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.
黑胶质感的爱情片，不过太过于琐碎了，不过不过爱情不就是这样么
劇情有點粗糙，但拍得不錯。本來可以是一個我願意打四星的「男人都不行」的故事，最後非要為了眾裡尋他千百度後的驀然回首設定跟小胖子happy ending 我不是很想接受。
粗鄙丑陋的一对男女磕磕绊绊的感情故事既不浪漫又不互相忠诚不明白这是爱情么。。。这是在演啥么呢
最後一段什麼鬼？日劇跑是萬能挭？有不矯情的愛情麼？
3.5 看完脑子里一直回响的是以前哪里看到的话“有佳句，无佳章”。某几个片段单独看有恣意灵动的气质，但故事的衔接和发展有点散乱，好几处看不出前后跳跃的连接在哪里，于是感觉有点冗长。男女主是很棒的，穿插的几个大明星却瞬间有点令人出戏。有一个人在灯火阑珊处等待和牵挂是幸运的，百转千回，还是你最好。
看电影的过程中想起了索菲玛索的成名作《初吻》
Freiluftkino凍死個人。還在想這家人也太像了，一搜原來是Haim三姐妹。笑點太好笑
Gary就是未成气候的华尔街之狼，真实到让我想到了很多熟人，没有一个我喜欢
“我们可以选择爱，相信爱的魔法。”
我的妈呀这嚼之无味的惹人嫌弃的爱情故事。两个惹人嫌弃的角色塑造出来的故事如果还是惹人嫌弃，那这个电影就真的是惹人嫌弃了。好自恋啊！
置身于那个时代，很复古地展现了青春洋溢的女性力量
可可爱爱，有明确的主题，剧情完整，很不错的励志型低幼动画！歌也都不错听
既然是讲混合着黏腻热汗、试探懵懂又焦躁难耐的低饱和度的七十年代，那还就得给你整段虐恋让你不痛快不过瘾别别扭扭又欲罢不能，问题就是太拖沓了信息也太杂看着累得慌，女主角的颜实在是GET无力呀……
Strange movies, flowing clouds and water
导演这是弄啥呢。离谱的是，这也提名奥斯卡了
剧情线索环环嵌套，G5更像是对Brony群体的复写啊，篝火那段确实挺感动的。话说这次G5剧情真的很G3，我记得几年之前也有过“G4是G3很久之前”的猜测……
大失所望，这是PTA的电影？拍给男人看的昨日旧梦！
★★★☆ 因為他是Paul Thomas Anderson，所以對他只是拍了一個互相反復拉扯的愛情故事有些失望，少了他獨此一家的危險又迷人的毀滅氣質，或許這是已經步入50歲的叛逆期吧，不過還好，還是已然可以認出是他，把針藏進了棉花糖裡，沒有對70年代洛杉磯盲目加上回憶濾鏡，對破碎與迷茫並為粉飾。好久沒看Sean Penn的作品了，差點忘了他曾經是我最愛的演員，久別重逢，他依然迷人。
PTA的小品文
1：15处那个剧情真是fucking romantic.虽然直接被摔下来糗到爆，但是欢呼加上救护车的声音的热闹vs暗处的两个人情愫的对比，实在是mtfk romantic.
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