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.
只有一两段有王男内味儿 还是好看的！在电影院笑出翔
加入了一战大背景的前传，既失去了正传轻松灵动的特色，各种阴谋诡计在大时代背景下又显得幼稚儿戏，两头不讨喜的结果就是不吸引人，难怪票房扑街。好的地方是制作认真，战争部分也做到了高质量。
没有剧情，除了吵架就是啪啪啪…
就像一个外观精美却不好吃的蛋糕，影片画面制作精良，但故事核心很无厘头
前面blahblahblah话痨拖时间，后面走剧情走得全是问号，整一个大不理解。每50分钟一段打戏，要不要这么金贵？光头古迪子发挥出全部颜值也只能做到不丑，造型师跟帅哥是有多大仇啊？
分了五次才看完，如果不是Heroft的颜根本看不下去
Hero精神鸦片3.0 & 继续沉迷于Hero的英音。这部cheesy romantic film我还能看第四季🌿男色害人！
有点封神了（Anastasia作为罪魁祸首居然没死，而且最后那段平行时空里也是她在搞事hhhhhhhh；最心疼Pawel和送披萨的小哥了，然后Filip其实也算是个好人吧🚬）
#2.0# 又换了个导演，最弱的一部床戏，狗血依旧，但是“我是你爸爸”的桥段上演时，我真的笑的太开心了哈哈哈哈哈，期待第四部。
总有一个瞬间想起你. by the way, 女主越来越像克里斯汀斯图尔特
剧情好扯而且比第二部更无聊了，也就只能看一下拉尔夫费因斯这位老帅哥，演他儿子那位本来蛮期待的但是电影里可以说毫无发挥
个人觉得完爆为了暴力美学而暴力的2，武戏没有乱七八糟的装备反而可看度高了不少。感觉英国借着虚构，狂黑了一把漂亮国，确实看着可乐
我他妈看个开头就决定给一星了。带英帝国的逻辑就是死俄国人不算死人，死英国人才算死人是吧。所以只要俄国继续参战不是带英单挑德国就是高尚正义的是吧。这种事怎么现在都不蔽着人了？还拍进电影里了？
你以为我出腿了你🐎不？我，我是你爹！三部曲越走越跑偏，建议第四部走科幻风，僵尸屠城男主被咬，你们可以的！
女主变美了 男主该关心下发际线了；前半段吵架吵的我头疼；后半段又狗血又觉得在欧美理所当然😅
男女主已经没啥拍的了，开始拍老一代的狗血剧情，竟然还没完……
不咋地…！
中规中矩，敌人源于内部，英格兰果然够humorous
不咋地…！
浸淫在日不落帝国的沉湎之中不可自拔。加星星是那场俄罗斯小陀螺的打斗戏太好笑了 梦回爆炸烟花。
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