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.
“基督徒一大爱好，就是让风尘女子从良，而对方却不为所动”
没有2020好玩了，今年本身就没有去年那么多戏剧性的大事，片长短了10分钟，制作也比去年水了，不过网飞这个系列不要停啊每年底这种吐槽还是值得的
连着一口气看了2020和2021，的确2021的一大总结就是人类基本没有从2020的经验中吸取什么教训
只有上帝可以这样爱她，一个妓女，对她不离不弃，救她脱离苦海……
爱情大概是由于外貌的吸引，然后看见对方的灵魂，继而相互交织。不管过去甚至未来，无条件的支持与爱护。
这男主有点像《平凡岁月的魅力》的男主，温柔善良又为女主无私奉献。洗脚那段不错，一公里比二十公里难走。女主三次出走，还好最后还是回来了。
呃，哪怕只有一小时都觉得浪费时间，从点子到形式都没玩出任何新花样。所有摘选的欧美新闻都比片子本身荒谬多了，在《不要抬头》面前真的完全抬不起头来。不过2021年又是狗屎的一年，确实很像2020年的翻篇，所以越发觉得19年的《疯狂的外星人》真有前瞻性啊，“毁灭吧，赶紧的，累了”。
今年看的第一部是2020去死，最后一部是2021去死，都得死，收工！
隐喻，但还是蛮迎合大众审美的。男女主角颜值在线，吸引的我都没注意剧情。爱情美的不真实，电影多唯美，现实就有多无奈。这种unconditional love在人与人之间很违和，人间给不了的，也许只有神才能给予。
谁可以这样爱我？这样完全、毫无保留……
戏剧版的人生，让人觉得印象深刻，更为鲜明的突出了感情的坚韧，可遇不可求！
文本明显不及上一部 印象最深的是评论从阿富汗撤军：“我猜美军也想居家办公吧”
4.3 时间短了，竟然比上一部节奏更好，有趣的是以美国为中心回顾世界的大师，尽管这样，中国这个局域网世界还是没有出现，也有可能担心被诛杀吧
男主太圣母了看着真憋屈 最后强开金手指黑老哥逻辑喂狗 政治正确还得看老美 两星给男女主颜值吧拍的很好下次别拍了😅 ps：电影原著居然有9.1…放绿江估计被秒的渣都不剩 纯纯无语住了
2021大汇总+一些黑色幽默，看完感觉人类越来越没救了
感觉比death to 2020好那么一些些。只提到中国一次，太难得了吧。
最近频繁地参观教堂，如果救赎和原谅能让一个痛苦的人感到新生的幸福和他值得，如果这是一种爱，如果这是上帝的爱。
I hear your SOS, your SOS
ps：看得兄弟差点心梗，原本每次去喝🌸酒都觉得她们很可怜，所以便不想有肢体接触，这下更没法面对了😖
Gemma终于约会了，即使结局不算好。
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