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.
二十年后找艾米汉莫出演哈尔乔丹拍摄中年危机绿灯大电影的我：He’s just right! 🫵
很好笑！救命，我真的有被javi和nick之间奇妙的友情感动到！剧本还蛮有趣的。衷心祝贺凯奇在一堆烂片后打了一场翻身仗，希望德普也有机会。
梦男文学！影迷怎么会是坏人呢！马上滚去看《帕丁顿熊2》。这大胡子一出场以为是桃总。前两天随手写的影人回顾很适合作为这部的影评https://www.douban.com/people/180842202/status/3890173745/?_i=550898708b34c46&dt_dapp=1，一些和尼古拉斯凯奇的奇妙缘分（得意）。
还是有一丝烂片的味道，个中元素不少但是不够入味。
人和模型渐渐重合那镜头很绝
各种互文还算有意思 PS 帕丁顿熊2真的好看呀！
两个男人好友的中年危机 套在自己演自己的包装里
老子我还有才华
当纠结于尼古拉斯·凯奇的真人属性与演技名头是否副实时，才会明白这个片名叫这个的原因：一个天才巅峰不再，真的是非常痛苦的，哪怕曾经拥有，依然很难返回或达到另一个巅峰
二十年后找艾米汉莫出演哈尔乔丹拍摄中年危机绿灯大电影的我：He’s just right! 🫵
两个男人好友的中年危机 套在自己演自己的包装里
犹记《我心狂野》他与邓恩的精彩表现
Not a cage fun, 他大部分电影我应该都没看过，不过这部在电影院看的挺轻松挺搞笑的，笑点要被老美同化了怎么办…
莫名gay里gay气的气氛，我从头到尾期待着他俩能注视着，然后气氛到了亲一个哈哈哈哈我真是磕到了！
巧妙地安排了戏中戏，差点变成又一个烂片，希望凯奇未来能有更好的戏接
PS.帕丁顿熊也不错，大家都有品位！
一个过气演员兼职间谍，勇擒国际大毒贩后再度翻红。剧本有点意思，凯奇的设定有点破次元壁的意思，标准好莱坞制作，每个人都会有喜欢看的部分。但是整体看下来，多少还是挺无聊的吧，仅靠凯奇一个噱头撑起了整部电影。
戏中戏中戏中戏，这是我过去两年里在电影院笑得最开心的2个小时。这片子是个值得多看几遍的喜剧，或者我也不知道该怎么分类了，因为揉杂了各种电影体裁，剧情、冒险、悬疑、情感、家庭、喜剧、戏剧却不会显得不伦不类。凯奇和佩德罗俩人疯狂飚戏，好喜欢
开幕暴击，情怀拉满，尼古拉斯•凯奇，致敬你那无与伦比的演艺生涯。
两个凯奇同框有点好玩。
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