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.
艺术世家的插画大师韦恩，不擅理财，不擅俗世事务，兴趣极其广泛，活得天真自然激情勇敢羞怯深情。今年难得的好片。
妻子去世那段直接看破防了。怎么能掐灭争来的唯一一盏光。/ 演员太优秀了。剧本和节奏整得不好，完全可以把爱情线做成主轴来叙述关于猫猫插画的创造历程的。后半段却变成流水账。
对比《北斋》，人物建立这块做的更扎实，中间路易斯出画册住大房子到美国精神垮掉回英国家人去世那段做的简略干净充分，画画加爱情，总是传记片喜欢的故事模式，男女主配在一起，旗鼓相当
哪里是什么激情人生呀，明明是抑郁人生！猫，成了社会秩序压抑的承载者。
wuli Yoona美到发光但是放到哪里都不争不抢服服帖帖也是个奇迹
传记片 这电影就很英国🇬🇧 法国电影就是那种很缥缈的浪漫 再浓郁也让人觉得云鬟雾鬓 英国电影就像从骨子里透着的伦敦大雾 厚重的质感高饱和的色调
路易斯·韦恩的悲情人生。癫狂又散乱的剧情像极了韦恩所经历的人生，生活虽然一团糟，但作品永垂不朽，堪称猫咪们的福报。
哪里是什么激情人生呀，明明是抑郁人生！猫，成了社会秩序压抑的承载者。
本尼又一次演绎了天才疯子，画画是一种救赎与发泄。
2021.12.22 看过 一晃两年过去了 终于看到成片 乏善可成 导演有小聪明 但格局不大 对于大荧幕来讲显得气力不足 louis wain很早就知道 但从没想过跟electricity联系在一起 他这么一拍 倒觉得好有道理～ 发现很适合演疯癫老头的两个演员：本尼和伊桑霍克…
一些泡菜式感动，一些简单真挚的复古气息；片中亲情与爱情的相守，铸就了车站，也同样让每种情感都随着年岁愈发宝贵。
出人意料的小惊喜，两段情感都处理的很好。初恋的青涩，男女主都是少男少女感十足，特别林允儿，就像邻座的班花。李星民的配角戏份，也非常精彩。韩国中生代黄金配角太多，也太强了。每个都有个性，和演技出彩。蕴藏在父子亲情间的隔阂，原来一直藏匿着个秘密，东亚文化的特色，隐晦沟通法。
喜欢猫咪的朋友记得看一下这部电影。喜欢里面的所有演员，都是熟面孔。
选角导演们现在是一看到天才角色一键打给本尼了。电影本身不太行，某些镜头运动怪怪的。小猫也不够多，难过，预告片里猫猫好多。
俊京爸爸说“我的列车还在等你”一下子破防了555，有爱就有奇迹呀～
性爱自修室的鮑牙妹也有角色...
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前戏多欢闹，后戏就多虐心，不过两个30+的高中生，也算是个奇迹吧
很好的原型 故事却讲得不好 不知道究竟多少是真实事件 姐姐是存在于过去的揭幕和父子和解如果编排得近一点 会对节奏有很大的帮助 还有希望韩国人可以该放弃的时候放弃搞笑情节 太割裂了 不如从头到尾温情纪实 最后的冲击才会大一些 女友的角色安排有点奇怪 漂亮的议员女儿莫名其妙喜欢上男主 梦想还是为了他…
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