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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凶猛冷酷的绝命毒师变成社恐温柔的好命精算师了，老白还是那么牛逼。很喜欢这种泡泡电影，轻松又愉快。
只有三星，多的那颗是给整个卡司阵容的；剧情内容很温馨，感觉温馨这个形容词和老白那么不相称尼🤭此片适用于休闲娱乐，轻松一下神经吧
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皮克斯被迪士尼收购之后做的都什么垃圾...
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从一个娱乐片，最终滑向温情，整体观感不错。然后还有毒师和律师演员的互动，有意思。
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比较喜欢前半部电影 后半部彩票知识匮乏有点看不懂
差点四星，测试光速穿越时间那一段最感人，其他平平无奇。
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温情片，老白藏钱让人熟悉，希望我退休后也能有事做，应该没问题。
7.7 整体还不错，不过观影后看了下Cinemaholic关于WinFall奖金机制的解析，发现影片没有对关键的roll down机制进行足够的解释，有点遗憾。最大看点大概在于根据真实事件改编，系统性的通过lottery赚钱！
这才是派拉蒙最擅长的，结构工整情节精彩的「派式电影」，现实版「书中自有黄金屋」。有老白+安妮特贝宁这样的组合加持，演技方面自不必说。真实事件改编又使情节多了几分生活感从而显得更加活泼有趣。彩票牵出的不仅是聪颖的智慧，更体现出源自于夫妻、父子、家庭、邻里间的爱与真诚（这同样也是哈佛那个小家伙不具备的），结局合家欢。
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