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.
“如果我们在一个宴会上遇见彼此，遇见其中之一，我们会不得不抛开我们的同伴，因为我们要一直长谈，我们的同伴也要理解我们遇见了一个生命里特别重要的人。”
奇怪，为什么这么多年过去我还能完美复制Janice的oh my god！记得感恩节和伦敦一夜那么多梗，明明是带给我们如此多欢笑的喜剧经典，重聚的第一个画面起来却想哭。
与其说好友，不如说是比较亲密的同事吧。各有各的命运无常，各有各的风尘仆仆，再聚首，始终找不到往昔温情。
就像菲比说的，这个剧集的结局已经很圆满了，没必要拍摄续集或电影版。就这样看看花絮、回忆、老友间的重聚聊天蛮好的。
超棒的，这个令人窒息的世界，就由你来改变吧，
我最理想的状态就是：等到十年或者二十年、三十年后，和曾经跟自己一起拍片的好友聚在一起聊拍摄趣事、创作的心路历程。可问题是、我可能永远拍不出自己的第一部长篇电影、而曾经志同道合说要一起走下去的伙伴也早就选择了其他的行业工作。我不想最终过成一个没有情怀留念没有故事讲述的人
炒冷饭，并且里面采访不同国家观众竟然没中国，我只想说美国就是个傻逼国家
几个人出来后谨慎的问好到互相的调侃，差点泪目了……
珍惜朋友 年度最煽情 应该上映啊 就可以和懂的小伙伴一起去电影院经历这场回忆杀 虽然表演痕迹挺明显的 但还是会笑会泪目 Gunther showed up but short
Forever young forever friends
这玩意儿不要看，无脑给五星就行。说那么多干啥
青春的人儿啊 想想一个人的十年会怎样
瑞秋还是女神的样子，身材保持不错，近镜头悲伤了，可是性格还是那么开朗，祝福！！
太喜欢了！六个人之间的互动，回忆，真实而美好！
没有每一集都看过，但这个重聚的结构不错，尤其是围桌读过去那些有趣的剧本，让现在跟过去重叠起来。是啊，90年代真美好啊，以前的大牌客串惯例这次一下大加料，贝克汉姆，ladyGaga，比伯，辛迪克劳馥，足以说明这个剧的影响力了。
严格的说这是一期访谈节目，从节目本身来说没有什么亮点。但是，回忆却让人难忘，尤其是看到这六位演员已经青春不再的样子，还是感到心酸。
罗斯对当初布景的点评，提到机位，可以看出这是他后来转型导演的影响
剧是想起来就会觉得非常好的事，重聚印证了这么好的事在生活里也是存在的，简直是好上加好，太完美了。
我一个一集都没看过的人，看这个重聚很快就被卷进这个剧的能量场里面了。真的很能感同身受，我们每个人的人生似乎都有那么一段最黄金的时期，最好的爱人朋友都在身边，喜怒哀乐都那么深刻，虽然它终会远去，但是始终熠熠生辉，永远刻在了我们的生命印记里，永不磨灭。
看一个蜡笔小新剧场版哭了好几次，这都正常吗？但是好燃啊！！渐入佳境的故事。
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