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.
争取民族自由组织四人小组，被出卖破坏行动失败，误打误撞进入银行，万般无奈之下，升级为争取释放曼德拉的行动，最终行动失败，释放所有人质之后，战斗而死！
算是近期还算值得一看的片子了吧，略微有点拖沓，但立意和剧情以及表现的种族主义话题我觉得都还不拉胯。
替真正的好友出气、校园怪咖抱团、对性别歧视说不、不背叛女友哪怕性感大妞主动、最低谷时刻都抵抗住毒品、解救好友、并肩作战，这么俗套甚至有点幼稚的剧情下还能输出如此浓烈的正向三观，这才是真正的青春和友谊！咱是高中啥也不让搞是吧， 咱怎么就拍不出这么正的校园片呢。
完全是在消遣金属乐。客串了几个知名乐手都不知道玩过多少皮骨肉的人劝少年爱情 就好笑。 鼓手听了几首歌跟着练就会了？这么神
有些人至死捍卫的只是身份上的认同与肤色平等，但这就是一种伟大的信仰。自由的代价是什么？一切。
挺喜欢那个小女主的啊。。。很有初恋的感觉。结尾这样断腿也太残忍了吧。。。然后拉大提琴真的可以rock的吗？
男孩们都长得好好看啊，冲着颜值可以一看，美国的高中生活真是，作业太少，所以想干嘛干嘛，就是这个爱好好费钱。
男主看上去像个gay，但是又很man。早出生十几年估计没哈利波特演员什么事。女主天生一副拍文艺片的脸，必成大器。
上周末看的，看完扒了他们乐队铅笔写的那歌儿的大提琴前奏，开始有模有样练大无，然后准备再扒一下war pig里面的大提琴。我觉得鼓手war pig那段儿打得帅飞了！演员好努力，看得出来有正经学鼓学琴。pep band也超级relatable，虽然从来没有见过那么爆裂的黑管哈哈哈。故事就非常普通，但是是our zone，所以值得大说特说😬👊🏻👊🏻
开始觉得普通和套路，到最后各色人等情绪是真的铺垫到位了。自由的代价真大。这场锡尔弗顿之围发生在1980年，而曼德拉释放已经是10年后的1990年了。
为什么要烧钱？钱是可以随便印的啊，又不是金条不可再生。 银行主管那个女的死的太不值得了，人那么好。
青春片里加点金属，算了，难得有编剧和导演搞这类题材，剧情紧凑有起伏，瑕不掩瑜，三星半推荐
故事性不咋样，简单没新意，最后还挺燃。但歌是真不错。
挺可爱的小电影，可以一看。戏剧性和喜剧性都有，音乐蛮爽的，里面的年轻演员也都很耐看。学校里的边缘人在一起搞重金属，不知道为什么让我想到了School of Rock。
金属题材加分！！前面的内容过分无聊了，有心理创伤的刺头成长史过于冗长，被兄弟从问题少年中心捞出来之后就火速转性又有点太快。anyway 最后的演出燃炸了，大提琴的音色在金属乐里也很搭。skullfucker变成skull flower也太搞笑
众所周知，摇滚乐团中的好贝斯手是最为稀缺的，影片中两个男主角在寻找贝斯手的同时，其实也在寻找摇滚乐以及自己生命中的真谛。摇滚精神固然是不走寻常路，固然是要有反叛精神，但不是说什么东西都要去反叛，比如说爱情和友情......该坚持的坚持，该斗争的斗争，这便是真正的摇滚精神！
又傻又燃，小熊妹妹炸场太抢眼了。没有比讲重金属更适合用重金属配乐的，从头轰到尾，我是high了
男女主很可爱，剧情有点无聊，有点。。。不够“金属”？
救……鼓手真的好像天津人，有点秃戴眼镜，穿格子套卫衣，走路插口袋，哪都像完
this is adorable as fuck. 短评里嗅到不少 elitism，讽刺的是这恰好是这片想讽刺的。Adrian Greensmith 有 Adam Driver 气质，前途无量。
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