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.
Never look back, never look forward.
奈飞年会、好莱坞团建、SNL尾牙、美帝年货。跨年三部曲：2020去死，2021去死，别抬头地球完球
爱情是奢侈品，每个人都想追求它，纯真的、美好的，妓女也不例外！她逃他追，她插翅难飞；爱到最后才发现爱是放手成全，是放虎归山
这种男人只会存在于小说里吧！但是爱情真的太美好了！
我觉得男主再这样发展下去就是典型的“代理型孟乔森综合症”
深爱的人身上 一定有一部分
这是准备每年出一部了吧，twenty twenty too笑不出来：（
3.5叭，没了解过小说，单纯被预告片吸引去买了票～看的时候掉了一些猪猪泪…这个时代背景的这个结局，不拿god来维系也没有更合理的解释了
希望明年不要再看见它了。Also, they just mark Taiwan as a country. So just go to hell.
不是很理解。原谅了女主很多次。女主因为不能给男主孩子逃跑、赚钱重新做j。
you damm fool。分给女主的金发和颜
今年看的第一部是2020去死，最后一部是2021去死，都得死，收工！
借着影片看见上帝的爱。
you damm fool。分给女主的金发和颜
如果能够看懂这部电影隐藏的寓意真的是会被深深打动的片子，虽然大部分人因为看不懂而诟病，但我必须给这部电影打五星，想打六星，难道只有我真的看懂了吗？有点难过🫠哈哈哈
“基督徒一大爱好，就是让风尘女子从良，而对方却不为所动”
「新冠」二年车熟路，但愿没有第三集。（3.5）
‘What did I learned at 2021? I learned nobody learned anything from 2020.’
Damn the love at first sight.(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃
没想到还会有续集，荒诞的日子继续下去这得变成超长年更剧
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