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.
各种无厘头，我就喜欢这种让人轻松愉快的电影。
优秀的小成本片，剧情优秀演技优秀。单身妈妈被渣爹锁入储物间，外面有两个幼童。期间不仅要隔门引导小孩存活，还要应付渣爹的恋童癖朋友造访。。。最后女主毒死渣爹带俩孩子润了
以为女主嗑药幻想出的孩子，其实是跟男主一起嗑药的故事呢…这样还烧脑点，结果啥也没有就是个简单的无脑故事…两分给可爱的小姑娘
没看完，几十分钟之后我就睡着了…对不起凯伦吉兰大美女…不过调侃疫情还是很不错的尝试
挺可爱的，娱乐至死但是不上价值。喜欢一些轻描淡写
3星不足两星有余，这种电影拍happy ending简直是败笔…
垃圾，本来还行，居然有吸毒情节，直接毁了。
爽是非常爽的，但是又不如前几部那么爽，反而剧情则一部不如一部。值得一提的还有绿谷追男二时那画风…什么鬼。
很有细节及哲理的片子，不知道为什么评分这么低。
女性互助电影。祖母留下的苹果酱和钞票救了女主，小女儿找来螺丝刀给女主提供反杀道具。除了太小的弟弟以外电影里所有的男性角色都是piece of shit
刚刚从电影院出来。
这电影真像这场疫情一样，没完没了，怎么撑到两个小时的？
疫情期间拍电影的蛇精病故事，有些梗和讽刺还是不错的
真的好无聊啊，这种东西写成snl段子还能一乐拍成电影就没啥意思了，另外皮是不是和网飞签了卖身契，演完Narcos那种从业巅峰就要演无数烂片，不过我还要说一声Pedro Pascal好可爱
(小baby也太可爱了，叫的人心都融化了)
I'm here for the horny Pedro part… anyone?
屎尿屁吐齐活了，带着媳妇女儿上阵一通恶搞，这很阿帕图。
构思了个不错的点子但最终没拍好，要是演员们全部用回自己真名并以此为扩展做笑点或许效果会好点？
很有细节及哲理的片子，不知道为什么评分这么低。
足球运动员和卡罗尔在床上性交的时候，足球运动员突然停了卡罗尔问他是不是到了，足球运动员说了一句 我永远不会射。哈哈哈哈哈
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