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.
民族志纪录片上放的，导演和制片人来了现场。踢皮球的小男孩影射了女主的哥哥（发高烧去世的儿子），第一幕出现在烧纸钱的时候，哥哥出现，以及最后一幕，父母去世时，家人团聚，时空交织。 影片既显沉重，又想略带温暖地收尾。感觉导演想表达的太多了。中间蓝色窗帘的那一幕和结尾躺在水里的那个……迷惑？不如躺水里直接结束了……
导演见面会后，要求大家不要给他打一星，强行要求打5星，咋这么无耻...
#青年近卫军展映#有尊严的老去，真的好困难。
看的让人好心塞，看完后已经成了一个泪人，太真实了
乌克兰能拍出这样的挺不错了，真的是文化差异么，才导致现在的局面，剧情挺老套的，转场有手法
比较陈旧，不是在技法上，而是在观念上。能够感受到导演的第一部作品已经尽可能藏拙了，但在吃饭还有护理等戏份上还是有点露怯。另外为啥我下的版本还有马赛克？院线版不会也有吧……就大离谱。爷爷之前就是老年痴呆个人生活无法自理，不认得人，还把全家人累得团团转，所以片中的情节都特别能理解，但是情绪上却有点无法共情。还是拍得太浅了，尤其是母亲的角色，着力点远远还不够。
乌克兰黑帮片，亮点全在开场的十几分钟，天衣无缝的剪辑高效的叙事节奏。
韩国版的一路惊喜，古早韩剧男女主角大集合，韩国这几年也是老龄化严重，好几个姐姐哥哥40左右脸都僵了，看着心酸啊～
如此豪华的卡司汇聚成一部搅屎棍电影，烂成这样还真是难得。李栋旭的演技和他的颜值一样都被时间冻住了没有丝毫进展。姜河那这个屌丝穿着李宁牌运动鞋最终竟然抱得美人归。韩智敏一言难尽，不过在见到迎面而来的客户踮起脚尖走路的瞬间有感动到我。本来念在卡司的份上想打个⭐⭐⭐，转念一想，可能原来打磨剧本的钱都用来请卡司了，成也萧何败也萧何。⭐⭐吧。
这片子的意义在哪里？就在最后一分钟，倒数迎接新年…
父母抱在一起哭时，这真的是人一生的尊严啊。关于阿尔兹海默症关于临终关怀。是来处也是归途。泪止不住的流。
为一开场的长镜头加分。打来打去不知所为，斯拉夫民族只会动拳头动枪，基本不用脑，直来直去的
看这个好像明白圣诞为什么这么火热，这是关于爱的节日啊，有个人一起享受爱意的时刻真的挺幸运的。
只对你一个人说！圣诞快乐，你也是
允儿好美
再就是数明星了，也很重要。毕竟累了一年了就看这样的电影挺好，没有负担。
战斗民族就是明知道打不过也要在气势上压倒对手！救赎？容易吗？
很多灰姑娘都没能遇到她们的王子，继续在基层爬行。
开场的八分钟长镜头是年度镜头！虽然是伪长镜，但设计得真好！靠静物和光线转场，捕捉几十年间的标志性事件，一下子就把这个家庭的核心内在给把握住了。但是后面发展得稍显单调。东欧电影的许多情节其实能与我们无缝对接，比如迪厅、跳蚤市场，比如各种街头文化和日常情绪，由于类似的体制，那个时代的东欧其实跟咱们还是很像的。
比起《玩家》，这片成色和深度上了几个档次。虽然片头玩的伪长镜头有点刻意，但是很好地呈现了苏乌交替那段时期的纷乱和癫狂。劈友部分的暴力程度可见一斑。总体是一部充满宿命感和因果报应的片子。
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