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.
最后的结局让你猜摸不透
柄本佑就算是演不伦出轨男也还是很喜欢，演技超级好，黑木华和奈绪还有母亲的演技都很棒，十分能入戏。里面的漫画真的超漂亮，人物很美型。配乐总会有惊悚片的感觉，看老公天天胆战心惊真的很有意思
结尾，从床上弹起来，淦，有点意思嘛～
剧情起承转合都很棒，漫画和真实生活的穿插让观众一直在猜测究竟是幻想还是真实，最后结尾的反转超棒der~ 哈哈
年轻大眼的驾校老师哪里找 能告诉我吗 要失去的时候才会重新回视 人类啊
so far最无聊的一部蜘蛛侠，尽管老中青三代蜘蛛侠悉数登场+各种回忆杀+Dr. Strange友情出演，但全程也就看了10好几次表，翻了5次白眼吧… 故事没得讲了，只剩下卖情怀了
3.5，故事逻辑挺生硬的，但架不住联动效果确实很好，更加难能可贵的是本片作为荷兰弟版三部曲的终结，却完全推翻了前两集一个已经出道英雄的设定而让整个三部曲变成了一个origin story，否则实在很难让人信服这版是真正的Peter Parker
没想到这样无耻小气的男人居然拥有这样的才华，看到最后的原稿不禁流泪。还有那一巴掌实在是太妙了。
太感人了 初代绿魔是唯一一个坚守初心的坏蛋😭
日本人对待感情的态度真的很宽容了吧，对于出轨这件事，还可以心平气顺，也是很绝了。妈妈才是最好的，明明受伤了，还要给每天混吃混喝的女儿女婿做饭，顺便当吃瓜在线第一人。
12/13 Regency Village Theatre-world premiere 不剧透的前提下，用一句话概括我的整个观影感受，就是超出预期的过山车般体验。实在是太惊喜了！
从预告就有所期待的电影。漫画和现实之间虚虚实实，让一早出轨的老公失而复得却又得而复失。人夫根据剧情需要起来还是很像弟弟的😂
现代人就是这么不爱说话 不坦率吗。
整个剧情来说没有太多惊喜的地方，如果抽调漫画这个独特的想像载体，也许就是一部家长里短的肥皂剧。
黑木华颜值巅峰了
看到最后还有点热血……？总之漫画真有趣，加一星给漫画。
很久没看过这么棒的出轨剧了，漫画和现实的切换非常能够代入角色
3.5分。前面都挺好，结尾有点弱，虽说也不用像《消失的爱人》那么狠吧，但就是让你自己画你的伤心失败以及继续见证我的幸福新生活，这复仇复得好像也不咋来劲啊？倒是应了那句话：知道你过得不好，我就安心了。临近结局时那个编辑小三看男主又开始做画的反应，让我一度还以为是两个女人合伙做局就为了激励男主重拾画笔呢，讲真这么没心没肺的小三倒也真是头次见……
用惊悚片的形式来表达对伴侣出轨的愤怒，看得挺烦节奏太拖了，选角很好。
所以历史级大IP演员平时有条件的话还是得好好保养 这样年近半百还能凭少年眼神和依然合身的紧身衣唤起大家二十年前的情怀 而且别成为烂人被cancel 自己拿不到大厂支票不说 还让大家都再也无法重见初代小绿魔
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