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.
中间一度失望，结局爽快得不得了..还是有表情的内敛角色适合黑木华，比凛凛子的表现好多了~
这个丈夫实在是太丑了……对比之下教练真的好帅
从加菲出场就开始哭😭 ，太感动了，结尾战有一段是完整的加菲蛛的主题曲，加菲超凡续集请安排上吧，我太爱安德鲁·加菲尔德了💗
🙄实在是难看至极，就连加菲接住MJ那里三秒钟的演技都比May死了之后蜘蛛侠的哭脸到位……
本质悬疑片，后段蒙太奇真惊悚！
絕妙的復仇,過程平和毫無一絲火藥味,黑木華演技一流
这次他接住她了，谁懂我！！！“三代同堂”泪目了
两倍速看的话可以给4星。可惜我是正常速度看的，3.5吧。最后几分钟的结局看得很爽就是了。和教练的镜头都有点美诶。黑木华这个造型都好美哦！ps果然妈妈还是懂女儿的。奈绪真的很美就是了
很久没看过这么棒的出轨剧了，漫画和现实的切换非常能够代入角色
最后的结局让你猜摸不透
中间一度失望，结局爽快得不得了..还是有表情的内敛角色适合黑木华，比凛凛子的表现好多了~
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。
什么狗屁玩意剧本 太次了 婚姻里的两人都是垃圾级别
画里的故事有你也有我，它就是我们婚姻的墓志铭。复仇的火焰燃于心底，把幻想烧了个精光。特别喜欢车内的情节，尴尬疏离情欲全都氤氲出来，在这个闭塞的空间里，扼住所有呼吸。BGM展现出了所有诡谲和妄念，片尾曲竟然是塑料爱，DNA颤抖的同时还要大喊一声“不伦最高”！
纯纯情怀分，拍得太平庸😅故事干瘪，人物拉垮，光是荷兰接不住加菲托比的戏这点，就让整个影片有种强烈的失衡感。另外漫威这几年做得最差的就是，在对某些议题 (尤其是超英传统的身份危机)进行娱乐化处理时(并不是说这不好，参考队2钢3)，会故意选择忽略议题的多维性，让之服从于更具营销潜力的人设打造，但人物与议题这两者本应是彼此构建的关系。而对那句“能力越大责任越大”的阐释，也是三代里最空洞的。一代是讲个人权力与社会责任，炒饭是自我牺牲、负重成长，到了这部则变成对自己的道德绑架、变成为了自我感动而做出不成熟之举的借口。养成系确实很讨巧，但看着漫威为了强化这个人设标签，而让三代蜘蛛侠的形象逐渐趋于脸谱化、甚至是低龄化，真的相当可惜。（写不下了长评见）
柄本佑的造型像他弟弟。。
温温吞吞倒没有什么不好。个人觉得驾校教练这个角色可以再“工具人”一点，不然总觉得无论是复仇或者反转都差点火候。
想起了我的致命妻子，这个则更含蓄，不过非常好奇教车的老师到底什么态度？是真的还是漫画内容？太好奇了
莫名喜欢哎 女主驭人高手 腹黑天蝎配置 柄本佑和喜剧非常搭 但其实并不像出轨男hh 一首plastic love送给大家
我没想过在电影院里我看到接住的一瞬间直接和加菲一起哭了
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