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.
很轻松，沉甸甸的东西干脆全都藏了起来，千丝万缕的联结会带来一切又消解一切。
果然出轨，代孕全是你们的G点…But放下手机，看看周围，到底有几家没有这些不道德的破事，同志家庭一样有，没有那种纯情的爱情，同志电影就不配了？这个电影拍的很好，靴靴
第一观感不错啊，昨晚上没睡好，但我对影片很满意。
继《爱你，西蒙》后的又一部平常态同志喜剧。希望以后能多出这种风格的电影。
灯塔之后A24那股神秘的灵性似乎就被榨尽，风格独特的黑白画面再现也无法弥补经典改编的平庸之罪，科恩夫妇联手丹泽尔也不过是维持中规中矩的古典感，而值得赞美的仅剩女巫登场时压迫感极强的妖异表演，以及作为招牌摄影的迷雾填补消散与白日-大地的转场切换。最后不得不感叹黑泽明那座蜘蛛巢城已经成为后来所有麦克白改编时被迫直面的不可逾越之山脉。
有一些小小的修罗场，其他就是很温情亲喜剧的走向。
一部认真讲故事，关注少数婚姻，家庭，成长的电影。演员的表演自然，整部充满着温情的意大利电影。小男主和配乐都是我的心头好，2022第一部五星。
灯塔之后A24那股神秘的灵性似乎就被榨尽，风格独特的黑白画面再现也无法弥补经典改编的平庸之罪，科恩夫妇联手丹泽尔也不过是维持中规中矩的古典感，而值得赞美的仅剩女巫登场时压迫感极强的妖异表演，以及作为招牌摄影的迷雾填补消散与白日-大地的转场切换。最后不得不感叹黑泽明那座蜘蛛巢城已经成为后来所有麦克白改编时被迫直面的不可逾越之山脉。
这才是正常的普通家庭价值观吧 与血缘与基因无关 一手一脚领着你接纳自己和拥抱世界这样最基本的父母原则 大部分繁殖人一辈子都没有学会 虽然家庭最终分开了 但也是好的再度启程 拍摄形式有够酷
真心好看！ 2022.3.19 周六在家看完 是喜欢的同性家庭题材 也是第一次看这个题材的剧 里昂很帅哈哈哈哈 电影的风格也是北欧小清新的青春风 最后的结局有点遗憾 两个爸爸分开了 这可能也是真实的地方 很难会长长久久吧 但不影响这个家的温馨 看完很舒服
其实你要说和异性恋那种争夺孩子抚养权的离婚夫妇有什么区别好像也没有，但这毕竟是男同性恋，作为一种展示这样的成品算得上不错了
爱情消失是持续性的，但爱不会消失。
看了bts才知道这片子用了这么多VFX来做，甚至把shadow涂在了set上面…如此德国表现主义，牛哇
反正我是一点也不喜欢出轨，还是两年，还那么理直气壮？哥哥感觉还是喜欢男主的，厕所那段氛围拉满，感觉比妹妹的化学反应明显得多哈哈哈～只谈这一小段故事和血脉亲情的关系，不谈出轨，还是可以3.5星的。
不管中间发生什么变故，出轨就是出轨，也不要找所谓的出轨是两个人的错。如果不爱，请放手。又想在外面找野男人，又想在家里占着餐厅，这价值观怎么洗都白不了。
意大利版孩子们都很好，只不过两个爸爸最后还是分手了，相处20年难免让人忽略爱是什么时候消失的
刻板印象和成见 总是不可避免（真·drama）
温情满满，笑点不少。抓马的剧情拍得不苦情，却充满了温暖和轻松。
挺好的！！！纪实性和完成度都很高，剧本也很不错！就是bgm太多了然后又不要贴切，扣一分
选材真的蛮有角度的，但是如果是其中一个儿子，最终该如何结局才是更符合现实的
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