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.
在这里我要控诉一下淘票票的买座不能有空座规定，我进影厅的时候四个人，一对情侣，我还有另一位男士，我走到座上时难以置信地反复确定票面：8排1。而另一位独自来看电影的男士就坐在8排2。
两小朋友下毒的设定真是惊着我了，全村人一起作假隐瞒也是牛逼。案件比较中规中矩。道枝骏佑这少年感这颜值，加油吧，向泷泽秀明社长和山p看齐。
系列换三次女配都意外不违和，小花格外适合SP和电影的设定，就是比较轻松点
包括着急忙慌，沟通不充分，隐瞒。
剧情中规中矩的家庭戏份，没有上一集出彩。整体的制作还是很OK的～ 下饭可看
世纪万星影城看电影停车都是免费，我很满意！这可是市中心！不是郊区！
最近的剧场版都喜欢先发个SP做铺垫，只是这个女跟班真的不讨喜。案件本身就是个悲剧，也体现了人性中的排外思想。
更气人的是眼里“老公啥都好”的女儿
很有趣，终于看到隐形人和木乃伊的真面目了哈哈。但我真的不喜欢冒冒失失的Johnny性格。
又是一部可可爱爱没有脑袋，吸血鬼是都自带时停嘛哈哈，不过为什么不在约翰尼恐龙跑的时候用啊，那不直接结束了吗哈哈。
Minions 之外无法忽视的系列
无法形容这部大结局有多么令人失望，全方位的差，连说是虎头蛇尾都侮辱了蛇，这两年传统大厂动画连续翻车，无关技术，只是愚蠢的价值观再次占领了高地而已，而将一部传统家庭议题的动画结局做成一部彻彻底底的无脑闹剧却没有那哪怕一点儿值得思考的东西，SONY是真的有一套。
经典设定，爷青回系列。剧情可以说无功无过，但看得挺开心
看完《前男友的遗书》最后一案，再来看这个，真的是很像了……编剧都那么喜欢《东方快车谋杀案》吗？
看了感觉和没看一样，最近的续作似乎都致力于想要改变之前作品的风格，但是最后还是毫无变化【除了3d质量
本来也是个可以无限安排下去的系列，但不知为啥延续了SP人物微妙的不适感，没有剧好看了，大概是明里暗里少了那么一点点对案中人的同情？~不过看到奈奈和文乃还是开心的~~
但是只有78分钟的正片，也太简短了吧。
不敢相信居然拍到了第四部，也不敢相信我居然一部不拉地看完了
没看过前面直接来看最终章，虽然故事在意料之中，但依然在影院n次笑出了声，还有满心的暖暖。更期待1-3了！wt.吞吞
越看越气，还强制happy ending
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