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.
找一队明星拉大旗，但这个掩耳盗铃的结局只会让人更焦虑吧？
生前告别式不失为一场隆重的庆祝式，庆祝着此生的热烈，与获得的热爱
在逐渐走向老龄化的中国，或许可以参考片中的居家养老，甚至是合租居家养老。但是，我坚信天海佑希在现实生活当中肯定是不会合租养老的。草笛光子好可爱啊，真希望老了能像她一样美丽优雅又可爱，哈哈哈哈哈哈
即使是喜劇，用理想化消解了眾多矛盾，我還是看得很焦慮。
房子卖了去共享公寓，能住多久呢？一个推广电影。。中间婆婆女扮男装骗养老金的时候也有点扯。
天海佑希演这样的为钱发愁的中年妇女还是不够有说服力 但日本已经到了要为没钱养老的中年人宽心的程度了吗 也真的有够贴心的
能把一个如此沉重的话题拍的如此欢乐，也算牛，结局看起来像日本养老广告，也不是像根本就是。
前半部分看着两个人失业，意外花销不断，似乎没有希望而未来越来越难，简直像恐怖片，惊心。后面光明充满美好的反转是因为是电影吧，现实会灰暗无望的生存
用一个轻松的方式说了一个沉重的话题，既不新鲜也无启示。btw，女王和五郎真配啊～
这部电影大概会戳中现在很多人的软肋吧，养老不止是电影里人的难题，更是社会以及所有人的。
感觉还是理想化的结局，由hard模式峰回路转
上半截提出问题，没想到下半截并没有解决问题。演员都不错，剧本差点意思。不过没钱养老估计是全世界的社会难题，编剧也想不出解决办法吧？
无限夸大了一个个花钱大事件的喜剧效果，呵呵一笑之余也就没有了其他。现实中随便一个落入脆弱的中产阶级身上恐怕都是一座难以逾越的大山，那时还能笑着选择中年夫妻合租生活的恐怕不是乐观通达而是脑子不好。
老太80一生优雅，从没为钱发过愁，我们几个人能做到，为自己而活，养老没有资金，靠的主要还是家庭亲情投入和集体的友善互助，当然大环境的医疗保险和整体养老服务的政策性保底还是社会民生的基础。不管是便利店也好，商场购物也好名牌包包橱窗展示也好都是社会交流互动的一部分，我们现在就只剩下在线和网购。美其名曰“足不出户”实则未来人与人之间的关系则充满隐忧。
虽然发生了种种让人不忍直视 但是最终还是可以过下去
本来还以为会有点沉重的，没想到笑到肚子痛，不知道时隔多久地在电影院笑出声了www真的放轻松点才能活得开心
剧情丝滑流畅的黑色喜剧，骗养老金的片段笑断气；奶奶的金句一出便泪涌“人生可以任性一点”！奶奶已经89岁！我的偶像！
中间那段我与婆婆的诈骗段子真的好好笑😂😂😂
有点沉重的话题却拍得很喜感，三谷登场的那段太搞笑了，没想到看上去普通的日本家庭生活如此艰难，结局却有点理想化了～
还行吧，我以为是揭露养老金的政治或者纪录片，没想到居然是一部温情家庭片，还挺好看的，五郎叔真的演的挺好的
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