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.
为孙锡久而看……剧情我不喜欢……最后应该告到坐牢然后变身监狱糙汉哈哈哈哈
难得碰到一部戏的男女主角都是相当性感的演员。
凯文哈特不许拉丁帅哥陪老婆指明让某个丑男陪老婆更放心而后者是个黑人我简直笑死😆
凯文哈特负责了不多的笑点，不算很难看，就是太套路了。
中规中矩到没什么亮点，故事很标准，如果拍成R级会更好吧，哈特话痨到起耳茧
三星半，流水线动作喜剧，凯文哈特真的是太话痨了，动作场面看起来挺过瘾，爆米花泡面电影
6.2/10，《乌龙特工》在前，把多伦多的男人换成巨石强森大概更有反差感。
剧情无新意，旧瓶装旧酒，全钟瑞演技自然，孙锡久眼神有戏。
只有找回童年那里有点心动，其他什么玩意儿啊。全钟瑞嗓音真的好好听，嗲嗲糯糯的。孙锡久抽烟和眯眼，南韩第一，穿合身大衣和演个二货，真的最糟
轻爱情喜剧 剧本老套 适合打发时间！顺便看看颜值！
我再也不相信Netflix出的电影了，就必须嘴贱话痨配冷血硬汉吗🙃
非常典型的美式喜剧，幻想哪一天可能我们也会被卷入某个惊天大案中，节奏在紧凑一些就好了。
PS:男主和女主都好有气质
看完什么都没记住的爆米花电影 看得时候感觉还挺轻松愉快 假期聚会看看还不错
爱老婆爱的莫名其妙，动作戏是亮点，嘴炮毫无新意。
有了中字第一时间就看了，就…怎么说呢，这个电影难道想告诉我们，约炮软件也许会遇上真爱也说不定？
波多黎各那块我真的笑死，伍迪叔的反差感也挺可爱的
一个Kevin Hart，一个Ryan Reynolds，看到这俩人的动作喜剧基本上可以绕道走。结尾有段打斗长镜头还行吧，但基本上看跟不看没啥两样。
完全代入女主，包括做播客（还想采访老人）。也遇到过很多莫名其妙的dating对象，台词演技都很赞。
网飞出钱索尼出品，周末特供冰镇可乐片。经典黑白搭配➕冷血杀手配搞笑话痨➕身份错位。不会做榴莲鸡蛋饼的杀手不是好厨子，伍迪哈里森有一千幅面孔，经典老梗杀手动手前都要深情讲述一番自己的悲惨身世，用自己爷爷被灰熊吃掉的故事把人吓得不打自招真的笑死。凯文哈特天生谐星太好笑了，假装刑讯逼供那里吐🤮人一身笑出声了我去。
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