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.
特效其实一般吧，最后政治正确的镜头找到了每一个需要照顾的群体…黑人、LGBT、移民，当然，戴眼镜的宅男华人。反而，显得很尴尬
唯一的看点就剩下大狗了……它很萌，但我现在终于意识到光靠萌是撑不起一部电影的。
为何七岁黄口小儿会习得鉴宝绝技？带着这个疑问看完了满是各种莫名操作的密室逃脱，这个局中局只有祖父是穿越星人可以解释了。ps.李现演技一上大荧幕就露馅了看得难受。
全片最让我出乎意料的是片尾的对白“有证据表明老朝奉是…”“都不重要了”
可爱可爱！！！小女孩可爱！大红狗可爱！大家都可爱！！！！
听歌脑补的剧情都比这入时，是泰鸽又负我吗！
从什么时候开始人们不再真诚？
共和的歌很好听
纽约城市风光宣传片。亲子故事。Not Interesting
好喜欢拉布拉多，即使变大了也依旧超级可爱！！！！！很有爱的一部电影。
内容属于轻喜剧合家欢类型，讲真善美，勇敢做自己，适合小朋友
不太好看，剧情散乱没有重点，东一榔头西一棒子的，但因为花了钱只好坚持到结束才出来，不算大烂片，但没什么必要花钱看
和犬子一起每天看十分钟且还没看完，每天都有看哭他的点，还不如看汪汪队，安抚不过来了。
剧情虽然离谱但也挺可爱 只是最后那段美国梦演说什么鬼 尬到人直接快进到结束…
为何七岁黄口小儿会习得鉴宝绝技？带着这个疑问看完了满是各种莫名操作的密室逃脱，这个局中局只有祖父是穿越星人可以解释了。ps.李现演技一上大荧幕就露馅了看得难受。
很久没有看过这么一部纯粹的动物动画电影了，虽然大狗的造型有点粗糙，但是剧中除了绝对的反派外，其余每个人都很善良，果然是童话改编的，看完非常治愈。每个人都是独特的，我们不能因为某一个人某种“不合群”就看不起他，欺负他。小孩子都懂的道理，成人怎么会不明白呢？因为一个小女孩，一只大狗，温暖了一个城市。就是不知道有了大狗狗，以后这个城市的草地上还会不会有翻滚球这个体育运动呢？哈哈，总觉得这个项目像人形仓鼠球。
简单，童年受众，刻板剧本，狗狗还是可爱的，仅此而已，无心观影也不会去看第二遍的片子。
劇情雖然薄弱，但是表現出對動物的尊重熱愛就很值得傳播這樣的觀念和態度。
看完了也想养只拉布拉多，剧情个别地方衔接不到位，喜剧感满分。
合家欢，大团圆，宠物题材，再加点玄幻，该有的元素都有了。基本上没什么惊喜的内容，但胜在完整，晚上趟沙发上看完，很合适。
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