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.
好无聊，女主是摔坏了🧠吧
女主在20年后那么执着于舞会皇后的时候就没有人告诉她当年她无比向往的舞会皇后现在生活怎样了吗？我是从她醒来后去看那栋房子起就在疑问了
虽然情节真的挺弱智的，大转折几乎都被煽情带过，大反派突然倒戈，有些地方也挺好笑，是不错的爆米花电影，看到结尾竟然还有点泪目？因为现实中如果一个人从17岁昏迷到37岁醒来是一件很可怕很悲剧的事情，但愿能有电影这般美好完满，就好了。虽然但是，这片子比国内的跳舞吧大象好太多太多了，起码开开心心让人看完（微笑脸）。
满分！喜欢这种活力满满无坏人但又不过于理想化的电影
至於女主，真是只要自己不尷尬，尷尬的是別人～😂
这样摔下来没阴影吗 最后还肆无忌惮再跳一次 有两个不离不弃的朋友已是人生幸事
typical, though
浅薄无脑的模式化校园喜剧片。一颗星给概念，一颗星给女主的表演，一颗星给千禧年的致敬（是啊Y2K已经是要被致敬的东西了）
fat Ammy！好开心的2022。那个男生也太可爱，每套衣服都好好看。
除了女主个性自信的魅力之外，很无聊的电影。
很棒 跟着时代进步拍校园青春片 歌舞很好看 小女主很漂亮！
想不到不给这部片打高分的理由！太欢乐了，也太梦幻了。看的过程真的好开心，不知道美式高中这个type为什么这么对我胃口。而且立意也很好呀，虽然普通还俗，但“勇敢做自己”不止在鼓励青少年，也鼓励所有成年人。最后：凭什么有人过的是这种生活啊，oh, as if!!!
Yes we need a closure, and more, we need a fresh start.
立意和主旨其实很好，用不同的视角来认识自己、看待世界就是不同的人生。但……只能说故弄玄虚去搞悬疑，答案是如此淡而无味的话，很影响观感。
减肥前的Rebel的片子至少还好笑有趣，现在既不好笑也不有趣了。结尾强行拉高度也很唐突，整个片子就感觉没有必要拍的样子，奈飞是预算太多了，这次大跌后，以后这种片子应该能少拍点了。
7.8
看這種美國校園喜劇看的很想哭是不是好事。唉呀。
比较纯正的Americans精神，最近很少见了，值得4星
啦啦队表演真的好青春呀/女主每次花式比fuck又酷又好笑哈哈哈哈
又哭又笑呜呜呜！好棒的电影 追求平等 表现自我 放下虚荣 珍惜真正的友情 受益匪浅啦！过去和新生代的思想的碰撞太赞啦！
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