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.
Jack Trainer领盒饭的方式简直和《阅后即焚》、《黑金杀机》如出一辙啊，论配角惊艳的吸睛技巧…
就和女主写的带点冒险成分的通俗爱情小说一样，随便看看～ 开头还蛮搞笑的，后面就比较俗套……
哈哈，老布出来的时候还是挺搞笑的，然后嘛....
“你就像个人类木乃伊……”
属于真的很蠢但是真的会笑那种电影。感叹一下蛋妞的蓝眼睛真的绝美
看到Tatum的名字就知道一定是爛片，但作為Bull的fans，她的一舉一動還是會讓我稍微笑一下。2星都給Sandra
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈的商业片，周末看看还不错
一堆妈斯拉喜欢的明星所以和她看，看了半个月才看完。网大里特别网大的一部，但笑出声的也不少。
双美丛林大冒险，钱老板看皮特的仰慕眼神太可爱了。基本上就是Romancing the Stone的重制，13分左右的画面里甚至致敬了一下。
钱老板的屁股蛋一边各值一颗星。剧情就完全没啥新意。当然皮特还是很辣。
太好笑了哈哈哈哈哈，最好笑的是brad pitt那段。选角真得太棒了，四个主演真得好合适。蛋妞这一身真是非常的now you see me，我差点以为是同一个角色。这种奇奇怪怪的不油腻尴尬的丛林搞笑片，真是好久没看到了。
桑婆从最拿手的爱情喜剧换到了寻宝路线上就不太灵了，各种俗套和尴尬，最擅长的喜剧元素也消失了大半，论场面和故事呢似乎还不如<神秘海域>，真的就浪费了一个全明星阵容
查宁一个猛男非要装逗比，关键是皮特的串场让人莫名兴奋和突然死亡的拉胯，直到结尾的复活，搞得莫名其妙！丹尼尔可有有牛逼的飞机，却带着1-2个随从拿着气死风灯勇闯神秘岛，不知道中国产的LED大灯吗？正反角色逗比套着一个冒险的故事做着想引人发笑的台词表演，看的毫无兴奋点！
完美地诠释了不合格的爆米花片该是什么样的，你以为是《夺宝奇兵》还是《迷失Z城》，恰恰都不是，而是一部屎尿屁的恶搞喜剧片，不过是套了一个探险的皮而已，差就差在明明是一部屎尿屁偏偏又在某些地方搞得即严谨又严肃，整出一个四不像。除了看看皮特的美色，实在乏善可陈。
时代变了 女性拥有头脑和理性 而有美貌和身材的男人负责柔软和甜美 哪怕是政治正确或是商业目的也很好 轻松的下饭片子 人老了就爱看点不动脑子还甜的 另:钱老板这身材跟cg一样无可挑剔
要不是皮特太贵了，就应该让皮特和塔图姆在吊床上睡觉
what's the point of these movies
昨天打开以后可能不到10min，我就睡着了。。。不打算重新看
跟《灰影人》一样，一流的卡司拍了三流的电影，故事太老套了，但钱也没少投。皮特客串五分钟是唯一的亮点。
本片唯一的亮点就是布拉德皮特的客串，为他的亮相不惜分别引用了《真探》第一季和《浴血黑帮》的片头曲，为他的结局加0.5分。
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