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.
世界上没有完美的婚姻，
爱建立在信任与理解之上，血缘并不能成为其中的阻碍。故事独特，轻松带着喜剧桥段，有自我认知，也有人生和解，千丝万缕，十分美好。
好喜欢片名的翻译，爱从来就不是一根线，爱真的就是千丝万缕，最后大家庭合照直接哭晕
当同性拥有和异性一样得基本权利时，也承担起养育子女的责任，也会经历和异性恋婚姻一样的鸡毛蒜皮，婚姻危机。不断反转的剧情也印证了血缘和DNA不是维系一个家的重要元素。爱才是最重要的，没有血缘关系他们也一样爱着里昂，顺便背刺下“代孕”，有些gay man一味主张想要个与自己有血缘关系的执念大可不必，有没有血缘不是最重要的，有没有这个信心给予孩子足够的爱才是最重要的。如何教育孩子成立健全的人格，而不是在一拍两散的时候想着用血缘绑架孩子。
开始看觉得是个有趣的故事…但后半部分电影回避了很多关键问题
这个反转666，相信爱情真的好难啊，我打头老真的以为那个出轨是误会来着，害。
你，剪了我最爱的西装，
算是比较套路的同性家庭剧，探讨的问题也是框架内，还好演得有灵气。
就像Sublet里说的那样 单亲双亲 同性异性 有无血缘 这些都不是两代关系是否健康的决定因素 「孩子成长中唯一需要的是爱」
内嵌的纪录片节奏比正片好，看到一些不一样的世界。
你总是不听 为了孩子好 家家有本难念的经。。。
全程抓马，笑点十足。无论是剧情还是演员的演技都值得5星，
探索家庭多种多样的形式，有点搞笑，有点感动
很有意义，不管是血缘关系还是性向探讨，都十分真诚，更何况是based在真实剧情
这才是正常的普通家庭价值观吧 与血缘与基因无关 一手一脚领着你接纳自己和拥抱世界这样最基本的父母原则 大部分繁殖人一辈子都没有学会 虽然家庭最终分开了 但也是好的再度启程 拍摄形式有够酷
{★★★} 好疯好尴尬，好网飞的feelgood电影。虽说题材就是男同版的The Kids Are All Right，剧本仍有太多人工与强扭痕迹。但相对的，精彩的拍案之处也不缺--尤其是结尾的滴血验亲。总的来说，它想告诉你婚姻很难，无论你们是否特殊；但亲情能够活得比婚姻更长久。
20年30年之后大家都会变的
情节真的每一步都是没想到的；你们意大利人玩起硬搞笑（尬）的来也是真的尬；但就是暖暖的！而且男主真好看哇，那个侧脸，跟甜茶一样绝美
3.5 题材不错，切入点也挺好双线并行，青春爱情的部分稍弱，但是整体还是有种抓马的感觉，最后的结局还算不落俗套，意大利语吵架加上丰富的肢体语言挺有喜感的。
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