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.
很好看，也很感人。剧情之外，唯一的半女主角，让我想起了周云。假如我少年有为
故事简单，但是人物表演挺扎实的，落地，不浮夸。听说是翻拍，看来翻拍得效果还不错。
看见有些朋友对于阳刚这个词很ptsd啊，那就对了，恶心死你们。
就说一点，这么多人穿深色四角泳裤真心丑到我了
虽然有瑕疵 但是感情很真挚 年轻的感觉真好啊 穿拖鞋短裤夏天撸串真是人世间最美好的事了
不矫揉造作，不歇斯底里，挺好的，就感觉和2017年的《闪光少女》一样，看的有点青春热血的感觉。
谁的青春不迷茫 104'不是只有惊天动地的才叫辉煌，我们只是想再多点勇气、再多点信念、再多点对自己想象的空间，好决定我们终将成为什么样的大人…我们只被自己定义（人总得有点理想，有点抱负吧）
评分低到不科学啊！表演到位，本土化优秀，节奏层次鲜明，反转合理，非常合格的翻拍片，目前为止最佳国产青春片他说第二没人敢说第一！
没有技巧，全是感情。居然有主办方会愚蠢到要砍掉唯一的男子花游项目？？普通自卑的高中生日常，热血的点其实也很简单，哪里需要头破血流狗血淋头。也有可能是满屏美好的肉体使我色令智昏。
简简单单的青春片，拍成这样就很好。有笑有泪，有梦想可追！
青春是什么，是不确定前路在何方，通向何方但是就要冲上前拼搏一把。演员都比较年轻青涩但正好符合设定，辛柏青这个角色设计的恰到好处，最后的登场太燃了。
说实话，最后的表演可以套用它表演音乐的歌词来形容：很扯…anyway，献给每一个普通的少年，青春无所畏惧，冲吧。
根正苗红的励志片，和青不青春可能最后没有多大的关系（参考《大浴场》），最后的落脚点是“证明自己”这个国产电影最为安全的区域。主流话语下被规训的创作，虽然有些可惜，但在划定的范围里把故事讲得不雷也不尬，拍得又如此认真，还是相当不易。
内心很复杂。其实很多时候我觉得人应该按着既定的路线一直走下去才算成功。但是看到这样不在学习的青春，还是很羡慕。高中写过一篇作文，主题是无用之用方为大用。有时候不必太功利，也不必把一些事看的太重要。
满满青春味道又没有非要用青春恋爱片那一套，光看男生们的身材就很养眼，哈哈！
很阳光的青春运动片，释放了让人讨不起厌的青春美好，无论是活力体魄，还是咧嘴一傻笑
俗套是挺俗套的，但难得在电影院看部正常点阳光点不堕胎不抑郁的青春片，手松点多给一星鼓励吧。
没有技巧，全是感情。居然有主办方会愚蠢到要砍掉唯一的男子花游项目？？普通自卑的高中生日常，热血的点其实也很简单，哪里需要头破血流狗血淋头。也有可能是满屏美好的肉体使我色令智昏。
儿子学游泳，给他看看别人争取和坚持一件事的决心。翻牌
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