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.
乳朝过头了啊……但这里居然能看到新世界警局cp…我尖叫
男主一人靠演技撑起全片着实不容易了
上学一直认为数学是“男”的、其实她是柔和包容的“女”性。寒国影视工业真是成熟了
不疼不痒，当一种反传统结局成了传统时，它不仅不让人眼前一亮，反而很反传统
金字塔最底层，有选择的话只能救自己，顾不了那么多，少谈点情怀，从粪坑好不容易爬出来只要是机会都应该抓住。
以演讲来撑起全片高潮还是略显单薄了。比较平庸的一部。
还行吧，就是感觉剧情有点拖拉就是，一直想让人快进的感觉，后面有被燃到，前面铺垫的时间有点长了，导演如果再精简点，更突然数学上的造诣，会更好 。
很套路但还是不错
人类啊，适应能力真的强，而最大欲望莫过于金钱，导演讽刺到位，就是好久没看90分钟左右的电影了。
所以高潮时，教授勇敢地站出来，不够震撼
原来哪里都有这种“顺势而为”的人呐 比拿着枪指着你脑袋，还是洗脑忠诚度更高啊
7。#venezia78 Orizzonti Extra
一直在想怎么结局，没想到这么写实，这个残酷社会的底层没有选择
如果在议员选举时把黑心产业链曝光就是爽剧级别，但结果是自甘被驯化，倒也算赤裸裸的现实。
有韩朝背景、逆袭成果、对功利应试的批判，然而观感模糊，较为平淡，比较深刻的片段是脱北者说出关于数学的思考和乐趣以及脱北者与儿子之间的冲突。
原来哪里都有这种“顺势而为”的人呐 比拿着枪指着你脑袋，还是洗脑忠诚度更高啊
现实生活里每天都在上演的东西。没什么意思。果然还是宣扬真善美的片子更能匡扶正气。这...
6分，崔珉植大叔的演技没得挑，可惜剧情单薄了一点
我们不曾看过朝鲜电影去表达对统一的表达，并不代表朝鲜的人民不想，只是他们发不出声音而已。同样，我们也是闭嘴了许多年的民族，很多问题不是没有，它存在，只是我们选择掩盖……
一段来自“小镇做题家”的破卷突围之路……很写实也很温情！
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