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.
另外，很好奇，头是怎么处理的……
有点子黑色幽默在里面，穿插动物世界那段挺有意思
在这糟糕的处境下，我被迫分裂成黑我和白我，以免被可怕的虚无压垮！赢得金表。荷马史诗-奥德赛。
整体路子还是比较正，血腥程度不高，也不是特别野，但是杀素食者实在是大快人心，我也想尝尝那些素食者的肉
能把这么恶心的题材拍得这么清新脱俗，功力不浅。导演起名伊朗猪，真的不怕穆斯林兄弟报复么？哈哈。
血腥，邪典，恶趣味。
在你画下的宇宙里，我们是那每一颗星，为你汇成一片星辰大海，你是主宰，掌控着我们的喜怒哀乐和春夏秋冬
挺讽刺的…社会发展发展，什么样奇葩的事情发生都正常了…
欢乐却深刻，荒诞却真实，用疯狂的杀戮回应沉痛的伤害，用戏谑的笔触剖开人性的丑恶，酣畅淋漓的享受肉食的美味，喋喋不休的讽刺虚伪的世界，无人是旁者，他人即地狱。贪婪的欲望最终也与极端的末路殊途同归，原来我们都是时代的牺牲品……
人或许不可选择自己的境遇，肉体可能被监禁，折磨，亲人朋友可能被离散，当一切失无可失以后，唯精神意志不可摧毁。在你的世界，你就是皇帝。
所以人人都在经历苦难，能活下来的绝对不是一般人。
反流行，没有政治正确，可惜后半程无力且结尾仓促。
近期看到的最喜欢的惊（gao）悚（xiao）片，有一点看于妈演《她》的那种感觉了，但拍的更野。法国人玩黑色邪点大概就是“无论你是黑是白，是老是少，是素食主义者还是肉食动物，我平等的恨你们每一个人”。
不能理解法国人的幽默还是多一星给对素食主义者和肉食主义者偏执狂双向批判
反流行，没有政治正确，可惜后半程无力且结尾仓促。
我看的字幕版本翻译的太随便，什么黄秋生乱糟糟的
这也太黑色幽默了吧。。。素食主义也好，肉食主义也好，个人选择而已！
够变态 妻子pua高手 一句话 让男人为我杀了30人
实际上。。。。猪的脂肪率要比人的低多了，夫妻俩还在找那么肥的素食者，伊朗猪好吃难道是所谓的脂肪香么？哈哈哈
恶趣味的题材和不合时宜的搞笑段子，一切都停留在最原始的表面，很平庸。。
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