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.
很平淡但剧情忽然离谱，但是全部看完就觉得好像又不太离谱
评论区必会出现loads of“Luke我抱走”之类的，所以再加我一个也不为过哈。
很普通轻松的romcom 闲得没事干随便看看
编剧大过节搁家里抠着脚丫子写出来的离谱剧本和一群假人。眼瞅着2022年都要到了，居然还有如此脸谱化的人物塑造和封建残余似的刻板印象。老套倒不可怕，可怕的是强行制造「合家欢」，让电影从头到尾都充斥着不合理的行为与假惺惺的骗人把戏。
相信爱情了吗 什么都可能发生 难以想象和明星在一起 真的很神奇吧 真爱战胜一切 我选maluma baby lol
跨越生死之间的爱恋，印象深刻的影视有《人鬼情未了》，此部《平行爱情》在对该题材的处理，对比之下稍显窘迫，不过也不失为一部合格的作品。片子前半段略微乏味，中后段高潮感缓缓袭来，渐入佳境。关于爱情、成长的主题，在影片的最后，蓄积了庞大的力量，盈满倾倒。
I still don’t know her.
哎哎这种棒棒糖电影还要求什么呢？Nick抱走
对女主还是挺喜欢的~
太浪漫了太浪漫了，歌也好听，在电影院上映一定要再去看一遍，音响效果绝对不一样，詹尼佛洛佩兹的声音太强了，好像让人再次相信了爱情
性转版灰姑娘 连汤姆苏都算不上 生硬地塞进女权主义 Maluma戏份是真的少 (但似乎很贴合这种渣男角色)
竟有点感同身受，对那种和我有高共鸣度的人，我也丧失了勇气。
网上流行的爽文套路，明星的加盟，加上精良的制作，适度地玩梗，完全可以成为一部合格的商业大片。我们真应该好好学学。
七荤八素的拼盘，掺杂些揶揄自嘲，看似知音故事会，实为平台展销会。
舞美和歌曲还不错，第一次看转性版的霸道总裁爱上我的故事。
情人节套路作品。Owen不够帅减一星，但J Lo太美加一星。剧情什么不重要，反正大家也不信🤨，如果找大本来演男主，可信度会高很多，哈哈！
这个时间段，有电影看，也不错，片子平平庸庸，歌倒是不错
评论区必会出现loads of“Luke我抱走”之类的，所以再加我一个也不为过哈。
很神奇，几天过去了没有字幕组发熟肉。只好看了生肉，还好对白都挺简单的。电影质量距离诺丁山也就差了十个K歌情人。
网上流行的爽文套路，明星的加盟，加上精良的制作，适度地玩梗，完全可以成为一部合格的商业大片。我们真应该好好学学。
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