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.
“由你来告诉观众，什么是有趣的。”为浅草少年的成长和师徒之情多加一分
“师傅你就是性子急，有火葬场烧你骨灰，你干嘛自己先动手……”看到此处暴雨般哭泣。看的时候一直在回想北野武和二宫和也演的《红鳉鱼》，还在想，北野武和世界赛扬娜拉那天，他自己一定会笑着说，笨蛋，我死了这件事居然让你这么难过？PS.服化道满分，结尾的长镜头记忆穿越太棒！2022最佳运镜提名！
有些人明明很优秀，却到死都没能实现梦想。全屏火光的时候，忍不住嚎啕大哭，也好久没这么哭过。哭师傅，可能也是哭自己。
剧团一人《浅草小子》2021
看哭了 这个师父太暖了！北野武波澜壮阔的前半生。也反映了日本的时代背景，电视冲击了舞台剧。最后那个call back真的泪崩。一直在搞笑、有很多包袱
同时记叙的还有那个在电视冲击下传统艺术走向没落的日本，那个充满昭和气息的浅草。
小朋友长得太人畜无害了一点，没有北野大叔的犀利气质，虽然诚意足够，但无法激起火花。单独给阿武本人一颗星。
师徒重聚那段很棒，最后的长镜头很棒
看之前对这种类似建生祠的操作还是有点疑惑的，虽然认同北野武确实颇有成就。看完发现它其实更像是师父深见千三郎的传记，是对起于微时的怀念，某个时代的浅草，剧场最后的荣光。影帝演得真的好像，扮老的形象还以为是本人出演。
看到阿武给师傅拿来粉色高跟鞋的时候泪崩了，看到阿武说“师傅，殡仪馆的人说因为只烧了一半那就收半价吧，天，真是赚到了”又哭崩了！妈的，影帝YYDS！
日本，2021。最后20分钟重磅催泪弹，真实性加强了深度，厚度和美感，超越一切虚假叙事。北野武的个人经历，和声望，让此部电影拥有无比震撼的力量，在浅草的脱衣舞和演绎剧场，依旧拥有野花般自然生长的动人的师徒情
铃木保奈美！也太美了！！！
语速再快一点会更好。师傅太有范了，让人完全没办法注意北野武到底干啥了。
没想到是北野武的成名之路改变电影。成片实属一般，34分钟弃剧。
结尾一镜到底+踢踏舞赛高！一日为师，终身为父。葬礼时同僚讲出来师匠不愿意关馆的原因时，瞬间泪奔。菊次郎里的踢踏舞也是像师匠致敬！唯一的遗憾就是要是北野武本人出境就好了。
虽然但是，抽搐不是车祸造成的吗。如果所有喜剧演员都能明白，扮丑不如告诉观众什么是有趣的，电影里也能少一点屎尿屁吧。
说是北野武，更似师傅深见的人物传记，伴随着舞台没落，电视兴起的大潮，师徒情深泪目效果出众。
是个好故事，但是拍得太一般了，几乎是网大级别。
对这种电影真是没有抵抗力，对深见千三郎和北野武师徒情谊的描绘含蓄而有力量。“谐星不要被人笑，要逗人笑”，“不要讨好观众，要告诉观众什么是有趣的”，这些云淡风轻地说出的话，值得铭记在心。
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