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.
Orgasm这个事…罗宾逊太太如果一开始找个富有经验的同性第一次就通关了……里奥服务精神五星，资本主义世界的好在于钱能买到圣人，各种意义上的。
很好。预设心碎的小bitch是真的很男性piao客思维了。真身暴露对任何人来说都是冲击但实际上也不会造成伤害，反而是另一种刺激，接受再试探再努力真诚，伤害也会转化为活力。清单和贝基都很可爱。母子线很真实。汤普森也真是强。
红熊猫可爱疯了！想知道妈妈的熊猫为啥有那么大。故事很简单，但流畅可爱。为啥无法在国内过审呢？是宣扬了追星还是把柴尼斯文化搞得特古老诡异？安妮胃，想起我小时候的电子宠物鸡，最后因为我懒得打扫它的粑粑给臭死了，导演跟我一代人～
Leo the sex worker claims he can put up a fantasy, and he delivered. But I think the screenwriter did a better job on that.
2022年了，就这…一个退休奶奶，丈夫去世孩子独立，花钱找了个好像是出来完成博士论文实践的鸭鸭，最后对着镜子看了看裸体接纳自己找到自我，什么过时的自嗨锅剧情，我不知道从这里如何可以看出来深刻思考精神世界，甚至不如去看一下欢愉。
看的时候心中一阵惊恐，那个妈妈跟我妈一样一样的，太可怕了，被支配了一辈子……
理解关于女性寻找自我寻找性解放的部分，但是纯粹的买卖关系越界了就不再美妙了。
最后和妈妈在竹林那段看哭了，好熟悉的窒息感，但我选择自私点
@Sundance 太！棒！了！从头到尾都在跟小伙伴兴奋尖叫。This is the type of the film I wanna make! Absolutely love how much agency Nancy/Susan has in the film, 最后自己给自己的高潮真的只有女导演才拍得出来！！
很可爱，也很青春，想起了以前那些叛逆的时代。
皮克斯这几年多数有个问题，很浅，巴不得把立意怼到大家面前，初潮啊，青春叛逆啊，文化差异啊，这部结尾高潮有点乱了电影本身的气质，但是用流行嘻哈和家族鸣唱做对比，实则也把电影要说的内容细化了，反而加分了。怎么说呢，退步的皮克斯，依旧是好莱坞退步的动画产业老大！
剧本太好了！！！！！！数度泪目。女性的困境，孤独的困境，出身的困境，年龄的困境，都被编织成一条线。难为艾玛·汤普森在镜头前做出的巨大奉献，非常勇敢，我们都值得在赤裸面对自己时感到美丽与自信！！！
喜欢（大家都夸完了把我想说的都说了我就闭麦吧
全员变身那里有小小感动到。（拉着小哥一起看，然后才知道原来橘红色的小浣熊的英文就是 “Red Panda”……😂
站在废墟上唱歌的爱豆！！😭😭
还是挺希望这样的片子有机会上院线的，不过看看眼下的疫情，可能越来越是奢望了。导演好年轻，内容里也有很多当下的表达，结尾要是更少些说教就更好啦。
好棒的立意！与妈妈的和解，与自己的和解！长成自己的样子，做不完美的自己。
男角色都有点工具人；乐队的翅膀确实挺QQ秀的；女长辈们的美少女战士变身好帅；虽说是华人的故事，但却看到共情了；小熊猫的IP挺好的；那个咒语听起来十分亲切！
故事的立意我其实是很感兴趣的，然而越看越无聊，情节和拍摄都很干瘪，女主角说我知道你的真名以及向Becky说明what they do的时候，我真的很遗憾。另外反复的说教，尴尬的输出，还有最后反应过来女主角是特里劳妮教授……如此种种愈发让我觉得像一块粘牙的太妃糖，紧紧糊住我的脑神经……这感觉实在太糟糕了。
Pixar中最现实的一部，轻松愉快的预告片直接把我吸引进来，但发现并不是个纯喜剧，对于亚裔两代的关系刻画的还是比较压抑且感同身受，还好是个合家欢的结局！
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