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.
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只有我一个人觉得小说家这个角色言行举止太讨人厌以至于毁了整部电影的观感吗？？？？？？
看完深切感谢我国对疫情管控和我们对防疫遵守。看英国人用TV给我们呈现出发达国家在疫情肆虐如何应对和人民是何心态。朱迪科默演技从小变态后让世人关注今年算高产女星了，敬佩英国人直言不讳和敬业的表演
最后五分钟的欧尼和一分钟的彩色把我有如被欺骗的迷茫感拉回来了一点
我们应该多一点维度来看待每一件和人有关的事情，短却是深刻的。
第一次看洪尚秀的电影，不知道是不是选错了片。。。没话找话的对白，固定不动的镜头，甚至站在厕所门口也能尬聊七八分钟。我甚至怀疑自己是不是真的看了一部电影
最近几年看每一部洪尚秀都会开始思考时间对人的作用，然后发现它可以是很动人的。
看的第一部和疫情直接有关的电影，在经历的这一两年难称为顺利的困苦中，听到演员们集体朗诵Sir Edward Dyer my mind to me a kingdom is, 边吃面条边流泪
洪常秀影片的魅力很大程度上来源于对日常状态下人物“情绪异动”的瞬间把握，又是一通尬聊闲聊无聊偶然街角长镜惯用的洪氏黑白叙事调调且御用小姐公婆总是拿奖到手软。
年更一部稳输出，带上敏喜欧洲游，拍7分电影拿柏林银熊。
最后这一下挺绝的 这算是一场面对金敏喜的自嗨式的表白嘛？
就是这么现实！在哪都一样！过了多少年也一样！疫情、饥荒、战争三大杀手竟然可能同期到来！美好的2022 年！
看洪常秀，一种仪式。地球不爆炸，老洪不放假
一个疫情大爆发，并且现在还是捉襟见肘的国家拍的抗疫电影，让部分zg键盘感动得不行。还反过来嘲笑《zg医生》，我笑了
导演从一开始就目的明确，以小见大。前面一切看似感人、柔软的剧情铺垫，甚至最后女主和托尼稍显尴尬的强行“私奔”，都是为了能在结尾借女主之口，对英国政府展开直接有力的控诉。当个体面对失序，绝望之下还能有所行动，往往意味着要“破坏”某些陈腐的规则，女主的操作略显冲动，却令人佩服。本片确实是现如今疫情下极具批判反思精神的现实主义佳作。
洪常秀的电影里也抽起了电子烟。老洪没有夸金敏喜漂亮，夸起她心地纯洁了，嗯他还爱着她。
还挺喜欢这一部洪尚秀的，日常和巧合，怼天怼地又感情细腻的小说家，像是导演自身理想的投影，对女演员爱意都溢出屏幕了
科妹演技认证。用HELP的几层意思分段有意思
洪尚秀的电影就是有一种让人看了还想看的魅力。最后音乐响起，金敏喜捧着花出来之后，不知为什么我也有种想要流泪的冲动。大家都是在过自己选择的生活，没有人浪费着什么。
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