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.
好像看现场啊。完全想不到的切入点，演员都演得非常棒。尤其女机长独唱那一段，太励志了。
It’s not vain to enjoy your body.
从此这个平凡的小镇 多了7000多位好朋友 他们一起喝过酒 唱过歌 看过风景
至暗时刻下人们自发的互助太感人了，舞台装置只有桌子椅子和一个旋转的地板，演员们一人饰多角，更重要的是作为音乐剧每一段旋律都很好听，比汉密尔顿精彩太多，享受了一场淋漓尽致的演出
真的很工整！就算是女性性幻想又咋的啦？我们放开爽了就好了啊！（话说这样优质的鸭哪里找？）
太棒的电影。果然是女导演才能拍出的作品。男主不是鸭，确实是性圣人。国内的异性恋女孩们真的好可怜，她们的男朋友处处不如这只鸭，还要配合表演高潮。
我们都值得在赤裸面对真实自己时更加自信与强大。
非常棒的剧本！！！尤其是早晨正好开始看《阴道独白》，有了更多体会。将剧本技巧运用到淋漓尽致，像《卢米埃尔与四十大导》之阿巴斯的技巧，只是最后之前的那部分对我来说有些“烂尾”，过于“正能量”了，否则我要惊呼出，比《五点到七点的克莱欧》走得更远。喜欢本片的调色，就像马卡龙一样存粹甜腻
出乎意料地好看 准备拿好里奥·格兰德的号码牌 先排上队再说
值得反复观看。爱自己，接受自己原本的样子。
210912 - “Tonight we honor what we lost, but we also commemorate what we found.”说什么好像都嫌多，就期待未来国内能有这样质量的原创剧场吧。我们也有很多闪耀着人性光辉的时刻，它们值得以各种方式被铭记。
温暖的故事。这部音乐剧演员好辛苦啊，全程扮演不同人物唱歌、还要搬道具、换衣服。
真的不是应招宣传片吗233演技太好了leo这个top真是让人心服口服 没想到叫个鸭能引申到女性身份 自我认同和亲子关系的讨论还能进行心灵疗愈 真是大善！单一场景很考验剧本台词和演技了
可惜了好题材，个人感觉应该对标《年轻气盛》啊，结果立意和故事层次比那部差太远了，本质上还是流水线工业化片子吧，落入了爱与拯救的俗套结尾。感觉生活中不可能有男主这个类型的男性，全程一到关键时刻就直接跳过，本来以为是阉割过了，结果到最后突然来了几分钟大尺度，女主正面全裸的勇气值得赞赏！为表鼓励加一星。好好锻炼，争取60岁还能拥有不用花钱的满意sex！
【I watched it, I got it. I never review it.】
啊我真的有被男主帅到…尤其抿嘴笑的时候，但是明明整体一眼看过去不是我喜欢的类型啊！怎么回事！
给我感觉还是直面自己的话题，虽然主要是性的方面。Nancy的耻感比较具体可感，第一次会面的尴尬简直太形象了；Leo的耻感隐藏在对家人的逃避上面。焦点在两人中间缓慢地转移，在结尾同时达到与自己的和解。最后Nancy获得高潮的方式感觉很妙，借助了Leo但不完全依靠他。开头以为是性转版《年轻气盛》，中间感觉更像是年龄差版《愛追うふたり》。艾玛汤普森的局促感和压迫感很真实。
节奏掌握得真好，喜剧和正剧之间的切换时机都恰到好处。对话也写得超棒，触到痛处的地方戳两下收一下，绕出去一圈再突然回来戳一下。短小精悍的100分钟，有笑有泪有思考，一切都刚刚好。
汤普森女士演技太强，可惜现实中不会有这么又帅又温柔的🦆
三星半 ｜前2/3极度舒适的片子 最后有些垮了 人物的设计稍显讨巧 矛盾起的也略突兀 为了男主的魅力手松给个四星
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