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.
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但对自己身份认同的迷茫，让他在事后落荒而逃，他无法正视自己对男人动力情
（夸下这片里的打光，很有氛围，以及黑白电视放出的激烈交缠，代入感很强。
很不错的男同毛片（波兰语，听起来和俄语很像，算是毛片吧），片中男主也观看了男同毛片，女主比较美。80年代+波兰+男同=绝望
部分镜头和延伸出来的概念很美丽，但是我无法认同一些女主观点，我就是喜欢孤单。
humanity in the pov of witches 最喜欢她感受生活的部分探索玩乐体验 活久了感觉每一天都一成不变 these scenes remind me what a joy it is to be alive and things i can do different ways to be 另noomi能打
男主：“我欺骗了所有人”妈妈：“你没有欺骗你自己”男主和男配演的都很好。
人不能对一切感到恐惧…尤其是为了自由！！！又是一个虐待片……看哭了😔😔😔😞😞😞🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
看似血肉模糊，但却有个不折不扣的文艺内核，女巫化身生命体验者这个点子很是清奇，大段自白配合摄影风格确实马力克，从一片混沌到表达笑与泪，直至学会爱，影片用自己方式诠释了人类情感的重要性，还是很有想法的。
“然而……”
很美的画面，节奏也很舒服，看到最后看到的还是压迫，人们给被压迫阶级都冠以了“女巫”，所以便给了压迫以正名。魔鬼哪里比得上人性。
7.7/10 女巫成长史下的宿命轮回。用不同的生命去填补自己的人生，用自己的人生去感受他人的生命。
做为一个恐怖片 你将不再孤单 最恐怖的是一点都不恐怖，大段的内心独白和写意镜头，还以为是个爱情文艺片。故事有点 画皮 的意思，不算开篇又臭又长的前史，后面80分钟讲了四个故事四种身份。看上去都有关联，但每一个都没讲透。如果不是想看妖怪最后会不会吃人，早睡着了。
有一说一挺说教的，要不是这个摄影真的很难感到有趣，毕竟内容仅仅只是浮于表层了
还是更喜欢俩人在酒馆里调情的那一幕，男一对着小可爱吐烟雾，小可爱笑着朝他丢瓜子皮。真是太暧昧了。
我怕是我上辈子没烧够香，才沦落到看这种电影。
“这一切对你来说怎么就这么简单？”，文艺恐怖片，三星半，
女巫版本的《隐秘的生活》，一样的乡下风光一样的旁白絮语，但因为比后者短而且剧情留下的解读空间更大，居然觉得还不错。
环球，口碑爆棚，劳米现在可以算得上是劳模了，一年最少两部片
在与世隔绝的山野深处，从超自然的恐怖警言里谱写诗意的篇章。我形塑我自己，身体成为最不重要的介质，如同语言不再依靠声带的震动，意志在生命间流淌，更超脱出新的价值，从好奇、救赎到普世的爱。（Félix一如既往地🉑️
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