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.
高产之下，维持质量只是奢望。不过向91岁的老人的敬业精神致敬。
这东西只有你九十岁能拍，七十岁你还有一个过来人的说教，现在只有一个人的本质。
一顶牛仔帽（《镖客三部曲》）、一辆老福特（《老爷车》）、一段邂逅（《廊桥遗梦》）、一场骑马教学（《百万美元宝贝》）、一条送运之路（《骡子》）、一种近似父子的感情（《完美的世界》），一部很伊斯特伍德的电影。
看的好难受啊，情愿相信东木是为了那段话才拍了这部电影，这片子完全就是下水道级别，人物塑造简直烂到家，故事逻辑也不要了，尤其与男孩妈妈共处一室那段，虽然你是世界上最帅的老头，但你觉得自己还有性魅力吗？
剧情平铺直叙少亮点，叙事节奏也比较温吞，故事展现得很温柔，也可以看出作为年老牛仔的东木想展示的表达。牛仔迟暮，但是雄心仍旧。
已经耄耋之年的东木的新作，不好说是老骥伏枥、宝刀未老什么的，而是我鲜少见的：温柔的东木。有着他曾经影片中最熟悉的元素，却放弃了不犀利不深入的悲伤故事，讲了一个平铺直叙，甚至没有什么高潮点，一老人，一少年，和一只鸡跨越美墨边境的故事，像是他的人生自传一样，像是对那个西部牛仔年代，还拿着枪的东木的致敬和怀念，转眼间已是拖着一身老骨头，给年轻一代讲他的所理解的世俗的老头了。他这次的转变，像是我最喜欢的小说家，写起了散文的感觉。
能一直拍老年人的故事也就是克林特了吧？依旧一流的表演。故事已经逐渐走向了温情小品，不失为一种智慧。
90岁的主演，伊斯特伍德破纪录了吗？虽然电影拖沓，银发驯马师、押镖客算是开拓老年生活新方式。
这部有失水准了，有些失望，不过毕竟老爷子也九十多了，还能演骑马戏也是够拼了。
失望！无与伦比的烂，开头交代人物背景的对白是如此的干涩和生硬的。伊斯特伍德的脸已经老到做不了表情了，再加上所有配角演员糟糕的表演。等着提名金酸梅吧
实在扶不上墙。。老爷子您这拍的啥，剧本没味，台词也差，再让那孩子读出来简直灾难。另外，安排一个女人要跟你滚床单，一个女人要跟你过日子这样好嘛？九十岁了哇老爷子。
完全不行，像支离破碎的幻灯片，又像幼稚的国产电影。
该是老爷子的最后一部电影了吧，且看且珍惜。
所有打四星以下的，我觉得都是吃屎吃多了，继续吃屎吧，还有那些分析的，我求求你别分析了。
没有沉浸感，总是出戏，觉得这很假，都是演的，可能剧本太差了，小男孩演技也总让人出戏…珠玉在前，东木老了
看着91的老爷子，看到了温和，看到了一份执着，不打五星心里过不去！
剧情、音乐其实真的可以的。实在是…小男孩演技尴尬，前半段节奏不够紧凑。可以说因为还小，但东木这次也太宽容了。
多一星给老爷子面子 其实可以更好 一直以为最后俩人会中枪然后骑马去边境 做成让子弹飞的开放式结局效果 但也很好
7/10 垂垂老矣的《完美的世界》，冲突不再明显，故事不再犀利，但细腻的情感转变都可以清楚的看得见。老东木的西部公路片玩了一辈子，就算看到现在依然细腻的有味道。
卧槽!东木牛逼!都这岁数了还自导自演发新片!我爱东木!一万年!
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