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.
励志故事让人误以为还有希望……
没人能拒绝得了孙锡久😍女主竟然是燃烧的女主，wow～
《燃烧》女主的新片。
不要靠近男人，会变得不幸（不是）剧情都是啥啊，只是为了看欧尼，欧尼也太美了呜呜呜呜呜
故事平铺直叙，大部分场景都是描述爱情家庭，看不出和其他草根球员有什么区别，至于为什么这么屌不得而知，也许是天赋吧
冲着c9看的 解放日志的短评里某个姐妹的愿望是真的哈哈哈哈（doge）全钟瑞姐姐太有魅力了 好有灵气 演技好！！
这是一部美国草根的爱情故事，影片的结尾确实让人兴奋，回归了运动励志电影的本性，也为这位草根英雄致敬。
孙锡久完全演不了傻子，我看从第五分钟之后人物就已经不成立了，但又有什么关系，我看的就是他😀
这种爱情小品选对演员就成功一大半了，从《超感猎杀》就喜欢孙锡久，到后来《恋爱的体质》，很有魅力和质感的男演员，金钟瑞是《电话惊魂》知道的，两个人真的很有化学反应，虽然是先性后爱的俗套剧本，但放在东亚环境来看依然很有趣，还多了“做人生的主角”的女性议题，很适合过年的气氛！金瑟祺还是在演龙套配角呀！评分:7.0/10。
c9这个小眼镜造型也太可爱了😭😭😭😭
觉得前面…还挺有趣的..后面的剧情怎么就垮了呢
又是一部美国中西部的电影，连大学那个运动场都觉得很熟悉…很励志，很好看。橄榄球🏉真的是美国的体育之魂，很暴力又莫名的好看。坦白说我第一次看校队比赛睡着了，每次赛后，饭堂也会多了很多断手断脚的橄榄球员😂
人生是一场旅途，而不是一个事件。不是为了向他人证明自己，而是成为自己。Life is a journey not an event. Don’t need to prove yourself, to become yourself.
孙锡久很迷人，但电影确实很一般，有点无聊。
非常俗套的一个故事。但有几场戏写得很好：第一次开房；女同事伤心事来找男主
一晚上连看了国王瑞查德和美国草根，抛开价值观和国别，共同的价值观应该得到提倡
演员不错 虽然故事俗套了点 但完成度还算可以 轻松愉快又荒诞 男女主之间营造的氛围感意外的感觉好搭 台词也蛮有意思的 一些细节处理也还可以 可惜结局仓促了点😂
剧情很一般，没什么新意，但是两位主演很有化学反应，演技自然且在线！孙锡久真的是个宝藏男人，越看越迷人，过分可爱，大狗狗属性无疑～～～
3星男主，太帅了。剧情emmmm，男的因为工作去约炮还把过程写进杂志，女的想在约炮软件上找既不用多花钱、又不跟对方恋爱、又没x病的爱情机器，最后俩人日久生情？俩人分开一年重逢，男的道歉➕告白之前的事情就翻篇了，阿？？？
看完之后笃定导演一定是个有趣的人，然后一查前作的简介，真的很有意思啊。只不过光有俏皮活，还是不太够支撑商业长片的90分钟，但会期待接下来的作品。
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