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.
太多bug了。我以为肉身跳崖就已经够扯的了，结果还来了个肉身跳楼。男主的血是真的厚。怎么搞都搞不死。
三星半。这主角战斗值，不当特工可惜了啊，还以为最后一个镜头他会终于放松下来翻白眼休克过去。
既然要灭口，为什么不在开局车祸的时候就灭口？十五分钟全剧终，多好。
有些演员大概特别容易激起导演用独角戏疯狂对ta施虐的欲望，比如麦斯比如连姆比如小华盛顿🤔
电影风格很写实，以至于我以为是真实故事改编。悬疑气氛很棒，希腊美景配合幕后黑手，反差。John演技有提升。
导演选角不错，主演看起来没脑子果然整部剧也没脑子，非要后期强行支楞起来
一对儿衰货小情侣的送命旅行。但却说出了一个问题：哪个地方有暴乱都离不开米国的干预。
真浪费时间的电影，男主一直在逃跑，不知道在跑啥
想表达的很多，奈何演绎不出来。果然贵圈不分国内外，都是讲人脉的。管你有没有演技，让你是男一你就是男一。
我以后说的男主女主都是按照戏份多少来定的，如果戏份差不多/不准确，我会直接说名字）
普通人被卷进这种事里真是倒霉，想抢辆摩托车逃命都抢不到。还是把主角设定成退伍老兵、前特工之类的靠谱点，起码能占个爽字，最后单枪匹马把黑帮打手干掉了也显得没那么离谱。
请问男主你还记得你要给女朋友的爸妈打电话吗……
太平淡了，节奏中段完全崩掉，大使馆官员的黑化也是意料之中，看的让人昏昏欲睡
导演选角不错，主演看起来没脑子果然整部剧也没脑子，非要后期强行支楞起来
哈哈哈哈哈agent murphy一张sunshine boy的小脸蛋儿被官方调侃了
找领馆就够蠢了你还离开领馆送死 后面是怎么回事 一命抵一命？孤胆超英模式？呆梨人也有这么幼稚可爱的价值观吗？
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Yeah and I just fucked that
棒棒滴，杠杠滴，唯一让我不太满意之处在于希腊派出了一亿多人在地铁火车公路田野山区甚至混入美国大使馆去追杀一个深夜在荒野发生车祸后倒挂车内神志不清几乎丧生透过破碎玻璃和微弱光线目击了一个被绑架男孩的倒影的语言不通的美国游客并在任意场合随意拔枪射击，除了这一点瑕疵扣掉四星之外，其他都还行。
电脑看卡，拿手机看也卡
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