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.
Share house如果隐私保证，家务分配合理的话我会有点小心动（住客人数再少点就好了）。。。
剧情还是往理想化发展，好相处的婆婆、不啃老的子女、不争家产的小姑子、跟老公住合租房放在现实中几乎很难实现。最好的结局还是像天海说的，努力运动，只有肌肉才不会背叛你。
这部电影想讲的东西太多了，却每个都没讲好。
婆婆真的太有气质了！天海一定是进不了宝冢笑趴我了，总体还不错~平均水平~
海锅如果是我老婆，我愿意宠她让她尽情买买买，写代码赚钱养她。
本来以为会做点什么...想不到居然...摆烂到底。(经济建设为中心的打工人沦为被压榨对象)最后老了租房笑着过完一生。这样长久下去，怎么可能会有活力欲望?
天海女王总演老实贤妻已经很离谱，但更离谱是这个剧本啊。
名字很吸引人…养老保险，退休八仟一万…我说：活在当下，不可预知的未来，可能是竹篮打水一场空哦！😂
这不给个喜剧的标签吗？能够把这么沉重的话题演绎的如此诙谐，四星不为过，我觉得同样的问题，国内将来也会遭遇的
有宝冢梗。日本不行，公司破产之后没有退休金。中国好，只要活到退休之后，退休金一分钱不会少。
婆婆才是亮点（特别是宝冢吐槽），不过最后明明都有工作了却卖房住合租屋，这日本的不动产是租不出去吗？
谁说天海祐希戏路窄只能演单身成功女性，被生活逼迫的中年落魄主妇不是演得活灵活现吗，天天算钱算钱、被熊孩子拿吸尘器吸、摆不好售货机里的饮料、不会收银……演太好了，简直惊喜！
沉重的社会性话题，拍浮夸了。虽然观片体验轻松乐呵。
正当焦虑没钱养老，花钱的事情就陆续来了，哭笑不得挺现实的，结尾也提供了一种可能，虽然不能适合所有人，总比宣传买彩票中大奖好吧，YOLO。
笑死，棺材打折是对佛祖不尊重。 结局的合租不评论，毕竟社会背景不同。 家人相处，少些猜忌多些关爱这倒是真的。人在死后什么都听不见了，还不如生前让大家把话讲出来欢乐地一聚。
不過最後原來是在推廣合租房，轉的有點硬呢
“人生百年，只要活着，就得花钱。”“牡丹饼吃不下三个。”“人生百味，挑贵的体会。”
任性一回不枉活，生前葬礼合家欢。
适合黄金周放的合家欢电影。原来小野花梨在病房那场戏打了个酱油哈哈🥹
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