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.
藏区的美丽风光令人心驰神往，师生、兄妹、男女主之间淳朴真挚的情感更是催人泪下。
说实话一开始很排斥这样的电影里面还有感情戏，但是到最后真的被韩老师和女主的爱情打动了，他们都太无私了
一开始韩老师也只是一个普通的大学生，虽然后来变成了校长，可还是觉得他应该是那个意气风发的少年，一切都太快了
一开始朗措给了男主两个鸡蛋那里就挺感人的了，感觉这样的节奏刚刚好，但是后续有点儿太一波三折了
藏区支教主题永远感人，开头小韩老师的独白说支教是为了镀金，如此功利性的词语我以为是个伏笔会有反转，没想到剧情发展依然一同此类电影路线般朴实。电影里每个人物都非常出彩，特色鲜明。除了主旋律也不失为一部旅游风光片，草原真美啊。
佩服那些坚定的为他人着想贡献的人，这种比做坏人更需要有坚定的信念，更困难万倍啊！
那一声声老师，喊的真是让人泪目，也许就是因为这样的感情，才有源源不断的动力
演员们选择的挺不错的，听着口音没有任何不对的地方
很真实自然的演绎，剧情也温情又写实，很舒服很治愈的观影体验，很感动。
男女主感情的建立居然长达三年，为什么不能早一步在一起呢
支教真的很辛苦很难，老师太不容易了，师生情谊和爱情都自然又含蓄，看起来太舒服了！
许下承诺很容易，但是坚守起来却很难，如果换成绝大多数人，都会坚持不下去吧，韩松老师却做到了，真的很了不起。
每个孩子都有自己的个性，这是我对这部电影最满意的地方
绝对好片
好家伙，一开始说自己是巡山员的那个人出现就觉得有点端倪，果然不出我所料，是个假的！
环游世界与永葆青春与长命百岁
看到男主坐在轮椅上的时候，我也想过，将来我会不会也是这样，笑看下一代朝阳升起
偷猎者太可恶了，真的谎话连篇，做的事也没有人性
现在社会上，很多人对教师的误解很深，其实老师也很辛苦的，希望大家看了这个电影，可以给老师多一些尊重和理解。
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