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.
Hardin portrays romance novelist Emilia, described as a whirlwind who blows back into the lives of her adult children, Taylor (McNamara) and Zach (Lloyd-Jones), under the pretense of a book signing arranged by her hometown's local book shop. As Emilia tries to reconnect, Taylor and Zach explore new and past relationships through an app that boasts old-fashioned human connection by way of the classified ad. Zach is given a chance to heal old wounds while Taylor matches with a woman that changes the way she's always thought about
让我想起了许多低成本女通讯录电影（这些年我为了看百合受了多少伤害。介于即将要尴尬到抠脚趾和又挺轻松不费脑之间。
47/ 怎么说呢 就是烂到不好意思在豆瓣标注看过
很欢乐的一部剧，不止是爱情
这不就是未来社会追求的最好的生活方式吗 所有人的都是理性的尊重他人想法的有机体 既分工又共生 缓解了太多矛盾了 既不是资本主义体制下贴标签式的各种定义与歧视
开头还有点意思，后面继承家产的霸总剧情在搞什么东西？ ？？画面倒是拍得挺好看。
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真是够垃圾的 全片最好看的是那个attempt rimming镜头哈哈哈哈
古早青春文学剧本，圆寸帅哥的人设和行为严重ooc。剧情大问号。
古早玛丽苏设定，感觉是十五岁少女po在网上的小yellow文……我倒不如去看个a片吧！ 这种主要就看脸，男主基本🉑️，女主是西班牙沈月吗？更吃女二的颜…
话说是不是一定要先听完广播啊 没懂前面为什么要搜集调查😵
我觉得mom比Taylor要hot是咋回事🙀
说实话我一直是不喜欢加泰罗尼亚长相的，看剧照本来也觉得男主不戳我！但！是！！两个人化学反应太好了！！而且男主的身材妈呀！！最后就是直戳我的x癖！！！比jamie更！！！女主也是一眼普通结果越看越好看的类型！而且她的屁股也太好看了吧！！！剧情是真的挺傻的，但是这个cp真的好好磕，个人审美太喜欢啦！！不喜欢的人应该觉得挺无聊的，反正我三天看了两次
没看过电视版的人体会不到那种拼图一片片拼凑起来的惊喜。看过电视版的就是为了看最后那几分钟而要忍受近2小时的炒冷饭。却也没什么出人意料的结局。狗尾续貂
哈哈哈哈哈 欧美青春文学 这么俗套的剧情还是在拍！父母出轨导致富二代男孩不信爱，被隔壁“偷窥女孩”拯救。配置有afte那味儿。hothot。男主真的不像Justin Bieber吗！
總集篇啊，根據短評只看了最後10分鐘。「アルパカガ何？」「す...好き」www
镜头突然给到翻找避孕套、拆开、戴上的全过程好出戏，一瞬间以为我在看性教育宣传片......隔段时间就想看看欧美teenager们的青春校园片，看电影就图个乐，看俊男美女肉体狂欢，画面又这么精美，享受到赏心悦目就是我赚啦，管它有没有什么内涵不内涵的呢！事实证明我这辈子接受不了圆寸，哪怕是在男主这种雕塑帅哥头上，以及粉发小哥好cute，黑发就普通了。
没看过电视剧光看这个剧场版 估计精彩度也会降低
男主真好看，荷尔蒙爆棚超级A，7分钟在操场上运动+配乐绝了，回去看了好几遍。但是女主跟踪狂魔人设让人迷惑，故事情节真的有些幼稚，门不当户不对但是不代表女主可以看到辛苦工作的妈妈在酒会上当服务员匆忙逃跑吧…
西班牙版五十度灰。尽管情节有些玛丽苏，但颜值还是值得一看
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