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.
把观众眼泪赚足了，结局也已猜到。徐帆演的好，女儿之前太不懂事，老套路了。青岛很美，太喜欢了。
其实我知道这个故事有很多问题，徐帆一人独大的主角光环，故事套路煽情，但这个故事让我相信真有这样的妈妈存在，为了上一辈，为了丈夫，为了子女，唯独忘记为了自己，只有生病才喝醉酒任性的像个孩子但也付出了代价。这一辈的女人太苦了，她们用自己的苦、隐忍、坚强换回来下一辈的人可以肆意地做自己。谢谢妈妈们
先是木村不顾彩排拉着新藤让我感动一下，后就两人脑电波对不上的交流，笑死我了哈哈哈，最后结局“我们再睡一次吧”真的很疯批哈哈哈哈，疯批美人×病弱美人我真的好爱
哭是因为母亲这个角色，但整部电影所有角色都感觉游离在生活之外，就像是那种临时搭了棚，临时做了一场表演，没有生活感，更没有历史感。
改编自《世上最美丽的离别》。
为什么解释都是说美雪喜欢上女二了？！我觉得她只是很温柔，男主这等人间清醒真是佩服
什么东西啊 哭着打一星你大爷的 男导演怎么这么恶毒呢
放10年前都算是平庸吧，徐帆一般，女儿漂亮。另外开头时这妈真够烦的，不怪女儿烦她。
妈妈的全世界可不是那100多平的房子，而是你。
开头的时候在家里看到气球，女儿的奇怪的行径，还有女儿最后去了南极洲当新闻记者？
完全就是最贴合中国国情的韩国电影改编。许亚军饰演的爸爸最后在海边与季老师告别那段，实打实看哭了。电影许多情感点过于真实和戳心，我想再坚硬的人，亲情都应该会是心底最柔软的部分了吧。
我不理解，两个小时硬撑着看完，还是崩溃，三个人之间一对都没磕到
“牺牲式”的母爱，国民向来有共鸣，这种软控制，只是一方的自我感动，和另一方的不再反抗，最终只有“时间”真正长大了。
飞机上看的，看到徐帆跟徐亚军说我这老疼，就感觉这是另一部片子的翻拍，越往下看，越觉得没意思，翻拍的一模一样有什么意义呢？家里有要照顾的婆婆，老公是医院的医生竟然不知道妻子生病，女儿爱上了有妇之夫……翻拍跟照搬是有区别的好吧？况且在韩国，妇女不工作，跟婆婆生活在一起是常态，但是这种情况并不符合中国国情啊！中国导演在严格的审查制度下已经丧失了所有原创的动力？这样子翻拍怕是以后的趋势？！
美雪太温柔了，这样温柔的女孩子是光！
很久没看到如此三观的女主，很疯但也很带感，结局的话真震惊我全家。男主人设不行，看不大明白他对两位女主到底是什么感情，还是女主之间的cp感拉满了。
“我工作够累的了，回家还得接着装吗？”
导演手法生涩，不会转场，都是生硬的淡入淡出。对演员表演也不太有调节能力。主角的情感与身份设计包罗是挺全的，母亲，姐姐，妻子，媳妇，包括少女时独立个体。但冲击与感染力比较泛于表层。像陈明昊完全该有一场爆发的戏来给全片添彩的。导演浪费了他。
【不要把生命献给无知、平庸和低俗】多有力量！
人生哪像傻叉们说的那样非黑即白。最后说句告别吧。
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