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.
大概人过了三十之后才会发现真希波才是女神吧……
会有人不泪流满面吗？我最爱的组合十七年后终于齐聚一堂的画面简直美好到surreal.你们记得的台词我都记得，你们忘记的台词我也能接下去，所有的梗提第一个单词我就懂了。用赌房子剧情重现来回顾剧情真的好棒，那也是我最喜欢的剧集啊！引出配角的方式也太有心了！经典造型服装秀没有看够！永远无法超越的剧。
男优个个衰老，Matthew Perry精神状态令人堪忧，美剧寥寥可数的当年，能看到的都是经典吧。HBO Max自成立至今似乎都播些杂七杂八的东西和不主打的HBO原创剧集，但是从收视率来看，这个应该能够很好地宣传HBO Max一把了。
主持无趣，无关嘉宾无趣，谁关心贝克汉姆爱看哪集？6人table read给我来一季行吗，每集来一个guest star来一起聊天也行啊~除了6人和惊喜guest star真是乱七八糟，但。。。他们6个可真好啊~
其实从上一部开始就已经不知道在说啥了，这部我直接放弃，就只是看过。为着追剧的这么多年也算划上句号了。终于 终了。
太好哭了😭等我死了 请把这次重聚特辑和十季正片一起放到硬盘里烧给我
当那个熟悉的字号写出【剧终】，顿时热泪盈眶。感觉内心莫名完整了一部分。谢谢EVA。感谢大家最终的和解。
虽然还是更想看“老友记”故事的延续，但能看到这六位老朋友重聚，还是很开心的！
无论是白发皱纹还是肚腩，还是无法改变他们的友谊，这太棒了。
我哭得像个水龙头他们几个人随便说个什么话都能trigger我的泪点 本来还在笑着就眼泪又开始掉 每次他们说还记得XX吗我都狂喊我记得我全都记得 这部剧还有他们六个人真的太美好了 David和Jen讲完当初相互crush过然后花絮里他俩在沙发那段嗑死我了呜呜呜
Lisa还是当年的样子，David眼中最美的人。
笑出来的段落大抵是原剧的片段，这已经很能说明问题了。不过好在是没有以续集的形式来出这样的一个节目，就像菲比所说的，属于他们六个人的故事已经圆满结束，让故事停留在最圆满的时刻，才是最明智的选择。
虽没有追完老友记，看到他们重聚坐一起，也是憋不住老泪纵横。
很多美好的回忆 但形式上不行。不过也回答了为什么不做续集
看剧的时候就觉得双R的感情线代入感很强，两人在剧里的肢体互动充满了化学反应，原来真的互相crush过。 “we know”
中二少年变大叔，那些梦你还记得吗？
不如好好拍一集 哪怕只拍个短短20多分钟也好 现在戏外的这种重聚好像在提醒我们 戏里那些友情都是假的
It has ended but it will never end.❤️
我还以为再拍一集呢，原来是艺术人生。最大的收获就是知道RR当年真的有点什么。假作真时真亦假，曹公诚不我欺。这部剧中最zqsg的一对是真的。
One sentence to pitch: we all had times when friends are family.
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