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.
要说人生赢家还得是人家老夫人 一辈子啥啥都见过了 真好 Mary这过得是丧偶的日子啊 马修古迪这次干脆连面儿都不露了 我强烈支持Mary休了他再找！缅怀大表哥那段儿真的是爱情最好的模样了
3.8很好，有些画面油画打光真的很好看！电影院音效特别棒，关于英式庭院的爱恨情仇，就是故事情节稍微有点老套…
视角停顿转换特别舒适、流畅，长镜头恰到好处，还是英国人会拍英国人🥺。休的魅力挡不住。
劇情稍微薄弱了一些，不影響我喜歡了這部劇10年，賺足了眼淚5555
虽然我没看过电视剧，但是还是被里面精美的场景、服装还有人物的演技吸引住了，抛开之前的剧情，这还是一个完整的、很不错的故事。
Marked the times that have passed, and the people who have been with you.
以婚礼开始，以葬礼终结，呜呜呜，每个人都可爱优雅克制体面
Just don't forget who you are and where you've come from. But don't let it hold you back either.
75/100 Downton一晃十二年，那些熟悉的音容再次浮现，忽觉往事如烟。从Titanic的远航，到如今Sound Film的到来，时代似乎一直推着这座古老的宏伟宅邸缓步前行。 Although the Victorian era came to an end, everybody had his or her own new start.
删了我也看可以吧，反正一个眼神就能明白。另外到此结束吧不用再拍了，这个结尾挺好。
剧粉情怀向电影…对于没怎么看剧的我来说认全人脸都花了一定的时间。。
以葬礼开始，以葬礼结束。一起经历了繁华、背叛、战争、战争后的伤痛，还有失去，以及失去之后的继续。生活在继续，而且无论如何都会继续。幸有这样的好故事伴我左右。
“你太吵了，我听不到我死去的声音了”
31/05/2022 #ACSB# A new era for sure, but there are things that will be passed on for generations and won't ever change. If you can't sell that to the Great British public than what can you sell.. And Violet had most of the punch lines.
British core最后还是驾驭了Hollywood technique
不是唐顿庄园的常规观众或粉丝 只是路过 服装真古典好看 剧情也很流畅
3.5 这集真的是合家欢。但是删了txl情节，没有txl情节的唐顿那还是唐顿吗？
虽然俗套，但这些熟悉的人物还是传承着感动，十年来的过往历历在目。granny这次决绝离去，就是不准备再有续集的意思，很好，因为新时代之后又要开始新的战争，而在那以后这个阶级不再存在，就让这个美满的句点由此告终吧。
作为粉丝给五星。剧情展开分支较多，好在都有交代，但最后未汇聚，感觉有些凌乱。
In times like this, we all need Downton Abbey.
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