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.
卧槽，这同性男男和儿子正是我一直想的故事设定，就是我想的是悲剧路线
唯一的亮点可能就在于剧情设定，难得一见有关同性情侣家庭离婚争夺抚养权的伦理题材，然而整部电影却一直处于严肃和喜剧抓马之间徘徊的尴尬地带，对人物的刻画十分粗糙，毫无新意，演员的演技也过于浮夸缺少细节
情节真的每一步都是没想到的；你们意大利人玩起硬搞笑（尬）的来也是真的尬；但就是暖暖的！而且男主真好看哇，那个侧脸，跟甜茶一样绝美
关于同性家庭的生活日常，看得我特别感动……终于不再是苦大仇深的同性爱情故事了，意大利已经开始探讨同性婚姻和孩子所面临的具体生活问题了，这个进步着实让人羡慕！！！电影中提到的各种成熟的观点，不管是从青少年还是成年人口中说出的，我觉得都很有思辨的意义，真好，这就是我们向往期待的国外的自由和开放吧。
热泪盈眶 剧情发展的每一步都是我没想到的 又是一次极好的观影体验 愈发觉得 血缘只是锦上添花的点缀 爱，才是一个人、一个家庭的骨骼和血肉 聚焦点非常好 在同性婚姻合法化下成长起来的第一代青年 用自己的眼睛记录着他们父父爱情… 以及别人眼中的他 或许未来也会有两个母亲的家庭电影（哦，阿莫多瓦全都是） 本来觉得高光时刻已经很密集了 结尾爱的千丝万缕的连接 以及彩蛋（那部纪录片的片尾） 再次将影片升华 在我心中，它一定是有历史地位的
另：
狗血淋头之下的，是我之所以为“我”的根本。
1.6 被喂了一嘴糖精味爆米花佐狗血。不过他们生活真随意轻松，好像什么都不成问题。
同性家庭诶，还有关于合法和小孩的问题诶，这么严肃的题材，这样一个清新的角度拍出来，我笑成鹅叫了，看到最后，妈妈可真有你的，终于知道为啥电影名叫爱的千丝万缕了，人和人的羁绊本来也就是各种千丝万缕说不清的联系。
emmm，演得挺差…换了个套的意式+美式抓马
你总是不听 为了孩子好 家家有本难念的经。。。
今年的新片，可爱极了，小男主好漂亮，两位papa也很帅。
任何人的组成，都是千丝万缕的爱拼凑在一起才诞生，前因后果并不重要，如何下去也不重要，你我才重要。对于很少看同影的来说，都很少去想过这样的家庭，也会有家长里短的矛盾，甚至更多，我想过两个人都是99%的奇妙设定，却也不及0.01%的戏剧冲突。另外三个孩子之间不也挺好磕的吗，已经是我2022的十佳之一了。
非常好看的一部关于同性恋的电影，你永远可以相信意大利🇮🇹
温情满满，笑点不少。抓马的剧情拍得不苦情，却充满了温暖和轻松。
拍的一般 题材红利吧 同性离婚与小孩归属问题
青少年组表现出色，Z世代初识愁滋味。中年夫夫组过于抓马和狼狈，看不出相爱20年的痕迹，还好最后确实离婚了。
热泪盈眶 剧情发展的每一步都是我没想到的 又是一次极好的观影体验 愈发觉得 血缘只是锦上添花的点缀 爱，才是一个人、一个家庭的骨骼和血肉 聚焦点非常好 在同性婚姻合法化下成长起来的第一代青年 用自己的眼睛记录着他们父父爱情… 以及别人眼中的他 或许未来也会有两个母亲的家庭电影（哦，阿莫多瓦全都是） 本来觉得高光时刻已经很密集了 结尾爱的千丝万缕的连接 以及彩蛋（那部纪录片的片尾） 再次将影片升华 在我心中，它一定是有历史地位的
意大利的电影拍得如此成熟了，真棒啊！
很drama的剧情了，小演员还有进步空间，女主哥哥长得真好看的说
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