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.
“一名女性发现相较于异性自己更被同性吸引”是一个中性的事件，我就不太理解为什么会有那么多人觉得这必须象征着与权力范式的积极对抗，进而用各种佶屈聱牙的语汇大呼高级。
约定超人托马还是那么帅气啊。
没有一个总统是清白的
演得很好，但韩国的历史政治片都开始很模式化，以及充满理想主义的光环……
比之前几部皮套大战要好上不少，剧情走心，角色分配很好，片尾曲好听，结尾感人！
作为骑士剧场版，已经很不错了，别的剧场版多半都是皮套大战加梦幻联动，这次真的还不错了
要勇敢！俩人一起跳#Bette Davis Eyes是我最喜欢的一幕，好美啊！
中间外场酒会的戏，艾米丽笑得好迷人！
本着联动剧场版就是看个乐呵顺便吐吐槽的心态看的，结果文戏质量还挺高，新干线的寓意也很好，四星！
人总是会被与自己相似或者渴望成为的人吸引，年下的渴望得到认可，年上的虽然渴望那份激情与自由，但克制已经压过一切。
这部联动应该可以算是令和top的水平了。
电型的法式爱情电影，女主角从头到尾的快奔，不仅带快了剧情节奏，还让人遥想到《罗拉快跑》！声明我是被明亮，艳丽的海报吸引过来的
终于有妈宝双性恋女的角色了！电影未解之谜就是艾米莉这么有趣的人怎么会和丹尼尔结成伴侣…
比皮套大战好一点但也就仅此而已了，麻衣和伦太郎的爱情啊！
拿政治题材来做友情主线，太掉档次了。
她坐在那里，告诉你这只是幻想，所谓的爱不过是最自我意识的映射，不要让这样的爱挤占过多的空间，进入生活中，而非存在于渴望之上。结尾却仍旧是吻，一切在最美好的时候戛然而止。
最后除了主战场外有点尬，还是感觉骑士不适合拍群像的，时长难把握主题难突出。
写刺杀朴正熙的杰作《南山的部长们》之后盼来的《王者制造》，这回是拍金大中及其幕僚。这一触及巅峰领域的创作力，韩国在亚洲目前还是无敌。 党魁选举这一场精彩反转，看得过瘾。影子军师面对舞台中央聚光灯下的金大中，情人般默诵的那段微表情，怎么也品不够。
假面骑士50周年剧场版：超越世代
剧情简单 打架也不够爽。神代兄妹打的太憋屈了，预告里很期待的樱莲合作也没整出来什么好活，俩人跟不认识一样。
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