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.
剧本啊，搞好了成《骡子》、《老爷车》同款，搞不好就哭啦。选角颠覆以往，启用了好多新人，不说演技，面对90多岁的光环男主，由内而外的表达难以自然流露。硬汉牛仔“身份”如同东木老爷沉甸的行囊一般，但无论如何，两星祝福。
尽管看到他的样子依然感到亲切。但是老爷子已经老到不适合再做演员了，整部电影像是一碗清淡的粥。
东木老大爷真是劳模啊！强扭的西部片没有灵魂。
东木大爷的电影已经不能用正常电影的评判标准去看了
多一星给老爷子面子 其实可以更好 一直以为最后俩人会中枪然后骑马去边境 做成让子弹飞的开放式结局效果 但也很好
《廊桥遗梦》后最温柔的伊斯特伍德，没有了野心和热血，只有一个耄耋老者的娓娓道来。结尾那段话借角色回首自己辉煌的一生，眼前又浮现出《黄金三镖客》里那个叼着烟卷的牛仔。东木，请继续拍下去。
看这部电影和在「奥德赛」里面去到「月亮背面的更背面」发生在同一个晚上：一次所有元素的闪回和重现，以一种奖励、感谢、以及最终最终你抵达了终点的形式发生。他所看重的，执念的，醒悟的，甚至刻板的「瞬间」都在这里集合。
一切就是那么回事儿
老爷子身体真棒，都2021年，还在做镖师。
东木老了，故事不再刚了，可是就为了最后车上那一段关于“硬汉被夸大”的对话，我再多一分情怀分
东木老大爷真是劳模啊！强扭的西部片没有灵魂。
一老一少两个角色似乎都不缺少什么。
东木这次做了一回梦想家，但是“I can not cure old”。
不如《完美世界》《老爷车》也没有其诗意 不过依旧是一部不错的电影 也许东木大爷自导自演所以期望比较高 大家想再看一次类似的电影 有点失望 但是老爷子从来不取悦观众 他只想拍摄自己想要拍的
剧本弱，片中最有男子气概的角色竟然是一只鸡！
东木91的高龄仍然在拍片，他不知道怎样治愈老去，但每年仍为我们带来一个old school的故事，这就够了。
拍的不好，演的也都不好，更像是Clint作了个简单的人生向往或回顾，但一想到这可能是他最后的作品又不禁伤感。若像安东尼奥尼最后一部长片《云上的日子》的巨作那该多好。
老爷子还需要再拍一部呀,拿这部电影封山之作多少有损一世英雄.
每一句台词不管是old还是macho都像是在说自己
一老一少两个角色似乎都不缺少什么。
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