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.
9年啊，人生有多少个9年啊；
非粉丝，就想问，你们自己一家的事儿为啥要拉着全世界陪葬😂
“How did not everyone know we were crushing on each other?"
痞子这次依然没有收起玩心，却也在努力地回收线索，父子对决从特摄到真心为你味道甚浓的嘴炮蒙太奇，乃至结尾的线稿呈现，都以更柔和、更平静的心态做处理，真真正正地诠释了，一个创作者如何用不同心境处理同一部作品的结果：内核不再犀利，但在形式的探索上依旧先锋，手绘、3D、实景，他确实是在用着这些隐晦的方式宣告着自己涉足真人电影的野心。好像他也知道乱点鸳鸯谱有多祸害人心，于是乎用着“曾经爱过，可我们都长大了”的鸡汤搪塞过去，Q里消失的十四年依然没有太多解答，但也无需太多解释，因为他不用这么装正经，毕竟成年人就该用成年人的方式表达爱意，拥抱大胸美女，走向人生巅峰—-对于痞子来说，这样的成人礼已经够了：不再厌世，与人和解，有人相爱。再见了，所有的福音战士；再见了，那个懦弱爱哭的男孩。
庵野秀明的节奏一直不喜欢，不过情怀满分了！~~
总是封闭自我的他选择了主动沟通，他知道自己的哭泣拯救不了任何人因此接受了自己的懦弱去主动改变这个世界.
无法评价系列。和乔伊的感受一样：我起鸡皮疙瘩了……
虽然在心底知道他们并非真正地在现实中成了朋友，他们的重聚只是为了每人几百万的出场费，这次重聚，他们遮不住的隔阂，时有时无的疏远，我看在眼里了，但看到他们坐在一起，躺在一张沙发上，还是很感动，有些东西就是献给回忆的，老友记的魅力就是这么强。很糟糕，但你会爱死它的，就像生活。
西历2021年8月13日，不管怎样，谢谢庵野监督，谢谢大家。我有好好地在成长，做一个靠谱的大人呢~虽然私心也想看高仿绫波丽插两个小时秧，但是，学会告别，也是一种成长吧。
心情复杂，但都要说了一句，再见了，全部的EVA。庵野这个剧场我个人看法是不负责的，将TV坑填了，但这些我们都知道了，从Q开始的高潮戏打戏都没再现TV、真心为你的质感，画面就一个乱，EVA全部无双，观感太差了。而且真希波根本就没塑造好，就一工具人，结果是与真嗣一对？你不想认真，不想对之前观众负责写好故事，拍好电影，你就直说，不要拍就是了吧。观众不需要从EVA解脱，不要将责任推给观众，庵野不好好拍，你不负责，你才是巨婴吧！旧TV，旧剧场，序，破我觉得永远五星。
很多幕后花絮，演员选角太棒了，本身是千挑万选，演员本人的性格也带进了角色，joey chandler尤其如此，都是喜剧大师，浑然天成。
不是所有人都爱/适合参加同学会
也是10年的青春成长了。6名演员把最好的青春给了观众。
Last night in my apartment packing as I watch the 6 of them exit the scene.. thank you for the company.
－是啊，听说它曾经风靡一时。
mon向chandler求婚那里真的看一次感动一次
全部星送给Lisa，找时间重刷Friends https://fangj.github.io/friends/
哼，我就知道Rachel和Ross之间曾经应该有点什么。泪目了。
现时的采访、闲聊比较尬，但我还是喜欢《Friends》呀~~
当美好的事物告一段落，总会令人感到伤感。但美好的事物曾经有过也未尝不是一种力量。
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