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.
以为在蹦床上努力空翻，就能翻过平庸。在泳池里使劲憋气，就会不再普通。最划算的不是逃掉了自习，而是钻进泳池。最珍贵的不是追上了公车，而是没错过你们。最大的收获不是转体三十七周半，而是为平庸且普通的自己努力了一次。我们可以做海洋公园的劳力，被婚恋网站欺瞒，却不能被取消青春的表演资格。
或许就是因为几乎按着原版来拍的 少了当代表达反而让片子没有了油腻的青春感//我们似乎从来都是“长大了你就明白了”这样的教育 并不会真的让你明白寻找人生中真正热爱的重要性 也不会告诉你做自己会有多快乐 只会告诉你人生短短几十年必须要完成某几项世俗意义上重要的事情仿佛成功尽在掌握 我们仿佛没有试错的机会也没有走弯路的时间//可惜了 反叛太难 我们最后还是会认同唯一一种价值观
花钱买来看的当然四分 两女主颜值很高 刻板的青少年拉拉懵懂的感情 一下子让人回到少年时代（那时候我也并没有弯）
前面铺垫的很好，牵手接吻都刚刚好！还是百合的感情最纯洁，睡前打开放不下的电影！导演的信息还没有吗？
前半段看得我尖叫分裂扭曲，但忍到最后还是很俗套地被"我的信仰足以支撑我们两个人了"这种话打动😫已经对这些苦难女同故事过敏🙏🏻
讨厌 爱是忍耐 的说教🙄️/ 我是真的无法理解为什么能坚定地相信新世界必将来临。anyway拍得很细腻，喜欢浴缸受洗那一幕，也喜欢Jamie对抗“真理”的勇敢
这个宗教元素，总是给我一种古装内核套了个当代皮的错觉。
……好潦草的剧情。就，两人在浴缸里的宗教受洗play还蛮带感、、
不得不说被称呼为sister 都好容易成为女同（不是）Jamie 脱下眼镜和带上眼镜是不同一个人，头发放下和扎起来又是不同一个人。
闻不到荷尔蒙的都不能称为青春片。最后女教练一句“男孩练花游要阳刚”把我给噎住了，倒是符合有关部门的精神和审美。
22.7.18 镜头技巧平 故事背景施压 无聊 但是religious play真的很涩
片子是好看的 有落泪 但既背叛了宗教也背叛了爱情 虽然意料之中 但结局我不是特别喜欢 但片子值得五🌟
teenager love我可以给四星，但是后面尤其结尾好拉胯。仿佛一下给我拉回百吐之前女友当初抛弃我结婚生子以后找到我说还爱我，要不要和好？真的是，在评论人人劝快逃的路子好吗。如果有人为这个情节感动，我拜托以后百吐出现类似投稿都别再劝分了，您可不就爱看这一套吗hhh
好啊又是拉拉👩❤️👩你们爱而不得的女本子还要虐我多少次呐...太细腻太真挚的感情，可是一个人的信仰真的无法支撑两个人💔是今年看过除了小姐之外最好看的姬片了！
妈呀 最后的人妻造型更好磕了 一些背德文学…
刻意制造矛盾，毫无逻辑，一堆违法的行为，可惜了主演的演技，果然对这个导演就不能有期待，编剧脑袋进了多少水才能想出这种蹩脚尴尬自我感动的剧情
看得我真的百感交集，电影挺好的，感情细腻，看到她们明知不被允许还在大街上亲亲抱抱我真的很无语啊，但我还是觉得结局是好的
他们没有逼我，是我自愿的。我所想要的只是我们两个人都能活在new system，如果我们都活在真理中，我们就不必分开了。当天堂降临时，我们都会在那儿，我们就会永远在一起了。i can't live in paradise without you。 你不需要有信仰，我一个人的信仰足以支撑我们两个人。stay.stay.I love u. 真的是违命之前的故事啊，女本子必备一起弹钢琴，看电影的时候我也跟着她们一起心跳加速，哥林多前书“爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈”变成了宗教的束缚。是一个心碎的故事，人总会在固执追寻幸福的道路上做出错误的选择啊。
玛丽卡这个人好奇怪好矛盾，转折好突然，又加上是开放式结局，就变得很迷糊。。好在两位女主强烈的chemistry撑起了整部电影，贡献了不少女本子的心动名场面
Marike结婚生子后突然好苍老，Jaime游历欧洲继续学业还是很青春…好喜欢Jaime🥵🥵🥵🥵
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