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.
虽然这剧情就编得离谱，但是看在我的恐龙小可爱份上还是勉强及格吧。
故事发生地面积不会超过一平方公里 再大一点大家可能都没办法每场戏结束后碰巧遇到
我也不知道好不好看 反正5岁的女儿看得又哭又笑
全球知名IP，融合了科幻，动作等元素，讲述了友情，忠诚与信任，自我救赎并突破自我，团队最终战胜邪恶。
作为动画片很好哇，三观正，音乐好听，画面好看，角色可爱
替我儿子打个五星，认真的在电影院看完全片，目不转睛，片尾曲也要听完。
记七宝的第一次观影。简直是超级英雄电影，改装过的车都好酷哎。
比第一部好看太多，情节流畅有趣，很多转场有着主流好莱坞电影的架势，动画的细节也更生动，非常期待下一部了。
就看过，画面精良合格，剧情还是蛮适合小朋友看的，孩子们看的都很津津有味的，家有娃娃的可以带娃公看。
后半截睡着了，错过的剧情是儿子给我嘴补的，我依然觉得很精彩！五颗星！
这比之前那个骗人的汪汪队电影强多了，诡异的是里面为啥老出现两小节的《战神4》配乐……？！
挺喜庆的，适合小孩看的super hero，电影不长，讲了个完整的小故事，打发时间很ok。
“斗罗大陆。”😅
和其他成人动画没法比，但这就是给儿童看的，整体剧情就是好莱坞经典结构，主角童年有阴影，团队精神，最后为了友情打破心理枷锁。作为儿童电影是非常合格的。
看特效还不错。感叹一下幸好恐龙灭绝了 不然再黑市过得真惨。。。
5分。槽多无口了，怎么会有这种所有人都像顺便在走情节的剧本，如此潦草
本以为我会全程玩手机，想不到跟着4岁的娃一起看完了，制作精良，看完之后还可以一起讨论很久
看特效还不错。感叹一下幸好恐龙灭绝了 不然再黑市过得真惨。。。
继巧虎之后，第二部小核桃能全神贯注看完全程的电影。还是挺不错的，小朋友真的会觉得狗狗们超酷的！而且那句“英雄也会害怕，可是他们即使害怕，依旧勇往直前”真的把我给整感动了🥲
2022/1/16看完记录，每年陪娃必看，这次的品质提升了不止一个档次啊，狗狗的毛发逼真得我好想撸一撸
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