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.
DV与胶片相机，胸口上的伤痕，沙滩与雪场，吓一跳的樱花，不善言辞的“我喜欢你”与无助的“我想活下去”
不知道相爱对他们来说到底是好事还是坏事。这种题材日本人真的很会拍，大哭一场。绝症去死！
啊 原来那是幻想 当初看写真的时候还以为是真的
双向救赎这样理想化又俗套的剧情屡试不爽，已经可以写进当代童话故事里了。
依旧是没有什么特殊起伏的标准日式纯爱电影，其实想说日本电影虽然温吞看似冷漠但大多数还是非常理想化的，生命最后找到了为之奋斗的事业还有可以珍惜的人实在是——太童话般了。
好吧 之前因为剧照吸引的我 观看的中途直接打了会瞌睡 说实话 很失望 全靠坂口和nana的颜撑完这部影片 倒是很满足颜狗^ ^ 唯一亮点就是片尾♫ 野田洋次郎的声音一出放佛倒退回16年
我老觉得小松菜奈长得像个小伙子，不知道他老公看上她哪儿了，但这次我懂了，日本这种电影老多了，吃的就是演员气质
2021-09-12 在悬疑套路上稍微开了个小口子，再缝合上大量血腥情节，观感还行。发现导演的女性选角， 包括他的女性配偶，审美都是维密天使 Miranda Kerr 式娃娃脸。《海王》就好多了，大制作不会太放纵个人偏好。看出了太多破绽，觉得有些遗憾吧。
温导回归恐怖片后的水准还是顶级，各种经典元素海量奉上，镜头语言太强，谜底揭晓后开始喜剧时间，警局屠杀又血腥又恶趣味，扔椅子那简直笑不活了
看到她一段段删除视频的时候，感同身受，人最痛苦的就是把自己甜美的回忆一点一点的剥离出去。近几年日本相关的题材好多啊，致我的樱花恋人，花束般的恋爱等。
强迫症表示，1小时21分时背景NPC哗哗哗尿尿，站起身来，没有纸擦，直到结局仍然替她难受。
胶片剧照好看，摄影好看，景好看，就是电影不咋样。
两位真的没有什么cp感………果然只有苏打和小松菜奈最相配
昨晚上本来说不熬夜了 结果还是看到了很晚 好久没完整追过一部电影了 死人纯爱配上两位的cp感 看的中途不知道感叹了几次坂口好帅 nana好有气质 中间的暧昧拍的心动 后面相爱在悲的总基调下轰轰烈烈 竟然哭了好几回
温温太牛了，惊悚悬疑拍出了鬼片的味道。and不要看爱奇艺删减版！
故事老套但忍不住眼泪。可是电影结束就忘了最开始忍不住眼泪的是哪个片段。
用两个小时感受到的感受，也没有多于只看这四个字本身的感受。共演者都很有好感。「今や人類はこの地球を飛び出し火星を目指す、なのに僕は20センチ先の君の方が遠い。」
些许狗血，但还行，就是讲死亡吧，就很。。。。。。
nana美貌加一星
前期铺垫太多，给了太多期待，真正看到比较平淡。十年好像很长好像很短，长到我们会分离，短到无法实现梦中的场景。
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