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.
我一直认为她不是一个好的母亲，原来只是她不够爱我。
第一幕就让我笑喷🤣
第一次date他挑半天衣服最后选了一件上面写了「氣」的短袖 就因为对方是亚洲人… 怎么会有这么白人的行径…
谁不喜欢看戳make out，他是我心里同性恋小男生的典范
戳爺和這個角色的適配度還蠻高的，比我想象中的要更出色，其實得艾最難克服的是自己這關，希望早日艾滋能夠得到根治吧
比起《爱牵手》有过之不及。结尾换成崭新白鞋挺有意思，同时cliché着…开头的动画真的已经太太太过时太太太cliché了.完美的race balance
Perfume Genius那首歌那里是全片最佳，以及Troye Sivan一会儿好看一会儿不好看的脸。
戳爷好好看。但是剧情真的好无聊。和印度裔小哥完全没有cp感。
故事蛮简单的 很多细节也蛮好的 就是如果印度男孩能够realise不要再这样子下去懦弱下去就更完美了 （如果回头了我会给5星
有些事，不敢说，是因为我们无法完全信任亲人；有些时候，我们忽略朋友，是因为我们以为此刻遇到了难得的缘分；而有些人，即使陪我们走过夏日，但终究真的就是过客，再难忘也要释怀，放下，才能轻松前进。最后，还是那些愿为我们付出的人，一直留在身边，我们也应该用心爱他们。然后带着爱，寻找爱。
故事蛮简单的 很多细节也蛮好的 就是如果印度男孩能够realise不要再这样子下去懦弱下去就更完美了 （如果回头了我会给5星
色彩清新，配乐好听
其中最动人的细节在，男孩经历过父亲死亡带来的痛苦，所以不会轻易自杀，这里很有力量。知者有所畏惧。印裔那个倒是符合刻板印象，以家庭荣誉为重，很少冲破阻碍去突破某一个壳子，除非逼不得已，非常压抑了。妈妈那个角色，被宗教洗脑的程度和个人天性所致，没法接受儿子，只能力所能及地把爸爸的遗物送过来，这个非常遗憾。朋友好重要，但是比不上爱人，在爱人浓情蜜意时，朋友可以放在一边。超市老板那段，让妻子来充当了出轨一方，也很有意思，柴米油盐之外，精神需求还是很重要。最后虽然希望明示结果是好的，但想想应该不会明示，因为这部电影要说的就是，怎么在各种丧失下举起拳头等待，一边等待一边往前走。因为生活中有漠视，也有爱，有苦痛，也有新的各种可能存在。
珍惜陪伴你的人，“会有人全心的爱你”!
《Five Years》是我最喜欢的宝爷的歌
挺真诚脱俗的，troye走心了。还有谁会不喜欢David Bowie呢呜呜呜
男二出来的时候我愣了一下。
最后一点，想过度解读下：印度裔少年奔忙学业可以压制内心情愫，他未来会成为一名工程师；而美国“废柴少年”还在多愁善感，他未来会成为一名有朋友的人。他们都有美好的未来吧。
意外的十分惊喜 尤其是和《真实世界》pedro的互文……啊 青春真美好啊
当代人没有安全感的人保护自己方法，就是把别人推的很远，或者是把自己在乎的人伤的遍体鳞伤。
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