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.
还是要给五星，从16年刚开始“学英语”到现在也已经过去六年，big house人来人往，婚礼与葬礼同一天举行，新生与故去往复交替，就当它是时光怜爱下不经意留下的童话，当你刻意偏头看它一眼，就如撇去浮沫般悄然离开。
唐顿，矗立在新时代的十字路口，迎接着新一代。
一个婚礼，一个葬礼。一场电影，一座别墅。new era 仅仅指一位老人死去，一个婴儿出生。时代还停留在两战之间，还没拍到二战呢，所以还可能有续集。作为追完全系列剧集和第一部电影的人，还是先花了半小时才逐一认清脸，并回忆起每张脸的前世今生，理清复杂的人物关系网。然后才欣赏家长里短和精美的英式贵族台词。编剧对唐家屯这一icon群像戏已经驾轻就熟，按部就班，粉丝只要follow就行了。
大小姐老公亨利没出现真是可惜了，不如第一部，但是对于粉丝还是蛮友好的，更像是交待大家结局的完结篇，奶奶永远是我最喜欢的角色🥹
看完没想到后劲这么大，怅然若失。前面有多甜蜜，最后我就哭得有多惨。大家都有了归宿，也好。再见了，再见。
以婚礼开始，以葬礼终结，呜呜呜，每个人都可爱优雅克制体面
一个时代的落幕。Mary也许会成为另一个granny，但没有人可以替代这一个granny。
老太太法国情人留给的别墅赠予曾孙女
从求婚到葬礼，从死亡到新生，一切依然那么优雅高贵精致，完美得几近童话。
虽然稍显狗血，但是很暖的大结局，看起来确实不会再有续集了！老夫人是唐顿之魂，因为她我才追到现在……卡森听到老夫人的噩耗时，出口就是李尔王，而庄园里拍电影，也是典型的戏中戏结构——英国人是有多么热爱莎士比亚！
应该是真正完结的时候到了，所以想着给每个人都有着好的归宿，即便这部拍的太过紧凑、过满了点，但作为告别而言，我还是欣然接受并且喜爱它。
老太太终于完成了历史使命，退出了历史舞台，剧情没有跌宕起伏，还是电视剧好看
即使早就弃剧（不是因为质量，是我太爱大表哥）再次回到唐顿，看见亲切的角色们依旧是感概万千啊！真好看！真好看
我们总也无法打败时间，我们永远逃不脱这时代，但我们仍拥有些感动，这感动永存，对吗？
电影很好诠释了中国人留下的成语，什么是薪火相传、继往开来。也是追了这么多年所有影迷最愿意看到的完美Ending吧!! 想哭…经营大家族需要大智慧，老外时时刻刻和缓人心而又陌生的距离感让亲人间的距离更紧密了，这一点我们应该反思。崇尚自由包容和尊重，在那个年代对待同性恋的态度放在现在都让人羡慕。电影能明显看出换导演的感觉，镜头位置和画面停留时长，背景音乐改编都有不同，好在导演继承电视剧精神火炬，完成度很高。感谢唐顿庄园，美好生活处处都有。不说再见👋🏻
永远不会让人失望的唐顿庄园，把往事装进抽屉里，珍惜每一个当下。
居然Henry全片都没有出现… 唐顿最喜欢的三个女性就是老夫人 mary她妈 mary
😢“Stop the noise～I can't hear myself die.”新世代的唐顿庄园大电影竟然以麦格教授老奶奶的离去落幕 俱往矣
他们都有光明是未来，连最尴尬的莫斯利都是天才大编剧
我一直把她比作红楼梦，并且不断去做交叉对比阅读。我喜欢一一，也是，去对比红。
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