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.
除此之外，女主是真魅惑人，并且演技真不错。
太血腥，太残忍，可是这就是战争本来的属性啊。第七穿插连，实到一人。。。泪目啊。
战争真的太残酷了，感谢我们生在和平年代，同时警醒自己勿忘来时之路，珍惜和平。看电影的后半段就是在不停流泪，长津湖里面仅存的几位前辈在水门桥里一个接一个地死去了，真的太难过了。
比1好，虽然徐克给残酷的战争披上了一层浪漫主义的面纱，但作品整体风格更统一，动作场面更有层次感，文戏也撕掉了一层保鲜膜，显得真实细腻了很多。
一些战士们受伤的镜头，我隔着屏幕都觉得疼，他们都应该是还在读书的孩子啊…
大片既视感，挺有冲击里的，对于国产片，必须支持下，实际4分半，加半分支持！
看了之后还是感觉那么的热血沸腾，先烈们的悲壮被展现，艰苦却不后退，为了祖国，为了子孙后代，前进！
看完还是挺感动的，和平年代是由这么一群可敬可爱的人为我们打下建立，我们更应该珍惜眼下的幸福
这一部感觉更好看一些，可能是因为节奏更紧凑吧
血肉筑成的长城!致敬为我们带来和平的英雄们！
伍千里 梅生 平河 余从戎 九连长 如果可以 我真的想带你们都回家
个人英雄主义浓墨重彩，指挥艺术无，协同作战没表现出来，成建制的部队成了敌后武工队
20220517 连阿三都敢拍出女权维权了，1000卢比也太便宜了，还长这么好看！
遭受了如此多来自男性的暴力和欺骗后，为何还会对小帅哥动心？不能理解主人公逻辑。
好电影吗？可是在我看来，他们只是给自己拍了一块“遮羞布”艺术性太高了，遮住了背后的残酷。我倒没有从女主身上看到洒脱，只看到了逼良为娼，印度黑暗，歧视女性的无奈
革命烈士用鲜血换来今天的幸福生活，中华民族万岁！
用一人的美化故事掩饰一个血淋淋的产业，桑杰不愧是印度第一主旋律大导。
有的地方这个配乐吧，就像什么企业宣传片似的
❌香港导演对志愿军保家卫国的情怀确实理解不能 “义气是三小 我只知道兄弟” 活脱脱一幕长津湖之艋舺
但不妨碍我们来品品人家的台词，看看这些年来我们退步了多少。
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