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.
2022.2.27 戳爷居然也拍电影了？？还是LGBT？很难不让人多想啊！上线前一天戳爷得新冠了卧槽 真有这么巧的事情吗！本来说好23号上线的 等半天居然是24号…而且27号终于出熟肉了！亿万同人确实良心 很多片都能首发熟肉 还行 其实戳爷作为一名歌手首次参演电影这样的水平也很是不错了 希望戳爷还能继续在演艺生涯发展下去 好多戳爷的近摄 真的好帅啊 感觉好精致一人他就 知道62年以来所有奥斯卡影后就跟那个斯拉夫籍做了好6 后面发现他得了HIV 戳爷又是受就很怕去做检查 原来top是攻 bottom是受 男二真的一眼印度人 但不怎么黑而且口音也不是很印式 他这样的在印度男性中真的算很帅了 男主是gay 女主是拉拉 这片真就所有人是同性 然后经典gay片其中一方因为种种原因离开对方另一方无法接受
就是说，夏天、海边、少年很容易肚子里胀气然后放出一个叫爱情的屁。
你永远可以相信戳爷的颜！清纯男高我永远的爱
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🚲 “Look at your phone, bitch!”，过期的避孕套不可使用。（🌈 PRIDE MONTH 🌈）
大型mv现场，琉璃质感的眼睛，帅啊，他的演技在这种青春片够用的。片尾还有几张以前我最爱的油管时期的照片。
三个月等结果的过程很煎熬，到最后结果好像也不那么重要了，关于青春、成长、亲情、友情、爱情的认知日趋成熟成了电影的亮点和主线，挺不错的
戳爺和這個角色的適配度還蠻高的，比我想象中的要更出色，其實得艾最難克服的是自己這關，希望早日艾滋能夠得到根治吧
3.5星。emm.....想说3个月窗口期早就out了
I’m so tired of waiting.
看了这个真的get到戳的美颜了 哪怕发际线也有点堪忧 事实证明只有好朋友才会陪你到最后哈哈哈哈 剧情就算了 情怀和画面倒是还行 戳算是本色出演吧 7分
色彩很美，故事一般。全程桃花眼for戳爷的逆天颜值。
实在是看不下去了，就算是troye我也要先溜溜球。。
戳都救不了的剧情。。。整一个充满了对gen z的偏见和误解。。。咱就是说，不是每个年代的人都是lost generation伤痛发疯的
一瞬间竟然有点泪目了。
蓝色和阳光真的和戳爷太搭了吧！前面节奏略慢，后面心态转变也有点突然，虽然开放式结局想突出“不管postive or negative都能拥有美好人生”，但电影呈现差出来就是一觉起来豁然开朗。
奶奶可真是治愈系的。印度那位很硅谷脸谱，主角是主角脸。
戳爺和這個角色的適配度還蠻高的，比我想象中的要更出色，其實得艾最難克服的是自己這關，希望早日艾滋能夠得到根治吧
戳爷好好看。但是剧情真的好无聊。和印度裔小哥完全没有cp感。
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