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.
最后有点烂尾、但也值得一看、期待明年的主线
今年的剧场版真的不错…比往年好多了…虽然有些地方有点离谱…😂
就真的还可以！可以说是一部花了钱的灾难大片！
6.0- 近三年最好看吧，也不算很高的评价毕竟前两年...... 一些情怀在，案件推理不到两分钟啊哈！（Les réactions des français sont très intéressantes）
6. 最后俩警官也亲上了，而演习又在上演，当之轮回，爱为根本啊！
偌大的影厅只有五个人看，柯南还是柯南，很有那味
恶搞漫威+港式无厘头，剧情已然不重要，笑点讽刺一个接一个的停不下来，看完肚子疼
虽然是被高佐结婚吸引去的，但警察学校五人组真的太好哭了T^T
正笑点一般，小细节笑死，比如一开头的亚洲游客丢相机，比如巴黎圣母院原样修的木屋顶，比如最后深入法国人民心中的环保概念。小姐姐们都好好看，倒挂的镜头也好美啊。
哈哈，很久没看到这样低俗趣味的恶搞片了，虽然没什么漫威的特效，但是很贴近生活！一个失意者的超级英雄梦！比奈飞的那些烂片好看多了
还行，相比近年被喂的屎，只能说还行。安室坐实特种兵身份了，擅长并乐于在各种摇摇欲坠的物体上与人干架。
因为近几年剧场版的水平，让我对一期一会降低了期待，这样反而有惊喜。这次的水准有回归到最初的剧场版。（很喜欢大家安安静静一起把片尾的彩蛋看完再离场的感觉）
我觉得今年比前两年好太多了，全程看得无走神，剧情的节奏分配也比较均衡，前期不会看得很无聊，后期不会乱炸一气，警校组回忆穿插也比较合情合理，还有今年炸弹设计也花了一点心思，最后给今年柯导衣品一个赞。
太能恶搞了，法国人确实有点东西，擅长屎尿屁这种东西，值得一看，欢乐无比的一个多小时
恶搞DC+漫威，主体是荤段子+地狱笑话，但也不乏好段子和灵光一闪的点子，难能可贵的是极短的片长内故事不仅很完整还有表有里有铺垫有内涵。
哈哈哈哈哈哈他们几人组合真的是我紧绷神经的舒缓剂
badman对应batman、《小丑》楼梯跳舞配上《银河护卫队》hooked on a feeling、脸埋蛋糕变魔形女、被真枪打中屁股的阿汤哥、倒吊露j的蜘蛛侠之吻、穷人版复联集结、点燃巴黎圣母院、《触不可及2：我又能走了》…笑出鹅叫！还可以更彻底一点！
除了法国老电影，现在的法国喜剧片，我很难感到搞笑，这篇只觉得平平淡淡的。这些年看的法国新片，就城市猎人还挺搞笑的。
这几年最好的剧场版。有剧情，有套路，有情怀，有创新
回家码个长评吧。我觉得比赤井秀一一枪射新干线和柯南偷渡新加坡和和叶玩花牌要好看。
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