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.
好消息是沈腾贡献了最富层次的一次表演，坏消息是成片的质量到底辜负了他。即便他以一己之力将小品升华成电影，但片中呈现的一切都是二手的，成了一件昂贵而蹩脚的A货。
应该反思的是我自己，前天为什么要踏进那家电影院。
太喜欢gru和小黄人一起了！不过还是更希望小黄人和gru一起的戏份能更多一点
国产科幻开了光了，这不比马特达蒙的火星种土豆更逸兴遄飞吗
可可爱爱哈哈哈. 最后一天等飞机没事儿干看电影来了（In Las Vegas
上海堡垒:把门又关上了。
《月球》《火星救援》《流浪地球》…肉眼可见 比比皆然对一众科幻前作或学或仿地运用与调侃，融合却不违和地制造荒诞娱乐，已然完成任务。你们崇尚昆丁借鉴老片推陈出新的能力，也要承认开心麻花效仿经典独辟蹊径的本事。只是前者走暴力美学路线品味高级，后者玩庸俗烂梗喜剧市场下沉，钻碳之差尔。
沈马也再次证明默契高的演员哪怕没有面对面依旧可以演出让人拍手叫好的片段。
“倒了倒了倒了！”-听着沈腾熟悉的口吻，仿佛回到了《夏洛特烦恼》的年代；
我非常讨厌往喜剧片里塞煽情的部分，导致我从后半段就几乎笑不出来了，煽情塞进喜剧片里适配度很差
观众要求一定要高 不高他们以后就不专注于拍出好的电影了
内核就是挪了个地儿的二舅的故事：在月球的三年，我治住了地球毁灭的噩耗。完成度挺高的，但全片基本就是沈腾在无实物表演
1、含腾量100分，滕氏笑料虽然百试不爽心旷神怡，但偶尔也会觉得和综艺里相似。2、漫画感和真实感的结合，永远是开心麻花才能搞定的。3、所有的煽情点都吃到了，吃完了也就忘了，速食的快乐。4、如果不是硬要悲剧，还以为袋鼠在最后时刻会踩着七彩祥云来救他。
小黄人很可爱，就是有亿点聒噪
独行月球应该算喜剧片，而不是科幻片，以上算幽默吐槽。
中国主流电影死得差不多了，观众真的不行，看看哔哩哔哩就知道死得多彻底了，毁灭吧
看完就把中国电影的股票清了.....剧情槽点太多
电影好看的，哭哭笑笑，笑里有哭，哭一会还给个小笑点。
这么说吧，光想到人类唯一的幸存者是沈腾就感觉很好笑
含腾量100%，特效不错，竟然把我看哭好几次…希望现实中我们也可以摘掉口罩…
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