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.
虚假的反派只会说《my家》来装X....
金刚狼偷窥记忆找恋人的故事，吴彦祖还是那么帅气。
糟糕节奏的水国列车，电视剧的节奏硬拍成了电影。结局也太烂了！想艺术但是根本没那艺术劲！
就是方方面面都差点儿意思 而且让人觉得这个post-apocalypic world还挺好住的？？（黑人问号脸） 另：吴彦祖! Gao Su Wo, 你说这种奇怪的话你不难受吗peng you！
虚假的反派只会说《my家》来装X....
故事剧情什么一般，没有啥特别的冲动，剧情节奏可能还有点儿慢。冲着吴彦祖夹杂着中文的英语，给4星
有点乱。一段段的回忆没顺序，再加上我不是一次看完的。三星吧。
单看故事结构与叙事诡计虽然并不新颖但还是保有一种残酷遗憾的美，不足之处在于过度的联系反而给人一种错乱的感觉与人物的动机过于单薄。
开始的时候一切都是假的，后来，一切又都成了真的。惊喜的是好多西部世界的演员，喜欢。
故事到最后时，黑警说你真正认识她时，你会大吃一惊，以为还有什么不可思议的大反转。后面我觉得可能是女主知道男主一定会看到黑警的记忆，所以将黑警当成男主，深情的去说，让他莫名其妙的缘故吧！可能他认为女主喜欢他吧！很好的爱情故事，可惜想讲的太多，有点讲不透彻。
诺兰弟媳也太水了 关系户要努力证明下实力啊
场景设计的不错，但是这个故事到底讲了个什么？
女主就相信男主会追查？
看着休杰克曼和丽贝卡弗格森谈两小时恋爱……吴彦祖的中英双语可太有意思了
街上高中生都比男主心理年龄大🙃吴彦祖一口二手北京腔是什么鬼🙃最讨厌这种女人穿最少衣服没事就哭男人一套接一套西装拯救世界的设定
不好意思，看着看着都睡着了。。。
怎么说呢？确实很迷，节奏奇怪。但算是讲了一个完整爱情故事。
诺兰弟妻子自编自导，拍的很柔情。世界观设定独特结构工整，摄影分镜和配乐太赞啦。丽贝卡歌喉真不错，狼叔旁白有磁性。西部世界老鸨记女加上身材保持良好的彦祖，这选角绝了。
谜一样的女人，沉溺与回忆里，终老，后期就看不下去了
作为科幻剧，差。作为爱情片，美！这应该是个披着科幻片外衣的爱情片
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