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.
不是吧不是吧。真的有人刚认识就坐人家车后座过隧道？真的有人刚打完疫苗就又吃辣又喝酒？真的有人刚认识几个小时就带回家里上床？是我老了，追不动年轻人的进度了？
不出意外的话 我以后都见不到他了
被我姐拖来电影院当电灯泡……如坐针毡如履薄冰如芒在背……一看名字就知道是狗血的片……度日如年……时间为什么这么漫长…………啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……
3.5.谈恋爱的part好甜哦，但确实也是不够虐。
寒冷的北京也有浪漫，但也有雾霾天一样的现实，只要心在一起就还能再相遇。
我听到男主叫乖我就难受
恕我直言，女主这种女人，谁娶谁倒霉。
这部影片可以说是我一段恋情的真实回溯。现实中，其实很多恋爱的双方都是只能“同甘”无法“共苦”，每个人都有自我的一面。“自卑、爱无能、以为物质是幸福”的男人与“自信、缺安全感、敏感、脆弱又多疑”的女人，双方在相爱相吵的过程中逐渐学会认识自己看见彼此，用时间理清头绪，于是我们就看到结尾，当她们再遇见，都变成了新的自己。所以新的一年，请放下过往爱的不堪，学着倾听、学着爱自己！
这就是爱情
无语子，我表弟居然要把我和他亲姐拐去陪他跨年看爱情片//结束了，艹，和刚看完的隔壁寒冬有的一拼，但胜在，从邻座泪流满面的男高中生入迷的状态里隐约预知到了：作为他亲爱的姐姐有瓜可以吃了
无语子，我表弟居然要把我和他亲姐拐去陪他跨年看爱情片//结束了，艹，和刚看完的隔壁寒冬有的一拼，但胜在，从邻座泪流满面的男高中生入迷的状态里隐约预知到了：作为他亲爱的姐姐有瓜可以吃了
身边朋友也在发生男友异城创业的事情，当真的需要一个家的时候只能遭遇男友创业发展的空头支票，收益难测风险高。电影呈现的远没有现实来得深刻，题材也不新，陈词滥调。又一次在教育女孩子们要现实，能创业成功的男的能有几何啊。
电影和现实的区别就是，还爱着的两个人分开了没有人会主动回头迈那一步，错过了就是错过了。
奔着养鱼cp去的，但剧情略空洞。就临睡前的电影吧。
该说不说，江宇真的挺会的，我那个年纪时真的太不开窍了🙊说句题外话，杨玏很有他爸的当年风度
2021年最后一部电影，2022年第一部电影，也是很久以来第一部完整看完的国产电影，虽然剧情略显俗套，幸运的是没有太多煽情片段
今天又翻到了以年为单位的恋爱的电影票根，如此漫长空洞的加长版电影MV票价居然要50块，气哭了，属于那种送我去电影票我都不愿意去看的大烂片。少做点营销吧，片子真的很难看。
看起来非常不真实，但真实的确实吵架的时候。
吵闹、虚假、狗血、生硬，找个噱头骗一波就跑，一个月后恐怕再无人记得的味精电影。
感觉拍的挺现实的，男生应该在忙事业的时候尽量照顾一下女生，女生也应该照顾好自己，理解一下男生。电影的三观也挺正，男主最终还是靠自己的努力获得成功，而不是出卖色相靠女人上位。
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