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.
莫名其妙的阿部宽竟然真就是一张照片。以及永远活在彩蛋里的生濑胜久实在太好笑了哈哈哈哈哈。©️达子，永远不会出错！这部也是出奇地好看，希望这个系列可以一辈子拍下去
小少爷越看越烦，作弊就算了还当二五仔卖队友，说成是为了达子好😓，还真是非常熟悉的家长式说教跟道德绑架那味啊，抱头痛哭真的像神经病多一点。一点都不遵守游戏规则，既然每次都要半路恍然大悟一般良心发现地发表善良的圣母演说那一开始不要加入不就好了。理查德那句话说的挺对“我还没有傲慢到想改变别人的生存方式”真的很无语。
①黑泽无数次自我感动式的将自己的想法隐藏，然后做出一副深情又痛苦的表情，让人无语之余只剩下了审美疲劳…
這集一般，其實看多了該系列就能猜到大部分的情節都是騙局，尤其是警察最可能是小貓咪假扮的，所以最後真相揭露時沒太有衝擊力。but我還是很喜歡該系列，古澤良太YYDS。生賴勝久的那個篇章鋪墊了很久了，希望更加精彩一些
极道大佬江口洋介在本系列中一路被PUA一路飞奔逗逼到底已然无法回头，阿部宽一张照片打酱油果然是照骗，新晋社员松重丰反转大作战深藏功与名，长泽雅美领衔的义气欺诈师团队玩得很开心。
熟脸看个春晚式合家欢也挺好。想念结子姐姐。
我就想打个感情牌欺骗，你却逞英雄搞起我来了；幸亏我技高一筹，请打开红包~。任何时代，人们都期盼英雄到来，给人强大力量的生活支撑；真实的英雄，是为了掩盖不幸而诞生出的虚假光环；而自己追求虚无英雄的过程，也能充实自己。浪漫篇中利用了将错就错的小猫，英雄篇也再次套路重视感情的小少和一堆老猫，两篇也是相似的欺骗手段，只不过又加入了《最佳出价》的情节。达子不可谓不强大，各路人物通吃，当他想以真诚待人时，赤星却仍然陶醉于她骗人的套路中。--2145
像老朋友一样，每次看到行骗天下的新作都特别开心。只要保持在水准之上就好了。这集小少爷有点被戏弄了哇。剧情逻辑不能深究，看个乐呵还是非常可以的。
所以哈鲁马和结子姐姐都是名字出镜嘛……唉！！凑合看看吧，马耳他风景真不错，实在不想看渣男演好人，给我恶心坏了，减一星。
日本商业片，剔除文化差异的部分，绝对大多数的表演、情节点、情绪点都有问题，或不准确，或不合理，就像这部电影，基本上就是在胡闹，人长得也是奇形怪状。
无聊得我在影院如坐针毡。黑泽90%的时间都看起来像在假笑，脸上用力过度的褶子能夹死5个我。
莫名其妙的阿部宽竟然真就是一张照片。以及永远活在彩蛋里的生濑胜久实在太好笑了哈哈哈哈哈。©️达子，永远不会出错！这部也是出奇地好看，希望这个系列可以一辈子拍下去
东出比起两年前真的丑了好多，这就是出轨的福报吗
故事还是有趣的，虽然套路已经很熟悉并且猜到了。三人组看来还会一直继续，但是东出故作天真实在让人厌恶，他的脸上也充满了疲惫。新加入的濑户演技进步了好多，尤其是癫狂时的样子、太好笑了（其实冈田将生）也可以演这个角色。春马和结子姐姐还活在台词里，大家没有忘记他们，真好。
爱情最美好的样子~安达几和黑泽在平行时空里会永远幸福快乐地生活在一起
更重要的是自己要知道自己在乎的是什麼、自己重視的人是誰
可惜太过流水线了，就像走过场一样，有很多明明气氛正合适的地方，被人截胡了一样戛然而止…但是演员还算是可以吧…
日腐高质量佳作，感觉是开启了日腐新纪元的感觉，之后不断涌现和之前不同风格好作品。
虽然已经毫无新鲜感了，但我还能继续看下去。
ma酱变瘦了，真好看，东出渣男怎么还在啊？没他这IP真不会死好吗
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