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.
不圆满的 平静的 伤心的 疲惫的愤怒的 也是一种有趣的人生 生活啊生活
“我不再是那个能听你倾诉的人了。”
很喜欢三个人在凌晨的街上跑的场景和alien的场景。很讨厌分别前那次床戏，尬得我脚趾发麻，毫无美感也毫无必要，像个低成本porn. 看到是女导演我都惊呆了，女导演的床戏品味也这么差啊。黑岛结菜太可爱了，但是恋爱过程没有细节全是MV，最终还搞一出无意义的反转，不知道这角色是要干嘛。凌晨的街上也有我的magic hour，它们也确实消散了。（幻月字幕组开始做日影了，太感谢了）
额，我感觉我看到了我自己，“哭给自己看”，破碎空白的生活，总想再在“我们一起做点事吧”中寻找所谓生活的意义。
男主的演技简直太牛逼了！太牛逼了！太牛逼了！
剧本也太散了，想表达的东西和表达的方式也是又浅又泛。为啥我看北村匠海怎么笑都像在假笑。两星给黑岛结菜和配乐
现实却又反差萌（男女之间互换了位置（此处无拳））我们黑菜已经演船戏啦，印象里还是那个可爱的会长…….（船戏毫无美感甚至有些出戏）前半段很好，反转后拉胯…感觉在看别人的人生，很难代入…虽然平时总会幻想别人的人生是什么样的，但那终究是人家的，并不能共情…所以豆瓣什么时候能出半星（每年一问）
电影叙事和男主的生活一样混乱，不知道影片究竟想要表达什么，唯一亮点也就是男主大叔的颜肉了吧，太可以了，从年轻时的《烈焰焚币》到中年《流浪的心》，一直都是那么帅。
介于好与坏之间的电影…… 对柳叔的表演感到遗憾 不是说演的不好 而是确实这几年接的角色有点同质化 中年人混乱而又无奈的人生演得很好 但也想看柳叔别的表现。 刘镇的角色如果是高中时的我应该会很喜欢吧？但现在 全部看下来对和男主前妻在一块的有点软弱的出版社长最喜欢 因为这才是见得到的可爱普通人。其他人可爱吗？也可爱 但有点和生活较劲了 看着累。 片尾曲很适合这部电影！
看到热评解释了题目才稍微理解了一点…但总之就是非常不好笑的烂俗性喜剧 甚至连性喜剧这个题材都不怎么好笑 想讲的大尺度一点但是却碍手碍脚的 整体来说非常无趣 可以说是诈骗了
看完不知道说什么。故事本身挺无趣的。演员演技都在线。甩着迪克跳舞是意外惊喜。好在最后是个HE。又是一部关于和解的电影。
好像在听身边人故事一样的真实。也或许是为了拉近观众，电影就好像キノコ帝国的插曲「東京」一样，出现了许多真实的地点与车站，可惜很多桥段过于情绪化了。平平无奇
品味真好，我也喜欢キリンジ的エイリアンズ～前面简直逆光的美好～
不太懂中心想要说什么 可直可弯婚外情忘年恋吗 中间所有人一起打群架的部分有点好笑哈哈哈哈 结尾挺唯美的 颜色那个比喻挺好的
谈恋爱蒙太奇部分bgm是蘑菇帝国诶🥺（Tokyo— — — — —!!!
肉体的欢愉中夹着无影不在的孤独和迷失。男主终于正面背面全裸，让男女观众大饱眼福，可惜再帅的美男也抵挡不住岁月的无情，水桶腰多少要扣掉1分，哈哈哈。
看到一半发现不是甜甜恋爱，是爱上已婚少妇的迷茫青春😂
有些梗太老了，但题材和剧情还是比较新颖，有些夸张的地方确实尴尬，但有些地方又很自然，算是有诚意的电影了，但终究也是爆米花电影的头部。
圣地亚哥似乎有点躁郁，极易发怒，而且控制不住自己
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