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.
其实想打三星的，欧阳万成演技还是略微刻意，全程感受不到他对女主的爱，就一直就是对女网友的态度。不过也是因为欧阳万成加一分，希望他以后演技可以跟脱口秀一样棒
很yy很圣诞很合家欢的一部片子，但现实生活中似乎白女+亚男的搭配不多？《真爱至上》真是每到圣诞季就会被拉出来鞭尸233333妮娜虽然胶原蛋白流失了不少但身材还是能打的，为了她多加一星。爱不是完美，是真实。
五星给欧阳万成。这么白的电影类别里他能当男主就是圣诞奇迹了。以及他演得很细腻，我们这种从小就长得不好看，爱而不得的悲伤，他演得特别好
cute但是抱歉真的看不了jimmy o yang的吻戏lol
为了Jimmy看的，前半段无聊到爆结局居然还有些感人？果然是Jimmy光环太重，女主有多奇奇怪怪都不重要了…
其实想打三星的，欧阳万成演技还是略微刻意，全程感受不到他对女主的爱，就一直就是对女网友的态度。不过也是因为欧阳万成加一分，希望他以后演技可以跟脱口秀一样棒
呃…男的欺骗在先 又拉着女主骗自己家人 搞得女生两边不讨好 结果最后女主还cos真爱至上去跟男主求爱？这部主创都是男的吧？
“如果没有Invisalign和accutane，你根本不会看得上我” 我本人了
20211106就是那种很套路的爱情电影，不过看着也还好，美女配个长相一般，不高大威猛的男有问题吗？人家起码有话可聊
如果相信爱，就继续找寻、保持耐心。她/他不完美，但他/她让你觉得，一切都很值得
康忙 白女怎么就不能爱上亚男了呀？不喜欢吉米这种的长相不代表大家全不喜欢 或者白女一定不喜欢… 终究还是偏见或者自我贬低？…ber 剧情确实无聊 一星给妮娜 一星给吉米 男主确实不该照骗 但他根本没有任何方式让别人了解他 如果没有女主惊喜访问 在接下来的沟通过程中男主人设是会告诉女主实情让她来做这个选择的
提前看了圣诞电影！哈哈哈哈 真爱一定是灵魂的碰撞而不仅仅是肉体的迷恋！找一个灵魂伴侣对我而言太重要了 所以一直还在期待着♡
妮娜杜波夫的演技真的很烂，是看一会儿就需要刷刷微博缓解观感尴尬的程度
艰难地看了半小时并不是很看得下去 且把darren barnet拍丑了 我直接放弃
比较完整的故事，完美诠释了荷尔蒙上来就没逻辑什么事儿了。
三十年河东三十年河西，jing yang都开始拍爱情片啦
不得不说这真的是部无比烂俗的烂片，开篇就知道结局，只希望结局他们两个不要接吻，可惜事与愿违。剧情也十分不理解，为什么是女主站出来解释一切，明明被骗的是她，完事男主居然逃跑，真是无语。好久没有下载电影静下心来看，我的女神 全程每一帧都无比漂亮， 还是那么完美。
活着见到nina新电影了…有点过于美好的故事，有些戏剧性也很那个，但是很温馨，主角演技很细腻看得很舒服…偶尔还是要靠点幻想故事温暖生活呀
故事套路，但很感激银幕上黄白配逐渐多了起来，颜值正义的当下美颜p是对的，否则连见光死的机会都么有哈
Family movie 🍿 average~~~~
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