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.
“儿子能为父亲做的唯一的事情，要么拍拍他的肩膀，要么杀了他”
“真恶心”，全面缩回保守外壳，沦落为旗帜鲜明的日常保卫，不应当是这样。
表达的还是那些东西，形式上又掉了个档次，只不过换了个视角，实际就是在复制自己，作者的艺术生涯在第一部剧场版完结时，其实已经结束了。
我从童年开始就独自一人
前半部那种“生”的喜悦还以为是在看高畑勋，不过明日香是克隆人这个设定真的毫无必要。
按科学的命名法，近第三次冲击应该叫做quasi third impact而不是near三。配乐拉胯，随便用个巴赫或大俗威安魂或者Janacek的Glagolitic Mass也要好得多。
庵野秀明是真正的视觉艺术家，不仅在于他通过分镜/蒙太奇对神经的精确打击，或是让灾难奇观的巨大残骸成为日常生活高耸的背景，也在于他对影像（梦幻）自反的强调，比如“棚内”打戏。他的失败也是艺术家式的，25年前“补完”的心理冲击，已成为后泡沫时代的纪念碑，却仍然被召回，作为当下的安慰。
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以弑父中止终结，灭绝破灭，终极和解。人都会在没有EVA的新世界继续长大。
瘩子绝对是故意的，我怀疑为了强硬拼凑出“真嗣成长为大人”的剧情而瞎胡编乱造
最难过莫过于，别人提醒你，她为你付出了性命，记得救下她的灵魂。你一开口却是另一个人的名字：绫波。结果你的结局里还是没有她。选了个胸大的……
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被迫面对他们生活的鸡零狗碎 并不得不参与其中
毫无疑问，这个世界不稳定不完美、不合逻辑
十分满意，十分满足，十分美好。
看得出来痞子的20年成长哈哈哈哈，做了一回温柔的大人呢
瘩子绝对是故意的，我怀疑为了强硬拼凑出“真嗣成长为大人”的剧情而瞎胡编乱造
自闭偏执狂搞事情，全人类陪葬。 儿子给老子擦屁股。BGM赞。
还是挺好的，可以看到创作者心态的变化，角色性格曲线也合理，画工更是没话说，再见了，所有的福音战士！
看完心情复杂，我们终究是要长大。就如山上跋涉吧，走多远，不重要。
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