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.
还行，本身这种要改编成电影还是真人电影就有难度，结局满意了
高利贷，飙车，突然的死亡，进城后黯然回乡.....这些事发生在我见过的小镇混混身上。只不过将主角纯洁化，浪漫化。
石上那里好棒呀 有那么一丢get千年 cue了花晴什么的 好想看紫耀演不良
五星给奈奈，但是这一部真的意外的有趣，梗很多，结局满意，比第一部优秀很多
听说漫画剧情已经在暴走了？这真人版的结局真不错
🎬《最后的死刑》🌟🌟🌟🌟
就是说主要角色选的真的都好不贴啊，我还要再骂一遍。玩梗很多但也有点尬和声音，还是唱辛德瑞拉女孩那里我笑到了一下。我最爱的石上线整个很突兀的崩掉。但是奉心祭爱心气球满天飞那里还是被戳到了狠狠doki一下。
作为一个普通人，在时代大背景下有什么选择。最后突然的一枪久久无法平静。主演很棒
ps”自杀“球员的原型是未知原因的车祸？ /sl
虽然很扯，但很欢乐。致敬全裸监督，鲁邦的女儿之类，日本人就是能把流行热炒在一
我很喜欢这部电影，这可能是目前为止我最喜欢的一部韩寒的电影。没有大家说的那么差，一切都很好，情绪一直很舒缓，不会大起大落。《麦琪的礼物》前后呼应，一个怕火一个怕水，第一次觉得昊然弟弟那么帅！
比第一部好多了，最后的奉心祭气球场景好看！
这种夸张风格简直破坏了这么好的剧本，另外男主太丑了，演得太尴尬了
真想告诉辉夜和会长你们两个是相互喜欢对方的的 赶快在一起吧 奉心祭看的我更加焦灼（内心咆哮）两人的恋爱头脑战终于落幕了。桥本环奈也太好看了。
依旧没给梨奈找个好的化妆师，明明演死正经时比这好看数倍...不过演的太用力了点，更像憨憨了...
演技没怎么发挥出来，故事也平平，不知道在搞什么？ 德国片子很少拍得这么烂…失望
书记这个角色不是靠卖萌就能演好的，浅川明显不适合这个角色
但是韩寒你自己说，这个电影适合春节档？这是个适合春节带着全家人一起去看的电影？我知道刘浩存在网络上的风评挺差的，我也不太喜欢她，但这部电影赔钱的锅真落不到她头上，她已经做好演员能做的事情了。
1998年，此案一名法官和一名检察官以“司法谋杀罪”被追责，理由是即便按照当时东德的法律，对泰斯克案的判决也是不成立的。女导演弗兰西斯卡·史顿克无意中从报纸上得知了这个历史事件，让她对死刑这件事，包括死刑到底是如何执行的，产生了浓厚兴趣，演变成长达八年的走访和调研，最终她把它写成剧本，拍成了电影，推荐《最后的死刑》
这种夸张风格简直破坏了这么好的剧本，另外男主太丑了，演得太尴尬了
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