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.
这部电影讲的挺不错，最起码冲着那句不走了，我感觉生而为人，值得
导演真的很会拍，无论是取景，还是故事叙述，层层递进，纵观老师的一生。
偶然看到这部支教题材的电影。摄影很不错，比起前些年看过的几部，完美呈现了藏区如画的风景。几个典型人物的塑造让这所偏远的小学在氛围上像是个乌托邦，艰苦的条件让有的人避之不及，也让有的人流连忘返。真实而梦幻，整体还不错。
看着孩子们一个一个长大，都有了好的前程，这是作为老师最大的成就感吧，替韩松老师开心。
听说能看到美丽的藏区风景，好奇过来看看，确实很美啊
串联剧情的藏语歌曲十分动听。
没看够的说，来个第二部讲讲以后的故事也行，但是感情戏就没必要了
感觉这里面的人都太好了，好人最后的结局也并没有太美满让我有点难受，不过可能这就是现实吧。
孩子们都很可爱，红扑扑的脸蛋一看就是藏区孩子，还有看他们吃东西也太香了！
每个风景特写都可以直接截图做桌面了，太美了，总有一天我要亲眼去看看
这是2021年最好看的一部电影，比什么明星拍的电影好看多了，希望以后多一些这种影片，影片是一部高品质的作品，看完感觉主题、立意可以带给观者回味
诶，中国还是有很多这样伟大的人滴，真庆幸生在在中国，希望国家越来越好，多多帮助困难的地区和家庭，明年毕业了，把证考完也想去尝试下支教，尽微薄之力吧
梅朵不仅长得漂亮，而且唱歌还那么好听，我要被她圈粉了。
孩子们成长的路上有一位好的老师是多么的重要！一盏明灯能让孩子们健健康康的成长！
泪目了好几次这样的电影才值得搬上大荧幕，被大家所观看
韩老师和梅朵我的意难平啊，喜欢这种有同样的追求和大爱的一对儿，是爱人是朋友是灵魂伴侣
还可以，个人蛮喜欢这样的电影，前期看起来舒服，支教老师确实很不容易，看到后面压力有点大，有比较多的天灾人祸，情绪起伏比较大，人生也是这样吧，抵挡不了的事，那只能接受
现实中有些支教为了那些山区的孩子，确实付出了自已的青春。给我们带来了更多的是感动。
贫困地区贫穷落后的因素包括气候、地形地貌、地理位置都比较不适合人的居住，还有缺水.干旱严重.山高坡陡，水土流失严重、灾害频繁，这些情况比影片还更严重，所以支教真的不容易
一个好老师真的能改变人的命运，所以老师们不要放弃任何一个孩子，改变一下方法，每个孩子都可能是潜力股。
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