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.
喜欢两位主角衣着整齐时的触碰拥抱接吻就能澎湃的激情，喜欢冬季明亮广阔的风景，喜欢如海浪缓慢摇曳的音乐，也喜欢姑妈和黑人小哥温柔舒适的关怀与陪伴，唯独不是很喜欢这个故事。
back hug就像大do了一场，触碰的手指，若有若无的眼神交错，是我最喜欢的互相吸引，难以抑制。marike，why？最后相遇再切换到之前的场景，她好像老了十岁，没有了之前的光彩和生命力。去过自己的生活吧，去过，去活。
看这个系列就想和老朋友叙旧，好日常啊……看困了💤
很惊讶这个故事留了开放式的结尾，但敬而远之才是对的
当她父亲在教堂大谈特谈爱是忍耐和包容时，宣布了女儿订婚的“喜讯”，宗教下的多盲目和“虔诚”，只不过是为了自己的目的而美其名曰。两个女孩子的交往和大多数人的经历都差不多，初见的惊鸿，相处的融洽，爱恋从懵懂到每天想你无数遍，悸动的青春，拍的很好啊，只是在宗教背景下，那定是没啥好果子吃，you can live forever，在心底吧。
建议分成四次观看，回到看剧的节奏就挺好，在没有啥戏剧冲突下，加上阳叔老爷们过度脑补撒娇，两小时看下来还是有点吃不消
一个已婚育娃有夫之妇和一个处于交往阶段，一股子旧情复燃的苗头是哪个编剧写出的狗血情节。爱是情不自禁，爱是不顾一切。但是太过自私的爱真的害人害己，既然当初没有勇气，错过已成定局，人生不如意事十之八九，现在通过伤害别人来弥补遗憾真的可取吗？真的能成吗？无论是同夫泪还是出轨都是一件严肃且可悲的事情。
看的不痛不痒，就是没有打动我
特么的两个大叔的纯情爱恋还挺好看，比他们好看和好吃的是片中的美食，即便是简单的食材，也能做的精致可观，片尾在樱花树下喝酒野餐，好好浪漫啊 ~
乞丐版《违命》，演员表现一般，靠摄影配乐营造情绪，而后者又过于雷同，非常腻，远没有评价这么好。这类片如今在豆瓣越来越忽悠，原因都懂，呵。
好多好吃的啊，日常的生活，人活着，先满足喜欢的胃，一起赏樱花，风动，情动，相守的日常
恋恋不舍地看完了。平常生活埋着好多甜蜜，是熟悉的温柔和治愈。还谈了一些坦诚相待、生老病死，有许多令人心动的前后呼应。真好啊，看完由衷觉得真好。能一直拍下去吗😭
没看过剧，也没看过漫画，所以一下子没有get两人的cp感，不过说实话他们烧菜太爱放酒了，想象不出这个味道
back hug就像大do了一场，触碰的手指，若有若无的眼神交错，是我最喜欢的互相吸引，难以抑制。marike，why？最后相遇再切换到之前的场景，她好像老了十岁，没有了之前的光彩和生命力。去过自己的生活吧，去过，去活。
最后十分钟也太狠了吧，看得我泪流成河，刚开始看就想到了违命，都是宗教背景下的禁忌之恋，困在原地的人满脸憔悴，逃离那里的人步履不停。
建议分成四次观看，回到看剧的节奏就挺好，在没有啥戏剧冲突下，加上阳叔老爷们过度脑补撒娇，两小时看下来还是有点吃不消
我看过最拉的拉片，导演绝对不是拉，不是没见过这么没cp感的主角，只是没见过任何一个配角和主角在一起（小姨，黑人大哥）都更有cp感的拉拉片。作为一个拉片，最甜的地方竟然是和黑人大哥一起吃蛋糕！//换个角度拍就是《仲夏夜惊魂》，女主不要一棵树上吊死，外面好女人还有很多。
真不错，很纯欲，感情线好流畅啊，两人之间的火花完全能溅到观众身上，加上宗教线以后人物形象更加丰满了，虽然Jamie很讨喜，但是Marik的勇敢更可贵啊。喜欢！
史郎真的是温柔细心男友典范了，最有少年感的大叔
结尾到“You should have been there”是最恰到好处的，后面的剧情让还在哭的我不知所措了，显得有些滑稽。
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