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.
喜欢他们之间的相处 简单 快乐 又彼此独立 是家人也是朋友 我爱这样的巴黎 是易碎的 是浪漫的 写字 看书 读信 听电台 没有互联网的束缚 没有焦虑 一家人做着喜欢的事情 互相包容 是平等的关系 儿子会接妈妈下班回家 妈妈会送自己的日记孩子 他们的爱是相互的 独立的 互不牵绊的
悬疑和喜剧不易混搭，目前国内也仅唐探系列在此领域颇有所成，没想到刘循子墨处女作便交出不错的答卷。前面喜剧后面悬疑融合得不错，迷影元素不少，反嘲娱乐圈社交、影视圈创作，以及吐槽审查和署名，虽是创作者夹带私货，但并不枯燥。剧本杀风格迎合年轻人，然不失为行之有效的观影驱动力。选角和表演方式也指向更下沉的受众群体，营销跟上来就会小爆。
倦怠的人类经过白日的毒害，万籁俱寂的深夜听着温吞嗓音垂眸落矣，思绪消散内心平静，如温牛奶进口顺滑微甜。
导演用一个电影真的说明白了拍电影确实不容易
几次反转实在是太有魅力了！还有，这部片子里呈现的女性温情和男性共情与关怀让人倍感温暖。作为一个几年前开始写的剧本，在剧本杀还没有大肆兴起的时候就写下这样的剧本的话，刘循子墨属实让人有点惊喜了。开篇熟悉的报告老板的感觉，一下子梦回我的高中时代。但他们这次用自己的实际行动告诉我们：我们不只是会拍网剧。以及，父王张本煜真的全场最佳。
李家辉和齐乐山之所以用生命守护一个谎言，他们守护的不是谎言本身，而是谎言后面的那个人。
应该是我很喜欢的类型的电影，之后我要自己再看一遍。
就是一部平铺直叙的片子，里面的反转都不能称为反转
万合天宜，希望能好，最起码要好笑。
虽然能感觉出来导演对长篇的把控还有一点青涩，但是整体的情绪流还是非常好的
太喜欢最后念的那一段听众的信了，最后的几分钟让我一下就喜欢这部了
无数的生活，交织在巴黎夜色下，流淌在午夜电波中，无需言语，无尽浪漫。谁不是夜归人，在孤单的路上，自由的孤单。当他们随着音乐轻轻摇晃，我想起萨冈的那句“幸运的是，人生匆匆，我在这里，你在这里。我们共舞”。
轻盈质地 好喜欢啊
他说他也是踩灭火苗的人，意思大概是要做割断军火供应链的人。
倘若去了80年代的法国，怎么会不爱这样的巴黎；怎么不会不爱那些具体的人；怎么会不爱这柔软的声音。
好看的悬案离不开对凶手内心的探索，张本煜此次无疑是他演艺生涯最为浓墨的一笔。
A 每个人都是夜旅人，会相聚，也会离开。某一天，夜旅人们在巴黎的星夜里必将再重逢再相聚。
开篇十几分钟以为是民国版的报告老板，有点无聊有点弱，后面渐入佳境还有点小惊喜，七分打四星吧！
会有别人眼中的我们，那些碎片，我们曾经以为瞥见的，我们的碎片，会由我们的梦来滋养，我们从来都不是相同的，每一次，我们都只是外来者，是夜旅人，是他们的想象，就像被留在旧房间镜子上的，那些脆弱的阴影。
太喜欢巴黎了，温柔的旧人，破碎的新生，是漫长岁月的落幕美学，我爱过，即永恒。
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