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.
路西安，毁就毁在了他是一个诗人，单纯而经受不住诱惑，低估了人性。却也是罪有应得
都给我去看！！太好看了我淦必须的去看家人们推荐啊
虚荣的幻灭，新生的开始，质朴的时代，诚挚的爱情、友情，前现代时代
balzac强啊 这部片子讲故事的节奏蛮不错，渐渐引人入胜的感觉 caroline一个完美被害人 哎……
今年真的是看了太多better stay as fiction的电影了。
谁能想到近200年后……娱乐圈 文学界和新闻界的还是一样 要不能是经典名著呢 “天欲其亡 必令其狂”
有点当初看香水的感觉了！荒诞又精致，完全不会闷
3.5星 看完才知道是原著改编 那看来电影吸引到我的点可能就都是原著本身带来的东西了 或者说电影最成功的点在于让我对原著故事产生了兴趣 这种特定时代背景下的从无到有到无的故事总是不断重演 但各自也总是有着各自的魅力
画面美，精致，演员很有特色。就听懂一半吧，好歹大概看懂了。Louise和Coralie对Lucien的爱情都很纯粹，但他还是悲剧了。没太懂为啥他要坚持冠母亲的姓，可能我漏听了关键信息，有缘会找原著来看。
人类需要思考，大清都亡了百年，为啥还是会跪舔！因为大多数人仍然向往那些不劳而获的权利！
没看过原著，记录在那个时代一个青年的沉浮，果然没有背景的人在任何时代都有炮灰感。
敏感自傲的年轻诗人，经历了情爱经历了世俗，靠才气成功又因为阶级失败，幻灭就在短短一瞬。
没有看过原著也没有怎么看过法国年代剧并且没有完全听懂，但觉得还不错！
对我来说也是法大革命时期的风情片吧，不过不太喜欢临近幻灭时那个超现实的镜头，实在不着调
一个隐秘的枪火高手邋遢哥带着独子在深山老林里默默生活，碰到了一个受伤者而被即将出现的三侠客干伤而引发恻隐之心救助，三侠客的到来让彼此之间危机感十足，当耐心被磨灭，开始擦枪走火互相干仗，好心的大舅哥说了别热这家伙，否则将接受烈火回击。没人相信牛逼的大舅哥，喂了子弹走了！主角邋遢哥一阵神操作，对手皆亡。邋遢哥救受伤者却发现是当年的黑帮而腹部中弹，儿子紧急关头救了父亲邋遢哥还是因为伤势较重而死亡，儿子独子上路寻找父亲的传说！关键是有钱啊！
爱情，爱情，该死的爱情。
其实多兰演得不错，没有拿凯撒奖最佳男配很可惜。女配演男主老婆的有点弱。
虽然旁白实在太多
无论是遥远的复辟王朝还是当下的新世纪
Lucien是法国19世纪的一位充满抱负的年轻诗人。他离乡别井，告别以印刷为生的家族前往巴黎碰碰运气。在这座五光十色的城市裡，Lucien意识到自己来到一个充满谎言，一切以利益主导的世界。在巴尔札克的人间喜剧里，政治、感情、名气、灵魂... 万事也皆可买卖，每名 记者都变成了大作家。Lucien尝试爱，尝试挣扎，尝试在一切幻象中求存。
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