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.
我原本只想看sydney的美好肉体（euphoria太迷她了），结果没想到是这么凶险的反转电影……… 对手的恶和女主的恶都挺厉害的，咋说，陌生人之间还是“关你屁事”和“关我屁事”吧……小黑哥太惨了我的妈。
Laughter and singing will see us through.
一般。小马这个IP的生命力来自角色自身的魅力，但至少从电影来讲，没有看出有什么让人印象深刻的形象。
勉强三星吧。。。啥呀都是。。。但开头和摄影都还不错，有点90年代的感觉。女主男友真是不讨喜，一副发育不良的样子，主要是说话的时候总觉得卡了一口痰，呜呜啦啦的。那个亚洲血统的妹子长的真好看！
小马宝莉新世代的主角团们都很可爱，画面也比想象中的好，3D化之后的Pony们也没有那么僵硬，最后就是音乐好听到爆炸，加入了很多现代元素，可爱的同时也很潮。
这信息量也太少了，过于子供，btw G4 fetish 滚啊
本来抱着踩雷的态度观看，但是越看越香，时间线上应该是Twilight她们之后很多很多年了，都变成神话了（笑）
新世代3D的画面和人物都好漂亮啊！喜欢～～
老套路啊，BUG不少啊。还是先预设好情节和结局，再编故事，经不起推敲的啊。
这个故事多少有些扯淡了，为了反转不择手段，但别把观众当傻子啊！
基本上把g5的背景讲了，反而电影本身意义不大，一个半小时太赶，很多事情没讲清楚，人物塑造还行，希望g5会满足我这个g4粉的期待
3D版的小马宝莉，明亮的色彩，神奇的魔法，还有带翅膀的朋友们是每个小朋友都喜欢的元素。
前半段有点80年代帕尔马的感觉，那种老派的惊悚情色，但后半段未免太过自作聪明了，为悉尼妹妹美好的肉体加一星
比我预想的要好，算不得太好，无聊的时候看看还是很可以的，尤其是女主身材太好了，男的展出为她拍的那张照片真的好好看
对于懵懂的新观众来说，一个全新的故事更容易把他们带进小马的世界，「友谊是魔法」的威力，也足够吸引小朋友们能够静下心来欣赏。故事主题虽然掺合了许多美国文化的流行梗，但对于情感探索上还是更突出于友谊，这或许就是小马的乐趣吧。
3d看起来蛮舒服的，比最一开始的预告要好多了，真的蛮用心，好多伏笔好像都没打开，期待正剧，再给我们一次g4的感动
基本上把g5的背景讲了，反而电影本身意义不大，一个半小时太赶，很多事情没讲清楚，人物塑造还行，希望g5会满足我这个g4粉的期待
兩星半吧，雖然有反轉但加上復仇邏輯崩的媽都不認了
女主的身材没得说，但是这剧情真的太不合逻辑了。
托马斯觉得饮料难喝，为什么一定会把它倒给鸟喝，从而把鸟毒死，让皮帕得知托马斯死亡的真相？
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