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.
虽然没有完美，但是他们的爱情还是很感动，他们是彼此的救赎
从屏幕网恋再到床戏，终于等到了😭😭😭😭不负我，还是互攻！！！偶买嘎子
承认同性恋，但是反感影视反复消费这些人群！
菲律宾天花板 第二季赶快上！快点见面啊！！！！！！！
如果不要这个白酒兑毒的drama ending可能更好？14桌的种族歧视、7桌的过敏，都作为线索把餐厅前桌后厨的矛盾吊了出来，一镜到底但非常丰富紧张。chef朋友的那桌没太明白起到了什么作用，gay男服务员也有点虎头蛇尾。
Gav和Cai的演技一如既往的稳。
剧集版满分，剧场版....剧情和镜头切的我不知所措。
剧情发展奇奇怪怪也是这类型剧的常见毛病了 要什么自行车啊
很屌的情节推着性走 而且很接近实际的同志生活 就是互攻可能是第一次见 and 演员的细腻度真的很厉害
啊有点怜爱Gav哥了😢，，两个人在一起要相亲相爱一辈子哈送上祝福🥰（还是得戴医用口罩捏。。）
片子够黑色 还一直充斥种族问题 法国人是真的什么都敢拍 极端素食主义者行为言论太可怕
挺好看的，有冲突所以对故事的推进充满了期待，but excuse me，一个原五星餐厅的后厨和吧台堪称一片混乱（无比热闹），简直无法想象，据说是一镜到底，那真是厉害啦！
外界的压力和内心的阴影都是切实可感的矛盾：这一阶段疫情慢慢退居二线，恋人们学着与病毒共存，与红卫兵魑魅魍魉共存，与全世界的恶意共存。求欢成功的时刻，是他们的自我接纳和互相接纳，也代表着准备好一起面对无知和未知了
豆瓣只要是搞基的电影绝对高分，不是中国基佬多，就是豆瓣工作人员基佬多，太恶心了！
种族主义者引发的内行狂喷外行，无良合伙人依然在网红面前保持专业；巨作的这两点写的比实际上拍的好多了，啊我居然爱上了Freeman这个角色
宝贝听到我有点不适了都哈哈哈哈，我快进看完了。
不错哈！没看过剧版直接看电影，发现两个演员都不错，镜头感导演把握得很好
“我爱你爱到发疯”…青春荷尔蒙电影。剧情流畅，颜值也很高，吻得很真，很成功的续集，期待接下来的故事。
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