怀
哪个（美国）留学生能绕过这六个人和另外一个带耳机的黑哥们呢？
不是粉丝，看完这部就明白了蜡笔小新为什么能长盛不衰，每部剧场版都评分不俗。去他妈的精英，快乐更重要。
分几段看完，就是重聚，回忆过去。年轻时的他们真好看。
多加一颗给情怀。我觉得他们的重聚就很开心，没有国内那些重聚那么假惺惺，很多小人物的出现都很惊喜，可惜了好久没有再看到那么好的情景喜剧了
陪伴了无数日夜，带来了无数开心的卡斯，真好呀
柯南剧场版一年比一年失望，小新剧场版从没让人失望。没想到一部子供向的动漫剧场版能达到这样的高度和深度，这让我想起那部大人反击战。
看不看都五星加持，必须的。
实在太想哭了就QAQ一看到他们聚集在房间开始我就眼泪哗哗地流，我现在还记得老友记最后几集我真的从片头哭到片尾，我想要是永远不结束就好了…好爱你们，老友记六人。
主创们都好赞 台前幕后都是用爱倾注 pheeb mon rach joe chanchan ross（ross是不是没有昵称 哈哈哈
大小道理全盘 笑点泪点全含 推理胜过柯南 肯定要比博人传燃
情谊生根发芽，联系从来都有回应。甚好。❤️
朋友是老友记老粉一直安利要一起看这个特辑， 6位主角都好可爱，个人很喜欢菲比！还有就是女演员们对于身材的管控真好，几乎都没什么大的变化！777太6了！
「I'll be thereeeeeee fooooooor youuuuuu~」
太好哭了，朋友就是家人的那段时光，致青春。
哭得想死又笑得打鸣 虽然就是卖情怀但是我愿意我愿意😭
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