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.
6.5/10.
桑婆逆光下美得要死，喜欢看钱老板装傻子，我笑好大声
you guys too old for this…
裹脚布又臭又长，全程碎嘴又难笑。一点都不悬疑，也毫无奇幻剧情。跟我国抢救性挖掘历史文物电影一脉相传，什么传说神迹都是虚晃一枪。
皮特教獭兔怎么做全球最性感男人 虽然出场有点短
又是找几个大牌过来随便糊弄一下的电影，好随意的剧本
典型取悦女性观众的电影，查宁和皮特都是充当花瓶的，丹尼尔饰演的大反派人设都是蠢萌蠢萌的。女主塞琪聪明又性感，不再是等待男主来救的傻白甜，合格的爆米花电影。
一个烂俗的故事，倒是布拉德皮特有点惊喜，好久没见他了
没想到《迷失Z城》这种近年冷门非经典片也会被恶搞。笑话都是烂梗，还有套路刻意的人物弧光。主要还是看明星。
其实我一直get不到桑德拉布洛克演喜剧，但是老美貌似特喜欢她。。这部电影大概就是讲了。。不剧透了，至少能看 brad pitt出现再长一点我还能再多给一星
典型爆米花电影，算中规中矩吧，起码男主的屁股也增添了亮点。
布拉德皮特客串的那几分钟堪称全片唯一的看点。N
很 无 聊，说喜剧，不好笑，说动作，没啥动作，可能唯一看点就是查宁秀身材了。
不错，没什么毛病的娱乐片。剧情没什么惊喜也没什么毛病，该有的效果都有，图一乐看看这种探险爱情喜剧也不错。
年龄是骗不了人的，60岁的桑德拉不是曾经那个傻大姐了，连笑容都变得疲惫且敷衍；钱老板一脸聪明相演不了傻子；皮特和蛋妞倒是演的很投入。
太好笑了哈哈哈哈哈，最好笑的是brad pitt那段。选角真得太棒了，四个主演真得好合适。蛋妞这一身真是非常的now you see me，我差点以为是同一个角色。这种奇奇怪怪的不油腻尴尬的丛林搞笑片，真是好久没看到了。
好笑的部分确实是好笑，桑德布洛克本人真的很有喜感，男主也是自带喜感，特别出演布拉德皮特也是很会搞笑，但！整个片！就是一个90年代香港电影的结构+粗糙解谜游戏背景+超老套的爱情故事的……下饭剧。
桑婆婆和pitt都太老了，这种养眼的片子浪费大牌的演技
布拉德皮特客串那部分也太高光了吧
情节空洞，表演滑稽，比查宁在桑德拉·布洛克面前晒鸟还尴尬
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