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.
清新版不忠和来电狂响，中国化的可能性不高，或者说中国化高分的可能性不高
最后的结局让你猜摸不透
给出轨老公的巨大报复: 婚姻情感上不原谅你，但职业生涯上拉你回到创作过程中，慢慢为我和另一个男人即将开启的幸福生活描线。
蛮好看的！最有趣的是男女主不仅是夫妻更是工作伙伴 所以女主不仅掌控了两人之间的情感 更把握住了私人空间之外经济和社会权利的主导权。剧情本身挺俗套的 说是不停反转但又不至于 配乐也有些诡谲 有点意思。
为了漫威春晚大舞台，荷兰蛛要圣母加无脑，工具人奇异博士也要降智无脑，为了三蛛同框的情怀，再拉上一群工具人反派插科打诨大联欢。一群角色在这个不求逻辑不按常理出牌的彩蛋大电影里，把满脑子都是情怀的漫威粉感动到内牛满面。
哇哦 好有意思！！！难得看到这种轻喜剧的日影！奈绪演这种角色真适合hhhhhh 以及我终于get到了黑木华的 美 艳
一间自己的房间，一辆自己的车，画自己的漫画，驾驶自己的车，掌握自己的人生，选择自己的彼氏。华妹好适合这种白切黑的角色，上瘾
结尾虽然不算逆转，早在意料之中，但这种平淡的报复快感实在是太贴合人设了。利用人类、还是最亲密的人的窥探欲来执行报复无疑是最大的折磨了。果然，平平淡淡才是真。
这三部蜘蛛侠的剧本真的是一部比一部烂，电影前半段我真的要骂娘了（除了某惊喜现身时刻…），太儿戏了。后半段纯靠情怀拉回一些分数，赚了我一些感慨+几滴眼泪。不过整体上仍然是食之无味、弃之可惜。结尾两个彩蛋，第一个联结《毒液2》结尾彩蛋，后一个直接放了《奇异博士2》的预告片，很期待但是漫威也真的是越来越偷懒了。
到底需要多少个工具人才可以让这个蜘蛛侠明白一点其他蜘蛛侠第一部头一个小时就明白的道理。以及时光在所有人身上驻足了唯独光速从荷兰弟身上划过到底是什么原理
冲着两位女演员和精彩的预告来看，但预告即全部，因为前面太拖沓直接将预告给我带来的兴奋消磨殆尽，前一个小时的事真的不如预告扩充到二十分钟来得有效。后面的反转在已有很多悬疑佳片的衬托下也没那么惊艳，唯一让人爽快的只有渣男必须死的复仇成功的既定剧情安排。这片压缩到一个小时我都能给个4.5，两个小时真的2.5都多。建议日影加快叙事速度，不要什么片都要加日式小清新。
非常不错
“我不会原谅，我怎么原谅”？！
真的不改名驾驶我的车吗哈哈哈哈，90分钟就好了，以及奈绪还能演好人吗lol
选角好好 华妹太适合演绎一个看起来没有攻击性的人了 结局有爽到 片尾plastic love
先让出轨的丈夫恢复画画的能力，然后连载自己被戴绿帽的漫画故事，好曲折，但对丈夫的心理打击巨大了哈哈哈哈哈！不过不太明白的一点是，驾校教练的出现不是女主能预料的，那这个复仇其实也算临时想出来的，如果没有他，女主就不复仇了？
想像的结局被推翻又重建
当痛失所爱的蜘蛛侠，在平行宇宙里接住挚爱时，我承认我的眼眶有点湿润。
好新颖！不安的丈夫 和构建起来很严谨的感情对抗线！
用惊悚片的形式来表达对伴侣出轨的愤怒，看得挺烦节奏太拖了，选角很好。
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