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.
日本郭德纲，终于明白郭老师为什么爱穿名牌儿了，要做体面人啊😢
土屋摘了眼镜算是じゃない方里的顶级素人了。
1、那些为梦想奋力拼搏的日子，永远是最动人的啊！
终于看得到每一个有名字的战士，终于台词不再是歌功颂德的咬文嚼字，终于不再狠狠煽情。狙击手对峙部分有头脑有技巧，虽然不是那种能够让人念念不忘的电影，但是也足够讲得上好。
蛮好的，人物刻画很好，尤其残酷的战争年代里真诚的孩子。但一有煽情画面就上悲情配乐，有点刻意。还有旁白的出现多多少少给人一种没必要，或者说有导演想偷懒的感觉……
北野武的浓情时刻，时代潮流中的人事浮沉。前段不代入北野武更入戏，尾段蒙太奇很动人。
很有共鸣感触，对引路人要有感恩之心，徒弟获奖后敲开师父的家门，看着师父的落魄师娘的遗像，那一刻泪流满面。有过不堪的低谷才能驾驭高光的低调
搞笑艺人，不是被别人笑，是要逗人笑！一部电影，两种人生。北野武的师生情，让人老泪纵横。
日本人特有的浪漫营造方式，聒噪，个性，但真挚无比。
不要吹水门桥了，来看老谋子了 ，以小博大的好片，想看大场面的就别来了，整片就一个场景雪地，但是给我整出兵临城下的紧张感
7/10，题外话是，北野武做完了所有我想做的事，写书，发唱片，拍电影，演电影，当喜剧演员
5、片中，柳乐优弥和大泉洋奉献了伟大的表演！
国师真的是太高产了，这部有点怀疑是和悬崖之上套拍，张译抗日后又抗美。
人生到了这个阶段，连独自去电影院都感觉有罪恶感，已经无法尽情与坦然了。但这部电影没选错，聚焦式的视角，比起长津湖这类恢弘的空洞电影要温情多了，细节的冷静与双方士兵的牺牲都很真实让人动容，几乎都要给五星了！可惜，还是跳脱不了国产电影的窠臼，结尾非常落俗套，真无奈。
额外一星给北野武，实在是太甜腻了。不过看完《犬之力》再看这个片子，觉得能够喘口气。福尔摩斯有性需求，谁能想到？
师父才是真正的主角啊，门胁麦也很好。大概北野武太为人熟知，阿武这个角色看着总是有点别扭。
谐星不要扮丑被人笑，要靠表演逗人笑，
师傅师娘的感情，小徒弟舞女的感情，都拍的很好。
本来开场就觉得肯定是俗气的煽情路线，看到后面还是忍不住感动了，有两点不如意，没有拍出北野武的下流劲儿，老年北野武要是让真人来演就完美了，化妆实在太差，弄的跟国产西游记一样，身材不远不如本人魁梧～
細節滿分，人物形象立體！國師的老問題故事情節夠不飽滿！整體還是優質的！
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