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.
男女主童年一伞之交，兜兜转转又相识相知的桥段真是百看不厌，有人一起遮风挡雨真好
偶尔看看这种轻轻松松的喜剧很让人放松，笑一笑可以释放一下压力
在草地上和在热气球上的画面都非常美好，搞笑的背后是一个向善向阳、温暖陪伴的故事。从小黄伞下与“初恋”的相伴到在孤独生活中与物相伴，再看到片尾的“幻想是一种浪漫的能力”，配上有人陪伴的黄子韬的片尾曲《四季三餐》，感觉被整部片子治愈了。（林狗真的狗
没能坚持看完 太尬了 还好没买票去电影院看
电影里的猫猫狗狗都渴望脱单，大黄还贼努力，突然也好想有个对象啊
相较于电影本身，唯一的安慰便是映后的采访提问环节焦俊艳和王彦霖这对“沥川”姐弟还是十分欢乐的～
我也想有超能力，现在的生活太平淡了，有了超能力好精彩
满嘴顺口溜，这是要考研啊！
查理·麦克道尔好喜欢这种一屋两三人的配置。这次的故事意思不大，几乎全部发生在大屋里，人物关系的变化填满了整间屋，空气中弥漫的气氛时紧时松，中段节奏一度慢了下来。要是做话剧肯定比电影好看。
入室抢劫一屋三人的设定还蛮有意思。到头来讲的竟然是美国中产阶级女人厌倦无病呻吟的婚姻生活后的觉醒！
哦，这油腻的不想看的滤镜，还有那讨厌的光头，看不下去了。
莉莉她老公编+导的，感觉他水平就一般吧撑不太起来，应该是他们婚(去年9月)前立项，婚后拍摄的，这个主题有点意思
幻想能治愈孤独 制造浪漫 能和家具老车狗子对话实在是很浪漫的事情 最喜欢狗子 打架的时候笑死我了
男女主童年一伞之交，兜兜转转又相识相知的桥段真是百看不厌，有人一起遮风挡雨真好
讲个笑话，小偷低头绑鞋带被屋主用装饰品爆头。
Wuli林狗本色出演 林狗闵狗的大学时光 他的智商怎么能是一只边牧呢 片还是难看的 就是九亿少女的梦一出来领钱侠就说值了 时泪
能和物体谈话的创意没有撑住整部电影。整部电影节松散，不知所云...
哈，脸盲如我，原来主角不是马特达蒙？ 星期五晚的轻松戏剧，看个乐呵，剧本不咋老练，你要把致敬希区柯克做得那么明显就等于给自己制造了一个更高的障碍，Netflix的戏好多都是这种拉几个热门概念放进一个剧里面，差点就直接让人工智能去写剧本了。
狗狗和马桶好逗
试想一下，假如真的和电影中一样，所有景物其实都在时刻关注着你的一点一滴，那坏人如何心安，不真的得了精神病才怪。
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