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.
暴烈底层拳击手，车祸余生欲回头。
拍得好平啊。。。是不是新人导演的原因，明明这么励志的真实故事
居然比预想的还要走心～昏迷20年的拉拉队长在37岁高龄继续回中学争夺毕业晚会皇后～个人成长/友情亲情/社交网络时代和千禧年的碰撞～看到致敬小甜甜的Crazy听到Hot in Here，Come On Over等时代金曲串烧真的情怀加分～
冒险场景不如《多哥》紧张刺激，但是宣扬的为国家主权不惜牺牲自我的精神值得肯定。
多一星给男主增肌增肥，为了这个角色用心了。但是因为没有这种宗教氛围的影响，很难跟人物产生情感链接。在我看来，都是人事、人情并没有god。是实实在在人与人之间的感情，时间和精力和生活琐事，而不是虚无缥缈的神的爱。如果因为虚无的东西抹杀了身边的人对你的爱，照顾你出的力和金钱，是很让人寒心的，也是自私的体现，很多宗教的东西仔细想想都是逻辑不通，自我矛盾。危难时刻，是女主，还有父母尽心尽力照顾男主。男主和他室友都有father issue，濒死体验看到圣母之类的也是心理暗示吧。只能说在绝境找个心灵寄托？当father的医保真好😂，还有疗养院，看男主也没赚过钱。
梅尔吉布森是真老了，近年来片子原来越少，幕后好像也不多了，多拍点《启示》那种影片。哪怕你是壮如牛的拳击手，还是一样敌不过现实生活中的困难，更别说绝症了，珍惜当下吧，不要太在意明天。
由马克·沃尔伯格与梅尔·吉布森领衔主演的电影《斯图神父》（Father Stu）。该片根据真人真事改编。
竟然很好看…37岁的青少年，没有奇幻色彩。
看看北极的冰雪也是极好的 剧情节奏有点拖沓
时代更迭，我都从高中生变成青年了，美国青春校园脑残剧的套路却永远不变——就是我喜欢的那种感觉； 《独领风骚》里的傻白甜白富美女主都老了，岁月不饶人啊。
虽然运用了很多当代元素 极力想要去融合 但是很漂浮 充分说明美国上世纪70-90年代的校园抓马喜剧在当代已经不受用了 就像女主一样落伍了几十年 早已改头换代 不同于从前 而导演似乎很乐观 坚信着爱与正义会战胜一切的老式的那一套 写了个美满的平庸的结局
这美式青春剧多少年了还是没变，只不过时代变迁加入了一些可供调侃的政治正确元素，最后落点还是否了prom queen，专注于个人个性与魅力。
一点疑问：第一次探险队能把信息埋起来，地址画在图里，不能同时写到日记里，何苦要人辛苦地去找？男主2人发现前人留下的信息时，为什么不抄录副本带走？都是文字载体，多写几份不好么。。。
真实事件改编就很酷 两人彼此坚持到最后关头也没有放弃 与世隔绝两年谁受得了
对探险故事没有抵抗力，无论电影还是书籍。很想看原著《两个人对抗霜雪》（电影中如此翻译），搜了一下，找不到这本书，不知道有无引进中文版。
我知道这部没有那么好 但是我就想打五星 我就是爱看这种有千禧年元素的青春电影 是该和十几岁的自己和解啦 青春万岁 现在也很好
似乎船长一心一意想光荣殉职在北极，他心里藏着那么多严肃的情绪，责任心又特强，这样的人难怪一度接近疯了。
母亲问，你是要去拍色情片吗？遥遥回应《布吉男人》
马克沃克伯格一定有专门的编剧，要不然怎么他演的每一部电影都有一样的节奏和分幕结构？美国电影就是依靠这样的价值观去渗透其他国家。
曾经的两大猛男，专拍热血动作片的梅尔杰布森和马克沃尔伯格，现在拍了一部算是励志的传记片。主角也是命运多舛，人生的打击一波接一波，大难不死没有后福，而让他承受更大的灾难，上帝啊。
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