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.
从始至终认为自己绝对正确的魔鬼作家，无比黑暗的结尾，女主一家子待宰羔羊。
前半部分有点青春活力版《你的鸟儿会唱歌》，后面就……
为了完成预设的情节反转，如此浪费时间真的是大可不必，米歇尔·弗兰克莫不如把狗血路线走到底，显然比这有趣太多。蒂姆·罗斯、夏洛特·甘斯布的优秀，是那种深陷粪坑也能绽放骄傲姿态的向阳而生。
影片并无宏大感和深刻性，但自始至终总萦绕着一股压抑感，上一次听到海浪声感觉如此压抑还是海边的曼彻斯特。
感觉剧本和其他制作部分是剥离的，使得电影作为filter套上任何其他的故事也能成
对话太多且不递进，除了神经病安东尼，其余演员也都很凑活事
总的来说算是不错的小结构动作爽片，设定很好，节奏不拖沓，全程无尿点，就是拍摄上还是差了点意思。
TIFF2021 #8: 没有《新秩序》那么what the f***，但也挺what the f***的
一窝乱斗！就一个反派，大杀四方，警察的警惕性和战斗力就这么低，确定是美国警察，而不是皇协军？
如果剧情和结局让你愤怒，不更证明这片子有一个好导演和编剧吗？ 所以你们打一分是为了泄愤？所以我说中国人真的不配看电影。
也不是在一些エモい的地方取景就可以拍一些エモい的故事
竟然看到takumi的船戏… 明明还是个孩子样哈哈哈哈哈哈救命
蒂姆罗斯塑造的这个人物很好。本来觉得最后患癌真是多余，但又想世事本来就是这样，虚无就是虚无，患癌不患癌又怎么样。觉得患癌多余是不是也是我对所谓人生的编排太过傲慢，觉得有没有也就无所谓了。
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导演似乎在说：“我创造一个混沌，你们去找吧。”于是，我找到了梦里。
观感是好的，镜头语言和蒂姆罗斯的表演撑起了70分钟的时间，结尾点出癌症作为收束难免给人一种期待感落空的感觉。导演在片中表达的疏离与虚无感是挺成功的，但这样的表达也并不新鲜。
和15年的《慢性》一个调调，看完才发现出自同一导演。如果一个人知道自己的死期，可能就是这种不关心无所谓爱干嘛干嘛的状态吧。Tim Roth，always for Tim Roth ❤️
地狱不需要降临，本就身处地狱，何来会被业火烧到一说。
总体来说看的还算有共鸣，尤其蛮喜欢北村在风俗店的独白，插曲有蘑菇帝国的東京还有两人讨论rad 我已经满足了，真的有点花恋的感觉呢……
这剧情把警察写的像傻子，没有警惕性。前面无聊，后面逻辑性不够。
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