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.
他们拍他们的问题，我们拍我们的成功案例，事实就是如此我就不明白这都有人能扯到中国医生那去
啾迪的演技太赞了！！！咱就是说，也只有其他国家才敢拍这种片子……Sarah和Tony的对手戏好自然啊，最后Sarah带Tony隔离的剧情还挺让人动容的
哭成牛，尊严是对生命更高的敬意，如果《中国医生》能理解这个本质关系，就不会把好政策拍成那种洗刷刷的感觉…
态度真诚，直接问出问题，不是随大流和歌功颂德的电影，片尾三组数据展示让人深受冲击。
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看完觉得，疫情这么久，比起这些真正面临绝境的人，自己遇到的诸多艰难都太不足道了。科莫表演很棒，只是结局太潦草。但同个世界同个题材下，处于故事中心的我们拍了些什么玩意儿。
有人在拍社会反思，有人在拍没有“我们”你们会怎样。新冠三年，有了《援助》和《无耻之徒》，非典20年，还什么都没有。
当然本片也不是每个方面都做得优秀，最后Sarah和Tony的感情线就显得非常突兀，而一味地控诉也让我觉得说教意义太浓重。但作为当下为数不多的讲述新冠疫情的电影，这种在大事件中描写小人物的故事比流水账式的记录每一个大事件的更能让人共情。
善良和同理心有时候就是在事态变化时候油然而生的，可能很疯狂但是也很无奈
太真实了 压抑心碎 jodie comer那段戏真好…
身临其境的无助和窒息，仿佛又回到了那段末日般的日子～
护理院是英国目前实施最严格封锁措施的地方之一，因担心在脆弱人群感染，居住者无法以任何重要方式见到所爱之人——最后他们悄悄地离开了
仅凭口音，Josie Comer 就可以演什么像什么。
一个小故事，一个平凡人，切入点特别好，故事讲的很清楚
和托尼的情感戏画蛇添足。女朋友好漂亮，演得好好。
长镜头那段朱迪科默的演技挺绝，以后肯定能拿影后
中间20多分钟的“长镜头”，感觉观众就在跟前，摇晃的镜头太过真实，身临其境，紧张压抑的空间感和病情的急迫，让人窒息的爽，最后不忘骂骂帝国，也是欧洲一惯的套路，的确在疫情防控物资医疗如此匮乏，处置措施太tm操蛋的大环境下，骂一骂也是正常人的宣泄方式。
朱迪科默今年奉献了两部非常精彩的表演，灾难来临最先受难的永远都是弱势群体
朱迪科默今年奉献了两部非常精彩的表演，灾难来临最先受难的永远都是弱势群体
总会联系到今年最让我动容到收藏的帖子里一个网友的评论 说的就是网友自己的祖母住在养老院然后临终前都因为疫情见不到自己的亲人而给这些儿孙们留下一辈子的伤痛和遗憾
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