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.
真实细腻，好久没看几乎没有bgm的电影了，结尾挺好但我不喜欢
一部宁静的电影，淡淡地叙述着震后重建的力量
画面很美 妹妹很温柔 但是人物侧脸都画的很丑 剧情一般 不过倒是让我想再看一遍河童之夏了
这个好好看！家人们绝了！快去看！！快去看！这动漫很绝！！！啊啊啊啊啊啊！！
只有温柔如美雪，才能包容自私又迷人的女主。现实生活中，救赎总是极小概率事件，因为电影只有两小时，而生活却有一辈子。
结被阴影蒙眼而痛哭时，伴随的欢快的bgm，却是刚刚好。我们在痛苦中挣扎时，世界依旧在美好的运转中，即使再痛苦，也终究会过去的。各路神明大人让我想起了夏目友人帐，内心也平静下来。
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虽然是我不太受得了的日式节奏，以及白白的、雾蒙蒙光色，但还是很卡哇伊啦。美雪好美好美呀！《情书💌》+《盛夏光年》。
关于爱，一定有爱的行动。
结局可以的！放心看～
老奶奶讲故事时的画风好奇特好有趣，没想到后面真的有“奇妙物”的出现。
电影整体剧情来说因为需要解决的冲突有点多，所以有点潦草了。
就像这迷途之家一样，会更好的呀
细节改编到让很多地方感情表达不太一样了，更通顺也更通俗。原作里被爱说侧脸像天使的美雪，在电影里却要给爱解说电锯人里的恶魔，很有趣了。拗らせオタク性癖集大成的たとえ怎么可以这么拗らせオタク性癖集大成？
有些地方看哭了！灾难给人类心灵带来的破坏，需要自己鼓起勇气去面对！尽力
感觉今年五月是拖延症最严重的一个月。为了躲避自己做的list看了好多电影。上班前最后一部电影，基调慢慢的，但是看着格外舒心。前面节奏很棒，最后高潮部分或许是因为制作时间长短的缘故收尾的好仓促。但总体不失为一部很棒的电影！
女主虽是个货真价实的小表砸，男女都撩，还同时撩，摆明得翻车，但是呀，人家小情侣接连说她，你眼里没有光，哦这真是您礼貌吗。自此女主丧到最后，泥足深陷上头女二的自然舒服，偏偏女二谁也不爱，也就淡然的用完了女主，安然把她放在过去里，东京才是真爱。这个青春有涩又憋屈呀。
以信为载体展现第三者从窥视→介入→反客为主的过程，再由信件主客体的变更完成主角从情感到心理的双重转变。
“我们再睡一次吧...”咱们就是说，无论是搂着别人的脖子，还是被别人搂着脖子，都能一瞬间挑起我的性欲...sos
忘记悲伤，忘记过去，才能更好地往前走呀。 一切都会好的。
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