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.
纯爱这种东西只是小女孩的过家家，熟女都在惦记SP，一堆欧尼聚会能只聊男人那话儿，所以这到底是不是一部女性视角的性喜剧，不是，别看他是女导演拍的，但里面全是棒子直男那种爽剧思路，他没有困境，就是直奔约炮很美去的，演员是加分项，毕竟燃烧都脱光了，演这个还不是玩闹，只要给出性瘾的幸福，你就会觉得女主可爱，这电影基本盘就拿捏了，这么一写突然想这是不是也算小妞电影。就像当年的色即是空，但这部太平太淡，目的太简单，没有编剧技巧，所以也就这样吧
题材比较特别。相对来说有些露骨？现实？还是色情？不好说。
两个演员都喜欢，剧情本身没有很吸引我，当饭后轻松小电影看了
最终恋爱没有缺席，如期而至。一眼望到头的熟悉剧本，全靠全钟瑞的部分加分，她好漂亮好可爱再带点小性感。
“杂志短篇情感小说影视化”，有趣也有些动人。
故事毫无新意，演员到还演得不错，尤其全钟瑞，四两拨千金的感觉，不得不感叹，有些演员就是有天赋又灵光。
两个人一起吃饭（热聊）的桥段我能看一万次、孙锡久什么神仙“我挺大的吧”哈哈哈哈哈哈
@@@（2021-11-24）yeon-ae ppajin lomaenseu（Nothing Serious）（恋爱缺席的罗曼史）
前半段无节操台词也太好笑了 然后就日渐变甜……最后只能感叹 只有使用dating app的幸运儿的故事才能被拍成电影啊 故事很老套 但姐姐太美了
超喜歡全姐姐。
虽然剧本略显粗糙，但传达的观念“恋爱就是一起玩、一起分享等不必要非得谈恋爱”还是很棒的。演员演技都不错，但女主这条线诠释略显力道不足。男主这样的男孩子好可爱呀~~孙演员好可爱呀~~
由爱生爱的故事多么甜蜜啊，生活这么苦这样的心点还是多来一些吧！
不知道为啥就是喜欢喜欢 这两个人简直性张力max 想看他俩多演点19🈲️
虽然内容有点缺少启发性，但光剧情和气氛也比最近看的那些商业片精彩多了
小品电影 孙锡久的魅力似乎没完全释放出来 哈哈
还行…emmm然后就没什么额外的感觉了…不过男女主颜还是好看的
第一次看美式football这么鸡冻，男主棱角分明的脸蛋和发达的肌肉很赞，又激起了我继续去健身房虐肉的欲望了
一到想要谈恋爱之后剧情就开始无聊了（就当是恋爱的锅吧
因性而爱，女主这颜…渲染过度还是do过度，只能说口味蛮独特
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