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.
杰西·巴克利和罗里·金尼尔的表演称得上精彩。
男主也太暖了吧，全片我唯一不喜欢的就是Dakota Johnson......
沉醉在他们的对话当中 一生中可能会遇到Soulmates 很开心我遇到了 很庆幸是你 我很幸福 祝你幸福 (涂鸦T恤太美了！！ 上面还有专属名字定制 好想拥有一件！！
和白男无法共情。达科塔的演技其实也不能算不好，但总觉得她说台词是端着的，彷佛在故意营造一种性感的氛围。
看的很——舒服。不过他从小就是个恋爱脑啊www
另外楚楚可怜但坚强的domino在家里随意摆一个姿势对andrew来说实在是暴击，怪不得andrew情根深种，虽然结局没能在一起
看的时候想，啥时冒出来的小俊美帅哥儿，年纪轻轻还要留小胡子儿，看完来看演职表，不得了噢，原来还是编剧和导演，简直是逆天了，前途无量。全片透着一 股轻盈、青春的气息，就像夏天喝上一杯沁凉清爽的类似柠檬汽泡水之类的解暑饮料，连小小的忧伤里都带着丝滑的甜蜜，是，也是只可能是年轻人拍出来的电影，甜到哀伤，用在这里倒一点都不觉得腻味做作，反而很贴切。达妹三十出头，但明显有人妻妈妈的感觉了，西方美女老的确实有点快，要好好保养了噢！喜欢她的自闭症女儿的那个演员，好舒服，哎，这样的小电影小情绪真的蛮适合我的，而且，看似没有剧情的那些有一搭没一搭的台词都写得极好，妙不可言！
很喜欢这样温暖的电影，片面翻译的也很棒。男主简直就是天使的化身，达妹总是那样容易令人爱上她。身边人来人往，我们遇到了谁，我们又爱上了谁，最后我们又能记得谁。
年龄从来不是借口 不是让人变得麻木 暗淡无光的借口 每一个人都在用自己的方式爱着身边的人 “谢谢你保护我的家人”他没有责备和咆哮 而是平静的说出这句话 真让人动容…
挺舒服的节奏，本来天气太热挺烦躁的，看着看着就平静了下来，女主很有苏菲玛索年轻时的那种惊人的欲感
婚姻关系是什么，这个话题可以有无数作品去乐此不疲地探讨。domino和andrew的感情实际探讨的是婚姻关系的本质。domino之前婚姻生女后被抛弃改变了自己对婚姻关系的看法，于是认为婚姻的本质是为了有一个commitment，而不是soulmate。这还有andrew的妈妈与继父这条线来印证，另外andrew弟弟初吻的爱情萌芽故事线也和commitment关系对照。
母子 兄弟 重组家庭 自闭症 抑郁症 单亲妈妈 元素很多 什么都沾一点 但什么都没深挖 甚至只是“说一嘴”的程度 btw 导演是对soulmate有什么天大的误解吧？真的挺“自我感动”的 建议打发时间也别跳这部了吧
男主又温柔又善良然后用一片真心换来thanku for looking after my family。这段故事就结束了。达妹竟然到演妈妈的年纪了。🥲
3.5. What a sweet boy！
开头的那对夫妻都不符合我的审美 他们吵架就觉得好真实但是我又不关心就很烦 所以不喜欢这个电影
戏如其名，丝滑又舒服，生活的模样不就是这样的吗，不是波澜壮阔的却又是值得铭记的，每个人拥有的都不一样啊，就跟里面妈妈说的一样，你的记忆不会丢失啊
自导自演，很厉害～但是这片真的太太无聊了🥱
富有正义感与爱的好男孩。20岁的年纪，就是需要身边的人帮助他认清自己。喜欢妈妈的性格，太知性了。
前半段小清新，后半段小血腥，来自女人对男人的恐惧
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