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.
节奏很好，年纪大了爱看战争片了
片尾用千玺的声音来跟伍万里道别 用长津湖两部电影向先烈致敬
很多瑕疵
场面很大，噼里啪啦的炸，但拍的有点墨迹，慢镜头太多了。2022春节档第六弹，最后一部了。
整体观感挺好的，这本来就是历史改编，大结局改不了，与爱国绑架无关，这是部优秀的战争片！
他们的牺牲是带着祖国的尊严，是“此去泉台招旧部，旌旗十万斩阎罗”，我们的安定是带着烈士的遗愿，是“王师北定中原日，家祭无忘告乃翁”，
美军不管输赢，都是丢人丢到家了，完全不对等的战争，无耻至极。
没有亲历过战争炮火的人没有资格说三道四。
整体比上一部更出色
韩东君被坦克反复碾压的时候，我的心也被碾压了
美国是怎么给大伙儿塑造自己二战功劳最大的错觉的……
最难过的是牺牲了一个连炸的桥对敌人影响不大
如果是我面对就只有害怕
岁月仍未安好，吾辈当自强。
又一部神话片出炉！加一星是给吴京被乱枪打中后没说话！
雪夜行军
看了这部片子以后，不仅讨厌白莲花，还歧视男性娘炮，中国需要多一点硬汉
没有冻不死的英雄，没有打不死的英雄，只有军人的荣耀。水门桥旁边的一排粗壮的排水管真是神来之笔，演员的妆容更加真实（尤其是朱亚文的）。伍千里用燃烧的身体苏醒了伍万里，这就是一种传承，整部电影在这里得到了升华！
我们现在的幸福来之不易，一定不要忘记他们(╥_╥)
他已经完成了任务，留下了希望的火种，青年接过接力棒，哪里需要去哪里。
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