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.
时空旅行题材造成的结果就是后面乱七八糟，无法自圆其说了
仔仔的第一部电影！故事很简单，但他看的还蛮津津有味的，看到大猫居然还会大喊怕，躲到了怀了。
1.友谊电影院和丽丽格格看
五毛特效看的不爽
能看，很标准的科幻太空穿越家庭伦理片，但是故事主题还是偏流水线，所以情感构建显得单薄，以后的自己和当时的自己的融合，父子之间的相互推进，然后强行去弥补分崩离析的家庭关系……都有点赶。
为这么久以来没看到好莱坞合格线以上，且电影中没有为了过分强调政治正确增加的黑人和LGBTQ角色多一星
着力模仿《回到未来》，却怎么也学不到80年代的神髓，只拍出一个老套至极的故事。见不到任何2020年的痕迹，你说是1990年我也信。
帮我给👩一个拥抱，挤断肋骨那种拥抱，哈哈哈😂
老套，幼稚，BUG多多，Family真是好莱坞用不厌的主题，瑞恩·雷诺兹感觉这几年每部电影都是差不多的演法，也太偷懒了吧。
过家家版科幻片，居然还有点感人。我也想遇见未来的自己，他一定无能失败又落魄。
我愿称瑞恩雷诺兹为美国张卫健，演啥都一个样。其实也不只他，其他几个人也太流水线了，从漫威电影里出来完全都不需要换表演方式的么。
小男孩太可爱了！很好看 剧本挺好 基本没啥问题 看一部科幻片基本不出戏体验还是很不错的 喜剧元素大部分靠台词 很搞笑 这么多人嫌弃RR老演一种类型的角色 我倒挺想看他能打造出一个啥样的相似角色的宇宙 不挺好玩的嘛大叔们 可能最近感觉爹妈老了 自己也老想到死亡 对感情戏感触会更深一点
天 什么时候好莱坞和我们都要忍受雷诺兹这种满嘴生殖器吐槽的白男了啊 （好吧好莱坞也脱不了干系） 另：电磁脉冲真是比熵还好用的设定 小演员挺好
男女主感情戏，父子亲情戏，尬穿天际，其他的还挺好看的。还有硬盘居然不带磁？？？？？？
陪娃看，挺可爱的，适合低幼宝宝。但这内容体量实在撑不起88分钟的大电影，顶多半小时就讲完了。其实低幼儿童也没必要非坐在影院看，电视里看看拉倒了。
我很喜欢Ryan和他的嘴，也很吃这套路，但是这部真的不好玩
BOSS毫无牌面，这样死侍都不穿越回来毙了自己?
反派的年轻时态简直像个建模假人 撑到最后看演员表哦原来不是
难看到了极致，死侍的嘴炮还有武术设计，唉，还是给我看死侍吧
多多小朋友去电影院看的第一部电影，中途狂哭两次，非常感性。and权权and布丁。
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