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.
一出闹剧，没用的警察，无语的绑匪，没有一个是专业的。
还是觉得The Addams Family并不适合（子供向）动画化，太聚焦真善美就失掉本味了咱就是说。本味是啥，R腥味儿呗【喂】
用优惠券真的会上瘾，看着实付金额被一张张优惠券减到最低真的很爽，现在买什么都看看有无优惠券，归根结底还是穷啊😂
超喜欢克莉丝汀.贝尔，她演的基本都会看，所以耐着性子看完了。洗钱买一堆枪支那段很搞笑！有喜剧片的形式拍一部犯罪记录片蛮独特的。
反派毫无魅力，原版警察的戏份其实很多挺精彩的，这版几乎成了人质的独角戏。
看的剪辑剧情感觉还行，居然是真实事件改编，等有空看看正片
不是很明白老爹和星期三的建模 这汰不亚当斯了
续集是公路片，一家人开车环游美国，犹如美国旅游宣传片，美国著名景点一览无余，不过如此走遍美国的剧情设计和剧情实质关联不大，不走景点同样可以完成剧情
《解救吾先生》里的反派塑造的很成功，但这部里反派发挥的空间不大，演的有点脸谱化，应该说除了黄政民，其他的人物都这样。
挺有意思的一件事。我对邮政调查员Simon肃然起敬
意料之外的有意思，一个家庭主妇和一个女屌丝的消费券犯罪“帝国”，以《猫鼠游戏》式的结构呈现了一个女性主义的犯罪故事，保罗·沃尔特·豪泽的角色实在是太逗了！
跟第一集问题一样，细节还成，但主线还是太不爱登士家庭了，也就最后克苏鲁大舅vs邪恶大鸡科学家能看看？
要不是黄政民这电影真的太一般了 反派太多了也没什么必要而且演得太过了 每个人都好吵演技流于表面 黄政民台词超级好没有字幕每个词都听得清清楚楚
法治国家就是好啊，漏洞被人利用了，遭受了损失，还要承担这份损失，比如ATM机自己出错，给钱，就是银行承担责任，那些排队利用的人，得利。优惠卷还真是个好东西啊。女主是不是有点对眼儿？？哈
作为动画感觉有尽力做的暗黑一点了，没有很好笑但依旧很爱亚当斯一家啦
跟原版的解救吾先生没法比 翻拍跟闹着玩似的 绑匪看上去都特傻 还有一个特疯哪里是为了钱 男主黄政民还不错
阿语字幕看起来也OK。没看过1也没看过更早的真人版。
还以为结局总会有些新意，会和我想的不一样，结果没有。
其实是比Don’t Look Up更辛辣的资本主义讽刺喜剧，两位女主和一对男主各有特色，姑娘们笨拙的可怜人的可恨之处居然是通过犯法获得自信自由踢走老公获得新生；男生这一对则是Odd Couple 般的半路出家好搭档，结尾邮政局大叔给反优惠券诈骗胖胖读信的时候真的有感动到。
我的妈呀贝尔怎么老的这么快，呜呜呜，我的校探美眉。姐就是女王，自信放光茫，两个姐姐太飒啦
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