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.
光剑、枪战、飞船、飞车、穿越，可以说是美帝宅男少年的游戏了，整体比较平庸俗套，不过结尾还是挺加分的，有1点点感动
标准爆米花，看着挺开心的
死侍+绿巨人+卡魔拉+超胆侠的女朋友，漫威下岗人员再就业
片荒时期，还是贱贱的风格，演什么都像！不烧脑，很有趣，就喜欢看他嘴炮
Felt bored when watching this with friends
所有的穿越是为了有缺憾的爱！所以这是一部亲情片胜过科幻片。穿越遵循了线性时空，拒绝了平行时空的概念，但在最后结尾时凭空消失的两个儿子把这个设定又全给毁了！好了，只为happy ending！
其实吧……谁也没说过这是严肃电影，主题也就是父子关系，稍微有点薄弱罢了。一个个喊着拉黑小贱贱，智商都看齐韩国新总统了。
老母亲被感动到了，纪念伊布君人生第一次进电影院以及看完电影！
合家欢，周末带八岁以下小朋友一起，大一点儿都没戏。
情感线非常优秀，有些片段对人类微妙情感把握很好。当然，主线剧情不怎么样，平均水平吧。时间旅行故事里也拍出了点新意。不过，都已经回到过去把时间线搞了个一塌糊涂了，还坚持不把四年后会因车祸死去的事告诉父亲，这是不是太虚伪？瑞安雷诺兹坚持自己的能力圈，坚持演贫嘴角色，这也挺好。
成年亚当安慰母亲那段看哭了。父亲走后，大家都顾着安慰12岁的亚当，谁记得母亲失去了她唯一的依靠呢？其实这片核心是亲情，如果当做科幻片看就会觉得bug到处是。我个人挺喜欢二次穿越的设计的，只是导演玩脱了，节奏和剧本应该多打磨的。
中规中矩的爆米花片，最后还挺感人的，小男主演技真不错啊
“这一刻我等了很久了。”
一个80年代的故事加入了很多流行元素，再按上几个二线当红演员，配点特效的网飞大数据流水线合家欢周末沙发电影
失敗的爆米花電影，一如以往Netflix注入大量大數據下當紅的元素，包括多重空間、穿越、漫威演員、星際啟示錄父子、星戰打鬥(？)、未來戰士等元素，但總是寫不好一個完整而吸引的故事，節奏超冗長，節奏拿捏很差，一些淚點如男主角最後一次看見妻子、父親，理應感動的位置卻被超級乏味的場面調度鋪排得毫無感覺，另外RR徹底把自己的戲路鎖死。
看这种旧瓶装旧酒的片子跟去楼下排队100分钟做核酸差不多。
super hero landing，小亚当耍帅第一名！
fine 就这样吧 瑞恩雷诺兹演谁都是死侍
詹妮弗加纳!!!!!!我的女神!!!!!!
Walker小朋友让人眼前一亮。其他就没啥特别的了。
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