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.
呜呜🥹女主真美（想起看过她演的恐怖片，突然感觉她更适合恐怖片
3、刘德华？
喜剧片能符合逻辑，故事结局又不落俗套，还能博你一笑，就挺成功了
哭晕在电影院~太破防了~这么多年，两个巨星的陨落，就像香港一样~“这几十年来，我都没见过香港像现在这么惨。”一语成谶不甚唏嘘~片子本身太走马观花了~和姐姐的关系太刻意了~王丹妮和芳姑还是很神似的，但是哥哥就差太多了，仿佛是一体育明星~慢歌唱的是唏嘘，这句话真是刻到了芳姑的骨子里
貌似相比法版改动和丰满不少，虽然故事是俗套了点，但禁不住维文妹纸好看啊，还有男主很多人肯定认不出是<健听女孩>的老师和<非常父女档>的爸爸吧。（预感某天国内也会拍一版）
挫折它想尽办法要我低头。
在人生的路上将我左右
叙事有些浮于表面，但我们来看的是梅艳芳，来怀念的是那个时代，来追忆的是那个群星璀璨的香港。
2003年的梅艳芳在香港低谷的时候，决定站出来，给香港打气，2021年的《梅艳芳》也是在香港电影低谷时期的时候，站出来，给香港电影打气，这就是梅艳芳的“精神”。
104号。比法国原版更丰满，情感做得也更丰沛，很喜欢男主这个演员，可塑性无比强。
看样子，除了本片，《巨星嫁到》也是据此改编的了。都是大同小异的剧情，草根男遇到明星女，各种不可能的过程后，以可能收尾。呵呵！6
这部剧去掉H段子非常适合国产化，男主适合沈腾，马丽修车店老板，女主找个稍有点演技的流量小花，男主哥们有开心麻花的班底演，快去买版权吧。
呜呜🥹女主真美（想起看过她演的恐怖片，突然感觉她更适合恐怖片
本来没抱期望，没想到还挺感人，特别是那场葬礼
最后Olivia还是没有和Antonio在一起，好可惜
初恋都是被美化的记忆，严重怀疑喜多川和近藤联手做戏，让Anita知难而退……和哥哥的友谊就太好哭了。
3星给情怀，2星给古仔的诚意。真心喜欢她的都知道她的故事，这只是拍给不认识她和怀念她的人看的。這是一部屬於香港人的電影。
所以说，可能好剧本和让世界充满爱的主题过多久还是管用啊。
2003年真的是一场又一场的噩耗，我对小时候的回忆，最早也只能从那年算起。
太美了女主Hollywood也超好看养眼快冲
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