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.
完全没诚意。首先从之前宣传片段我就知道了配音演员换了几个，所以完全没代入感。其次胡图图都演了那么多了你出的最新的大电影居然图图还不认识牛爷爷。这是我最意想不到的...毫无逻辑
PYIFF / 《白色大厦》之于尼昂 就像《小伟》之于黄梓 《罗马》之于阿方索·卡隆
陪孩子一起看的，孩子看的有点害怕，我看的有点瞌睡。
另外故事情节就是对牛爷爷剧集的一个扩写，里面融入了一些现代元素例如小怪是坐着无人机，最后的直播，也算是惊喜了。
晚安。
小朋友们看得非常开心！回家还跟着学跳了霸王龙的舞蹈
最后的最后，我们胡图图就是世界上最乖最可爱的小孩！
对于大人来说很无聊，不喜欢电影里全程方言。作为家长，还是先教育好自己的孩子别再同学脸上画画，先对自己的父母好点儿，再去关爱邻居老年人吧。去邻居家做客，上来就吃3盒冰淇淋，在我看来已经是不礼貌的行为了。另外，儿童电影，家长可以不全程解读吗？看不懂，坐不住，踢前排座椅的小孩儿，可以回家看动画片去吗？！
主题很好，关爱今天的老人，就是关爱明天的自己
国庆观影第一部之我早上九点半在电影院看cctv少儿频道
少年见证自己坚信不疑的一切「塌房」的故事。
作为一个看过五季全集的图粉来说 真的狠狠失望了……完全就是把tv版的内容剪一剪，再加入一些细节就这样上映了……制作方您的良心在哪里捏
总体来说真的很有趣，另外我很想提醒各位家长，这个电影你不想看没人逼着你来电影院外放看视频，你完全可以把小孩子送进来自己出去，真的不觉得影响别人吗？还是觉得电影院人少无所谓，孩子最好的老师就是大人自己。致烟台莱山大地云泽今天9:35播放1号厅3排中间的男性家长。
你们可气不可气。
不错的动画长篇。就是有时的背景音乐的伴奏和动画不搭，它听起来很紧张刺激和动画很割裂。我很喜欢刷子，她自由，拥有选择自己的权利，想不穿裙子就不穿，就是喜欢霸王龙，很可爱很飒。最后表白全能小怪。最最后，我想我姥和姥爷了。
几乎全篇内容都是动画里播过的内容，就像是看总集篇，然后整体太偏幼龄了
上海电影制片厂还夹带私货，最后放了《葫芦娃》《黑猫警长》《邋遢大王》的歌，笑死
你们欠大耳朵图图一张电影票。
冷饭也好，照搬也罢。我愿意去看图图就算是为个情怀，想想近年牛鬼蛇神的动画片，我愿意花钱洗洗眼，回忆往昔不忘初心，我们也是有好看动画片的！加油！
舞蹈不成，住房不成，发烂的脚趾，社会速览以外的碎片应该是私人经验在支撑
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