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.
硬凑周星驰周边属于是，但《大话西游》的内核没get到。很多戏直接照搬，反派太强行了。
达叔最后一部电影，不管如何总是要看的。看下来倒觉得不难看啊，可能现在难看的电影太多了。应勤版至尊宝不算讨厌，演紫霞的也不是整容脸，挺好的。
打发时间看看可以，但是看完又觉得些许浪费时间……
等了1小时53分才等到林允儿出现，好在电影温暖轻松，看的非常舒服，一大群帅哥美女也很养眼
but这哥稍微管理一下吧脸越来越宽了😭 徐康俊依旧帅的！
人物性格不怎么鲜明，没看出谁跟谁更灵魂伴侣，剪辑非常之差。
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创意不错，探讨了爱情的几种搭配可能，但剪辑稍乱，有时会懵。几个演员挺灵性的，就是有点话痨。
允儿真是千呼万唤始出来
对一部爆米花电影也不必过于苛责，数熟人脸也不失为一种乐趣。
最喜欢经纪人和歌手的故事 大概是因为模仿我的野蛮女友的叮嘱和卡农 有感动 然后老头老太童心未泯的在球场上互相追逐打闹的场面 其他的一般
全是熟面孔
疫情期间被困在家看到这部片子，觉得温馨且治愈，如果是跨年时候和喜欢的人一起看氛围会更好~李光洙叮嘱别人照顾自己艺人的时候是在致敬《野蛮女友》！ps：说一个最大的bug，那么高档的酒店顶楼都不锁的嘛？？
配对转场有时候需要反应一秒钟。做一半苹果。
和小黄一起看的。非常温暖。2021最后一天能和小黄一起云看这么温情的电影，好幸福。新年快乐！愿2022能天天开心，学业事业一帆风顺，也能收获自己的一份纯粹美好的爱情。感恩。
喜欢叫醒服务和自杀男孩这条线，林允儿出场真的好美，天台对话好可爱，姜河那在这里就是来颜艺的吧。另外一条十五年朋友的故事真的看的好迷茫，电梯里的真心话时间，看到了情书明信片又假装不知的你，到那一刻才释怀吧。弟弟好帅，天桥表白还挺浪漫，专属高中生的中二环节了～合家欢电影，无功无过，但是也能看。
20分钟，看不下去了。合家欢电影的整体节奏一定是要把控很精准的，必然不能像剧情片或文艺片一样的循序渐进，而本片显然没有做好。尤其那段乐队成员再次见面的围着桌子转，镜头语言到底想说什么？郭在容的野蛮女友真的只能算是惊鸿一现了。
Julia选的电影，结局也和我们希望的一样
但是因为对几位主演都好感我还是坚持看完了
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