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.
林允儿绝对是理想型，父亲说出真相那段还不错。
村里出了个留美学生可是村里的骄傲啊！村里要富裕需要修火车站，尽管姐姐意外落水，但无时无刻不陪伴在俊京的身边。父子情也很感人。允儿是真的女友脸，谁又能拒绝呢。
标准的英国文艺传记片。服化道满分，两位主演的表演满分（本尼本身就不说了，女主这些年演技着实见长）。整个画面也太美太舒服了，真是大爱维多利亚Era的调调，再加上导演的油画处理，每一帧都可以截图壁纸。Louis Wain笔下的猫猫真的是太太太可爱了，栩栩如生，马上就下单了一本国内出的精装书，而且也好适合做拼图。就是这部电影感觉更像电视电影，可能是叙事方式以及画幅的原因，btw，服化道可以冲奥么？
卷福演这种片子驾轻就熟，天才又有点神经质的特质对他而言感觉就是放假间隙随便拍一拍。这一部电影大约给个75吧，没有大错也没有太多惊喜
整部電影真的是滿足粉絲的後續大禮包，不以粉絲角度來看的話，我是覺得後面節奏有一點拖，但以粉絲角度來看真是完美畢業大結局~而且赤楚和町田的表演詮釋一點都不尬，看BL電影最怕兩位主角尬演了XD
老爹突兀的挤开老师载着儿子去考场刚看会觉得有些突兀结果连首尔都没去过也要载着儿子去的心情瞬间就理解了，而且反转的也很搞笑。
一条是父亲的 一条是姐姐的 还有允儿的一条
朴正民，李星旻演技炸裂！！
对比国内的命题作文“奇迹”明显更加高明不少，但是问题依旧明显，不过，看电影何必要带脑子呢，甜甜的，暖暖的就好了！
原来姐姐早就死了 我说怎么男孩长大了为啥姐姐还那么年轻貌美呢 到这样是不是有点人格分裂症……
快闪镜头太多了，画面很美，本尼真的适合演传记
很喜欢插画，总是很想住进那些世界里。但是。请不要为了得奖去拍这些传记片。显得，很，刻意。。这么公式化，很难共情的。
卷福演这种片子驾轻就熟，天才又有点神经质的特质对他而言感觉就是放假间隙随便拍一拍。这一部电影大约给个75吧，没有大错也没有太多惊喜
这个世界并不是因为我才美丽，这个世界本来就很美，你的生命就像棱镜一样是用来折射美丽的……寻找电流的孤独男人，起起伏伏的人世沧桑，其实我们应该感谢这个世界有猫的存在，因为人类实在是太孤独了。
看到一半才发现姐姐居然是个鬼。论煽情，棒子自认第二，估计没人感说自己是第一。林允儿老了。。。
韩国🇰🇷的温情片真的好温情，有一种冬日暖阳的感觉，一点点温暖你，一点点感动你，就像在软绵绵的棉花里翻滚跳跃~
评论区都是文艺青年，我理解这部电影，就是很无聊，很无聊，很无聊。
这样的天才不去培养，是人类的大罪。可我们已经犯了太多的罪。
本尼演outcast真的一绝 十分related 万分赞叹 跟S一起看俩人大概哭了一百回/u r the prism. Look, care, pay attention and share.
差不多每年都看一部英国传记电影，创作模式太单调，已经审美疲劳了
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