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.
#《阿娜伊斯的爱情》#，电影话题有新意，人物不是我的菜。看她冒冒失失跑啊跑，老了爱平静的人，不对味。
非常一般，就是共享屏幕中途被会议强制退出进不去是我没想到的ಠ_ಠ
没法跟《南山的部长》比，不如直接用真名，这还得猜谁是谁，有点累。
主题曲很好听！
这不是女权，这是人权。喜欢女主活力满满的的人设，最后一幕电梯scene绝妙！
两位主演的表演很精彩，动人的是知音情谊，政治的部分和其他同类型影片比就是小巫见大巫了，前半部分太聒噪，后半部分又太沉重了。
Ps:韩国总统金大中&影子军师严昌禄。
优点的话对初代TV还原下了功夫，片尾皮套拍的挺好看，十圣刃yyds！！！
这类题材尤为演员试金石。双男主选角精准，演技之外，脸相气韵均符深陷纸牌屋该有的人性刻度。 后半部以及结尾，没想到是那样。让人看罢无限怅惘、不时反刍、无比感喟、深存心田的一部，爱这两个角色，还爱两个好演员。
二刷，Anais的对爱的渴望与热情再次震撼到我，第1个疑惑有了解答：一位博主说法国人找伴侣就和找饭搭子一样哈哈哈
乡野药师自荐，为地方政客做幕僚；
可能做不到这样有激情地活着 所以代入感没有那么强烈
我以为我能猜到结局，但是女主比我想象中更要勇敢坚定许多，最后两分钟强行扭转结局(亲吻姐姐的手腕好美啊。女主热烈的爱像飞蛾扑火不顾一切，拥有能去爱她人的能力真好。
I mean MILF 谁不爱呢 法国女人真洒脱 想爱就爱 想跑就跑 堕胎也只是一句话一个生活小穿插 最后人家说一大堆美女回一句话我不同意就拉着跑了hhhhhh
观感挺不错的，有几句台词我觉得可以入典了，有假面骑士的地方，恶就无法蔓延，感动
“我不同意”（看到豆瓣推荐以前竟然没有听说过这部电影😢）
让さくら变Nadeshiko真是恶心到我了，不知是不是早期拍的关系，演员演技有点差
不管是黑手套还是白手套，手套就要有手套的活法。
非常法式 小清新 大海 齐刘海 花裙子 文学爱情 连女主的包都是Longchamp
不管是黑手套还是白手套，手套就要有手套的活法。
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