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.
gay Christmas fairytale. 刻意是刻意，但气氛还是有的。
最近看了太多国剧，都已经忘了英文怎么说，找两部恢复一下听力。
网飞圣诞贺岁档，属于gay的圣诞大餐终于端上桌了。甜蜜的室友+八卦却有爱的一家人，其乐融融，圣诞氛围拉满。不过现在真的是连同型号的gay之间都没有纯友谊了吗？我记得有位所谓的爱情专家说过这样的话，「男女之间是没有纯友谊的。如果你觉得有，那么恭喜你，你就是被爱的那一个」看来本片导演也是在努力的用实力去证明那些专家的话是对的。（可为何我依旧觉得是有纯友谊的？也许我就是被爱的那一个吧。想到这我还觉得自己是有价值的，至少有人爱我就证明，我值得被爱）
单纯的想过圣诞节了 my only wish 好好听哦
不要啊，你们是姐妹啊！你们在一起好奇怪啊感觉乱伦了啊！
其实吧~恋爱最甜蜜的时候，就是戳破窗户纸的那一刻…PS好有爱的一家人
Corny as predicted but still enjoyed it...
类似国内的春节贺岁片吧，挺欢乐的。很喜欢国外过圣诞节的浓重节日氛围和仪式感。自从禁止燃放烟花爆竹开始，春节就冷清了不少。
这么多年了。美国还是喜欢拍这种屎尿屁同志电影
很无聊的炸鸡圣诞电影，但一点都不狗血，所以如一杯热红酒的开心。
gay的一些行为动作真的要表现得那么明显吗，有一点太over了吧，不过俩人属性可以CP吗，一开始还以为是纯姐妹同属性那种，圣诞氛围让人温馨，happyending。往往这种故事都告诉我们，珍惜身边人。
Nick is hot, I get it. Can we move on?
打磨时间的爆米花🍿️电影，男主们很强眼很可爱，不过后半段感觉太刻意
圣诞催婚季，姐妹变恋人，一部俗套的圣诞爆米花电影，没怎么感觉到chemistry。
敲温馨！作为圣诞档非常暖。见惯了LGBTQ遇到的大风大浪，能有如此幸福美满的一家多么可慕。带基友回家过圣诞，全家一起嗑cp，然后有情人终成眷属，完美大团圆。有时候感情就是这样，对的人推一把就成了，错的人推一把就散了。再感叹一句，皮特的家真的太幸福了。
1.5倍速不影响的难看，边看边把汤泼到了电脑上 55555555555
好棒。同志圣诞题材的电影，这部算是很不错的了，爱死啦。
过节就得看点cliche happy endings
gay Christmas fairytale. 刻意是刻意，但气氛还是有的。
很有聖誕氣息 也很真實的同性戀故事，我們確實是很容易因為害怕失去朋友而選擇隱藏自己的感受。謝謝這種合家歡電影，很開心
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