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.
从拳击切入，主角却是一位心猿意马的拳手，沙发上做噩梦那段想起了我父亲，他少时从文革走过
小朋友看着表示还行，能一直被吸引着看完...但老父亲好几次睡着，实在顶不住这老套的剧情和平庸的国配...
故事真的是俗套的不能再俗套了，动画也怪怪的，我甚至有种女主角这个动画形态的演技特别不行的感觉。。。。
小怪兽很可爱，但是一直爹来爹去的让人很难共鸣
似在过去和现在的夹缝中生存的人，注定在未来受苦
动画就是在非现实的维度里发生奇迹，让人好像打了肾上腺素，暂时忘记现实维度里的纠缠与痛苦，甚至能对生活中积极的一面充满信心。我不会去恨一部动画片，也不会鸡蛋里挑骨头去站pc立场。动画是我的梦幻港。
哈哈哈哈小怪兽太可爱了吧，根本不在乎啥了 可爱就对了
几段蒙太奇实在是赞，福斯特进营房那段演技，绝望无助痛苦隐忍，扑面压过来；我们根本不用怀疑纳粹的反人类，战争的凶残，因为这些烙印对经历的人，是带一生的；最后弦松了…丹尼德威托是个惊喜，好久不见，神采依旧
越来越对欧美文化产品警惕，这片子没有夹带什么私货，看完了心情轻松舒畅稍显兴奋，也就够了。 片子探讨了父辈与前辈对后辈的阴影，三个主要人物都在寻找自己。当然，结局肯定是守护者获胜，破坏者出局，那个鲨手在片中注定不能突破新的自我。
画面还行，但是剧情走向很容易猜到，你能很容易想到他们后面会做出什么事，比较没有惊喜，然后就没啥可以说的了，平平无奇的一部动画吧
开头看到WWE电影公司简直惊呆哈哈哈哈谁不爱wwe呢
典型的爆米花电影无惊无喜，信仰力量多么伟大那一套早就腻了
真的花那么多钱做个这样节奏的东西是不是太闲了，少儿片的话就可以理解了
几段蒙太奇实在是赞，福斯特进营房那段演技，绝望无助痛苦隐忍，扑面压过来；我们根本不用怀疑纳粹的反人类，战争的凶残，因为这些烙印对经历的人，是带一生的；最后弦松了…丹尼德威托是个惊喜，好久不见，神采依旧
情节挺好猜，但画面材质漂亮，从比武变成比舞，歌舞合家欢，片尾曲还挺好听。
城市，运动，球队，这就是西方体育文化的剪映吧。
题材很好，拍和剪辑得有点糟糕，少数片段拍不错，导演是不是步子跨太大了
动画还可以，就是剧情太短了，而且也太套路了，可以一看！比较适合小朋友
很cheesy 很Hallmark 哈哈 Katherine是很好看 可是气质太直 anyway 再次看到Dani泡妞就很开心
故事真的是俗套的不能再俗套了，动画也怪怪的，我甚至有种女主角这个动画形态的演技特别不行的感觉。。。。
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