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.
小黄人的知识储备又增加了，对凯文它们有了更多认知，主打的萌和轻松都在这里
牙套萌神是亮点，主要看他憨憨的执著。其他有小黄人的内容都很好笑。但是故事本身真没啥深度，而且大部分时候都过于夸张、嬉闹。特别是当男主角一心想当坏人时，如果没看过之前的电影，真的有点难跟孩子解释，这个片子里究竟谁是好人谁是坏人，感觉除了牙套萌神外，其他的都有点不老实lol
中国元素超标，想赚钱的姿态算是摆正了吧。故事普通，但是小黄人太可爱了！！
给四星，总是有点感觉结尾稍显仓促😅但不能到春节上映真的是有些遗憾。话说，到底有什么不可告人的地方啊
一如既往的低幼卖萌，现场的小朋友笑的很欢乐
单纯的爆米花电影，没报什么希望，也确实就那么回事。
7.0/10 短小但不精悍的一部作品。片子充斥了对中国人乃至亚洲人的刻板印象，只能说还是想圈中国市场的钱，但是这波国内没上映让他们圈不到了。看看上次看小黄人好像已经是在2015年了，时间过得还挺快。87分钟的片长实在是有点儿短，剧情安排的很夸张很仓促，适合小朋友们去看，成年人带脑子看可能不会觉得很有趣，但谁还不是个小朋友呢～
继续小黄人卖萌路线，中国元素还挺多的，所以还是理解不了大陆为什么不能上映。
片头就是中文歌，小黄人学中国功夫，十二生肖大战，中华元素还挺多，此片真的很适合暑期档，快多搞点电影拯救一下院线吧，不然真的就垮了。
Find your tribe and never ever let them go.
故事单薄，没啥内容。差不多是个三星的普通电影。但是小黄人超级可爱加一星！
以及看了一场imax 2d，在此之前我并不知道世界上还有这种事情。
三星半吧。没有什么特别的曲折剧情，其实就是一如既往的小黄人系列发傻卖萌，虽然略显低龄但也足够让人开怀大笑了。ps，可以看出这部应该是为了中国市场加了不少中国元素，可惜估计一时半会儿也没机会了。
加入中国元素不伦不类绝对是败笔，除了小黄人卖萌，其他简直一无是处。
中国元素挺多，小黄人果然人见人爱。格鲁也是个非常有原则的坏人，没有人会拒绝伙伴吧，格鲁的小伙计数量有点惊人。
可能是看的时候吃了热狗变得很饱，看到后半部分睡着了一小会儿……
其实gru对小黄人们很好啊，怪不得小黄人们忠心耿耿。最喜欢热热闹闹的小黄人大合唱了！//邓紫棋献唱主题曲太棒啦！这部影片很尊重中国元素（针灸是🇨🇳的）神偷系列应该落幕了吧？陪伴中学的影片系列啊～
这一版太好看了吧！！！全五星！！没有一分钟移开眼睛. awwwwwwwww
Minions are cute as ever.
疫情之后第一次带儿子进电影院。实在太吵了…队友竟然从头笑到尾…
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