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.
豆瓣评分还是准的，确实不太好看。想看看对2021的总结和嘲讽，然后发现有点无厘头过了，没有干货。其中那个美国Cathy可真够典型的了，英国那个，听她讲话好累啊。
一年比一年闹剧化，最不可思议的果然还是现实
Rest in peace Armie Hammer.LMAOOO
用真真假假的刻板印象来拍2021中的刻板印象，也挺有趣的。
很讽刺的，人们一点也没从2020的教训中学到任何东西，对中国的偏见依旧是不变……甚至还和印度相提并论了……
元旦观看，虽然不如2020去死，但我依然已经笑爆了，回头看到豆瓣上评论竟有很多人不满人家不提中国。这些网友连开片第一幕是中国郑州都认不出来还嚷嚷着美国不待见我们，这跟片中的average person有什么区别？而现实是美国从2020到2021连续2年作死，疫情之下其程度已经让人瞠目结舌，却依然是世界第一。电影四星的水平，打五星是为了方便以后 2030、2040 年回来再看一遍哈哈哈哈哈。重点：不需要倍速观看好评。
每年来一集吧，目前看来以后几年的素材只会越来越多……
好烂。纪录片干瘪，讽刺剧乏味，网飞就是个骗子公司……
韩版《五十度灰》，但是受虐一方改成了男性，意淫成分太多了，但制作是真精良。【Netflix-TEPES】
The first unnecessary man to be in space; submission accomplished;Diane Morgan竟然是最正常的哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
看了2020之后觉得也应该看一下这部。纯属惯性，下次不会了，浪费时间。我的笑点全在那个英国女人身上。
double woke seven 我笑死
诡异的一年又飞快地结束了。全世界继续分裂，沿着毁灭的道路头也不回。至于下一年：I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 2020 too!
笑吐了，结合don't look up 一起看真的让我窒息
没有了突如其来的冲击 仍然是日复一日的人类干人类 就连吐槽都显得没有新意
“为什么新病毒得从国外来？我们应该在美国自己制造变异株而不是进口它们。让美国再次成为细菌！”
Clearly, 2021 is fxcked up!
HIMYM的mom出镜很像精神濒临崩溃的人，hhh
疫情以来又一年，人也变得有些麻木，看什么新闻都觉得无趣。
首先，它是个RNA病毒，煞笔。其次，别再让老妈演这个烂极拔角色了。
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