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.
看完才知道是真实事件改编，南非第一位黑人总统曼德拉上位前搞得黑人运动，被捕，手下的小弟们还在积极搞着“恐怖袭击”以求黑人被公平对待。在一次秘密行动被同伙泄露，失败逃亡的路上，阴差阳错的躲到了银行并劫持了人质。有一些小伏笔，司法部长女儿和黑人血统却装白人的女士，都深刻解释了他们为什么这么做，很深刻。
Metal will live on
男孩们都长得好好看啊，冲着颜值可以一看，美国的高中生活真是，作业太少，所以想干嘛干嘛，就是这个爱好好费钱。
妹妹好酷，大提琴玩金属这件事就很metal啊！
天呐好糟糕😭 不过这个鼓手太像公司里那个长发金属男了天呐 我想起了行知楼三楼那个破排练房
这个片的nb之处在于，它展示了南非种族隔离的极端自我防卫机制，哪怕你是身居高位的白人，威胁了这个体制也得死。
男孩们都长得好好看啊，冲着颜值可以一看，美国的高中生活真是，作业太少，所以想干嘛干嘛，就是这个爱好好费钱。
救……鼓手真的好像天津人，有点秃戴眼镜，穿格子套卫衣，走路插口袋，哪都像完
哈哈哈哈哈神经病重金属儿童的校园生活……开车逃跑时hunter说that's metal的样子，简直让我怀疑他是Eric Martin的亲儿子，长太像，台上solo时，眼里满是星辰大海……
就经验来说，新组合没排练过上场就是这种效果，是不太可能的。
我突然冻结了说不出任何听起来聪明的话，只能坐在中国电脑前吸取年轻人的精气苟活....... check out the female musicians!
我们从小就被教育着分辨黑白与是非 成长则是为了看清这个世界从来不是非黑即白
3.5，中规中矩，可惜我无法跟着剧情嗨起来。三个主演挺灵的，我以为Emily最终会练起贝斯没想到还是以大提琴手身份入驻，挺好；Hunter剃掉半边头发竟然比之前的要好看许多；有一种体贴是你说你没吃药，对面的人却回答他也没吃胃药；谈到gay话题镜头一扫墙上的海报和泳池里的幻想，我看乐了。
完全是在消遣金属乐。客串了几个知名乐手都不知道玩过多少皮骨肉的人劝少年爱情 就好笑。 鼓手听了几首歌跟着练就会了？这么神
重金属的电影隔几年总能看到一部新作，就像时不时会在昏沉的工作间隙，听上一首激昂的嘶吼，振奋精神。唯一的遗憾，就是青春期的那种不安与躁动没有了。青春真好，音乐真好，专注与收获真好
争取民族自由组织四人小组，被出卖破坏行动失败，误打误撞进入银行，万般无奈之下，升级为争取释放曼德拉的行动，最终行动失败，释放所有人质之后，战斗而死！
看到还在上高中的主唱为了让好基友练双踩买了一万三千刀的DW地鼓之后，就知道这是烂片了lol
天才鼓手哈利波特的故事…前边挺好看，结尾怎么这么水…让我想起了听摇滚的日子
22_057。大提琴这么好的东西，加在里面根本就听不出来啊！！！就是一青春片吧，我觉得假如以音乐类型来算拍得一般，假如以青春片来算就还凑合吧
好可爱的一部电影，果然重型的鼓手是其他乐队最向往的乐手了哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
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