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.
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·以前的巫师打架怎么这么花哨，又是书又是雷雨又是把人封墙里。怎么到了哈利波特时代就只会除人武器（）
在2-3中间犹豫，可爱、轻松、理想主义、爽文、流水线。冲突设置得太儿戏，“数学家”的行为和动机也很儿戏。但很适合一起看。以及特工这个梗真是没完没了了……P.S. 圆周率的主旋律很好听。
两星半，第一部在差和还行间犹豫，好多招都太老套了。但那段演奏圆周率确实打动人。咱们这边完全可以翻拍啊，只要把脱北者那段背景刨掉。夜叉和这片，都特别行活，但不知道咱这边能不能做出这种行活。
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很搞笑的一部电影，两个女儿说好看！我也觉得好看！我丑 你也丑 大家都该这么丑！7.5分
我想对你好，可是你不容许世界对我好，可爱的小考拉，是动物园最受欢迎的动物，而丑陋的动物无人问津
挺可爱的，看了那么多可爱的丑动物，怀里的漂亮小猫都不香了🐱。片尾直接向澳洲土著致敬，哈哈哈倒是不太好莱坞。
我想对你好，可是你不容许世界对我好，可爱的小考拉，是动物园最受欢迎的动物，而丑陋的动物无人问津
押一个崔岷植今年百想影帝。画面很漂亮，一些情节和音乐配在一起非常治愈，比如用钢琴演奏π的那一段。但是看到后面感觉有点扯。
我想对你好，可是你不容许世界对我好，可爱的小考拉，是动物园最受欢迎的动物，而丑陋的动物无人问津
起点高却四平八稳，豪华的阵容撑不起流水的套路。但好在：1数学和音乐在一起总能引发舒适；2巴赫是音乐的起点和终点；3有种「一日为师终身为父」的小美好，片尾曲弦乐+键盘重新演绎的一曲巴赫无伴奏大提琴01就像老师和学生在对话。
真的比第一部好看太多了 幸好了看了评论说这一部好看 这部是真的很可！！
剧情有些舒缓，节奏偏慢，靠着老戏骨撑起一片天。剧情：喜欢听巴赫的高中学校门卫大爷居然是脱北的数学奇才，但不知晓手机播放音乐。而又创作“圆周率之曲”…
最早闪耀戛纳的崔珉植因为一些原因 现在已经演不了韩国一线电影 他是奇怪圈子里的好演员
画风超级可爱，非常适合心情不好的时候看，推荐观看
挺无聊的 格林德沃上一集那么牛逼 这一集又弱的可笑了
这片去哪找这么多见都没见过的十八线演员啊，A Fine Frenzy这妆容真是绝了，第一集像30岁，第二集像40岁，这集像快接近60了的老巫婆，小雀斑这癫痫式演技看得让人想抽他两巴掌，罗琳大婶的脑残剧本和叶茨废物的平庸导演水平简直绝配，很难让人不怀疑这两人私下有一腿。
剧情可可爱爱，猎人儿子转变的真鲜明啊……
对于这种系列电影来说，经常遇到的一个问题是看到续集却忘了前作讲了些啥，而更糟糕的一个问题是拍的如此之烂，让人根本没有兴趣去想前作到底拍了些啥。
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