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.
的确，流水线的产品，也没有什么特别亮眼的地方
剧情老套，这个女孩的性格我很讨厌~( ´•︵•` )~！！！
集中营的回忆部分太少了，现实情节没必要这么多，毕竟集中营里的生活才是最残酷的，没有拍出那种幸存者的感觉。
很适合陪孩子看，看得哈哈笑。很好看呀！以为失踪有阴谋或者有反转，但是却只是简简单单的儿童励志故事，怪兽也都走蠢萌可爱风。
不要再担心
尽量文明的评论：辣眼睛。单线条的叙事，故事设计老套，毫无悬念，逻辑糟糕。顶级教练的女儿，轻而易举的成了顶级教练；顶级怪兽的儿子，轻而易举的拿到金腰带，双双走上人生巅峰。天生神力？遇到困难，念几句心灵鸡汤，然后就被克服了。全市居民都围着这两个“后代”欢呼、雀跃。众星拱月一般跟在主角后面从一个成功，走向下一个成功。我打开头就知道你们会成功，但别成功的这么“理直气壮”、“摧枯拉朽”好吧？整部片子一丁点的悬念都没有，直到最后一秒结束。
怪兽得制作精良，剧情儿童，又是圣母心女主。
很轻松的电影，姬恋直倒不是主线。主角一家，我竟然觉得太白了
陪KD看动画，这是一部用理想和热情一个劲释放正能量的动画片，应该是蛮适合小孩子的。我觉得我和里面那只早上起不来，对生活漫无目的，只想得过且过混日子的怪物简直一模一样……
平庸、俗套，如同嚼蜡。《奎迪》的动画版，剧情毫无悬念，少有的动画电影能看得打瞌睡的。比赛前的音乐模仿《洛奇》的《Eye of the tiger》。
没有想象力 没有创新 全是套路，只能给小孩看，相信我，稍微成年一点的会无聊到睡着了
我只想让你 不用做我曾经必须做的选择
作为幸存者，一方面是一种幸运，另一方面也背负着挥之不去的伤痛
实在是过于无聊，没有任何亮点的一部动画电影。
出乎意料的难看，及格线以下的作品。故事线谈不上精彩，转折也很生硬，如同小学生的流水账作文！
（吞食王是可爱修勾！
哈哈哈哈小怪兽太可爱了吧，根本不在乎啥了 可爱就对了
转评：用WWE的方式，致敬把天赋带到迈阿密海滩的勒布朗。
剧情很老套，而且中间环节没有太跌宕起伏，看下来没有很燃。
就是拳击手剧情套上了个纳粹集中营的外壳，剧情平平淡淡
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