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.
怪不得腰子姐的腰子卖的好啊！这腰子真好，又大又白！要不是结局部分还有点意思的话，我就两星了。
也就听听歌曲，至于剧情，确实挺弱的。尤其是黑化亚裔女孩（Good luck）其实挺不舒服，冲着这一点，我想以后也不会给我孩子看这部电影。过于追求圆满的大结局，为了看这个孩子表演放弃自己的试镜，或者二十年的姐妹矛盾都能化解，确实是毫无逻辑关系了。总之，刚刚及格的一部电影吧。
晚上看着电影点了好多烧烤，点的烧烤外卖还真好吃。
我是通过爱笑会议室和一起来笑吧 认识崔志佳的,那时候他就有胖的迹象,不过还不显胖,这电影里刚一露面我都惊呆了,胖的脸两侧都下垂了,像沙皮狗一样.我看事情看的深而远,导演是他,我挺佩服,能拉倒赞助投资,还有这么多小明星来捧场,确实厉害.男主媳妇真好看,搞笑片段太少太少!总体还行,没有强行煽情.比大多数网剧好多了
有的时候只有努力go up 才能有勇气come out
唯一笑了一声的地方是海边签约被垃圾袋糊脸。这大概是我看过的整容脸最多的电影之一，审美感人。烧烤看着还不错加一星。
最成功的角色是嫂子，写得好演得也好。最不成功的可能还是李炎燚，动机不足，本身在烧烤店的作用也不明确不充分。
流于表面的剧本情感，一惊一乍的表现形式，这浓浓的小品味竟然能撑起90分钟，也算是废话文学下的奇迹了
喜剧小品，大俗的情节设置，利用女性的生殖诱惑，莫名其妙的一见钟情，当作下饭喜剧看看还行
崔志佳其实挺厉害的，没必要成大腕，但是混到这步已经超过百分之九十的演员了
题材新颖，故事也有趣，要是多些描写烧烤的情节就好了。
娃出生后就没开过的电视，四个多月首次启封看了这部小品片，开开星星
就这个预算这样还不错了。挺打脸的，之前觉得自己做营销啥都做过很厉害。但其实都差不多，同样要去分析竞品、搞装修、提升产品力、搞爆款、POSM、搞噱头、价格战、试吃、路演、代言人、薪酬激励方案、人员梯队、损益、压力、超时加班、应付投资人、还有家人的支持、时间管理都不可缺少
在2022年春节假期免费看的，比起春节假期这些电影和票价，这个片值10星。
至少能笑喷一次就可以了。离开王警督的第五天。
挺有意思的 原来大家都喜欢刷抖音 菲比也老了
主演: 崔志佳 / 张琪 / 郭祥鹏 / 王喳喳 / 李昆鹰 / 何雨桐 / 张馨月 / 莉可
作为网大来说可以，整体镜头和故事连贯性可整
很不错的网剧，题材新颖，笑点不俗套，点个赞
没啥特别多得闲工夫，推荐不看。这片儿让我想到，同样都是当爸人，看人那么忙碌，我还这么闲，需要反思
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