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.
我日啊……..这片子到底存在的意义是啥，东木老爷爷你是想要电影里来段夕阳红？？？？
《廊桥遗梦》中的东木老爷子确确实实有其独特的男人魅力，但本片中还不断有女人倒贴就多少有些他想展现自己不服老的意味了。
相当有失水准的克林特的电影，但是为了看他，我也愿意看。可是确实是他发挥得不好的一部电影。
人生就像东木和小男孩在墨西哥边境小镇度过的那段美丽时光总是太短暂了。
东木老矣，但还能拍电影，真是老牛仔，电影讲是一老一小一虚鲲的故事，有点平淡， 差点睡着
遥相呼应
上次送毒品，这次送孩子！哪里跌倒就在哪里躺平，爱情不是物质的堆积，是心灵与生活细节的偎依
90多岁了，给颗星。奥斯卡最佳主角，给颗星。奥斯卡最佳导演，给颗星。东木大爷的电影品质，一部不如一部，但是也别忘了他已经老了，看一部少一部。凯文克斯特纳的《黄石》现在怎么看怎么像镖客三部曲的电影重制电视剧。
慢慢讲故事的东木老爷子，能看出确实是老了，身子有些驼了，有时候还是能看到坚毅的眼神但是难掩暮年神伤。一老头，一小孩儿，一只鸡，一段公路之旅，故事形式很老套，情结也没有多少跌宕起伏扣人心弦，简单看看不错。
91岁了，老爷子还是步履不停地拍着电影，牛逼。其实电影挺老套的，黄土、旷野、骏马、西部牛仔、老爷车，一样都没缺席，一部孩子和老人的公路电影，闲着无聊看也是没问题的。但这个91岁的老白男还让美人赶着睡他爱他是不是也太自恋了啊……
剧本很烂，老爷子老态龙钟谈不上啥演技，就当风景片看看吧，没什么意思。
东木老了，这么大年纪还在努力拍电影，虽然未达上乘但可看性依然在
勉强三星。91岁的东木依然高产，状态还行，但毕竟岁数摆在那儿，又导又演显然还是吃力的。
这是一部“停留”片，不是延展。多一星当然是给伊斯特伍德。
优雅一生的的东木献上了一部温柔的童话故事。
老爷子的电影看着就是舒服，可惜男孩的演技太差了，严重拖后腿
老牛仔进墨记，以为会有流血大冲突的点最后都变成了有惊无险的小温柔。东木的又一部暮年自白，我不知道如何治疗衰老，男子气概什么都不是。但他最后怎么还有给自己写了个美艳墨西哥寡妇，有点好笑又有点无语。
三星半。老爷子出手质量还是能保证的，一老一少一只战斗鸡，一段穿越边界线的旅程，这部片子里善良的人比较多。
看着颤颤巍巍的东木，实在是太心疼了。但故事是真的挺无聊的
东木依旧讲了一个我愿意看下去的故事，一个重复自己的故事，但这次，讲的不好。
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