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.
这磨破嘴皮子的主题，不痛不痒的人物关系，平平淡淡的叙事节奏，平平庸庸的导演和表演。克鲁尼老师可以说是一部不如一部啦。
这片子看的人好少啊，到现在也就只有八篇影评和五个讨论，还是要鼓励一下国产这种小制作的又比较精良的佳作吧，四星吧。
刚看完第一反应，就这？现在仔细想想可能是自己要求太高了，国产得鼓励，够不错了
看到了国产电影的尝试，内容和最近读的一个小说短篇《焦虑是自由引起的眩晕》异曲同工，平行世界之间的联系微妙神奇最终还是焦虑功利。演员的表演有时有种怪异的话剧感，画面还是很美，北欧风的色调加分。
太浪漫了！
小成本优秀电影 但是讨论浮于表面 最后的结局匆忙又混乱 让人没有去推论的欲望
关于成长和勇气的故事，一群大叔带着腼腆小学生开敞篷出去玩耍的场景太美好……总是努力假装成loser的耶鲁才子终于“战胜”了前女友和父亲，背负责任去纽约打拼，回头一看，睿智的查理舅舅仍然与世无争地每天在酒吧擦着杯子、和老友们相聚甚欢，百感交集之间回忆录就这样写成了…
全篇最大的彩蛋就在于全篇都是对叔叔的回忆录！
以及很难不觉影射 东出事出之后制作组都太故意啦😂 诚心取笑 蛮乐😏
我以为女主最后还是打死了有孩子那个空间的自己，她太想要孩子，家庭和阳光了。波光粼粼的水面上，女主才微笑起来
典型美式成长电影；大本一瘦回去就显得年轻多了。
片子还行，节奏不够紧凑，稍有点拖沓，不是很能抓人眼球，有些地方的逻辑也不是很说得通，很多地方可以展开说没有展开，不该太花时间的地方又花费太多片长。但在国产片里来说，算得上是佳作了，景色拍得很美，演员不是帅哥美女但是耐看，有些地方颇有点耐人寻味，值得二刷发现更多细节，小成本拍出了一套好戏。希望国产片还会有更多类似的好作品，不再是满目垃圾脑残片的天下。打四分，零点五分是鼓励分。
202111121345虽然有坑，但是瑕不掩瑜。
老歌大乱炖外加各种怀旧情怀的拼搭，尽管整体能量温暖、积极并且偶有笑点，尽管Tye Tye很可爱；但最遗憾的是它始终没有抓住角色真正的独特性- -边看边会思索，为什么要知道J.R.的故事（然而在面对《少年时代》时，就不会存在这个疑问）。Uncle Charlie为J.R.提供了安全感，大本也尽可能去还原了一个“男性楷模”的角色；只可惜两人的互动因为年龄的更换变得有限，也没有更多空间耕耘默契。《在下、鄙人和我》示范了三个时空的“自己”如何对话，如何探索- -这里或许只是勉强完成了1.5个。
3.5/5，《我丈夫得了抑郁症》的另一面，嗯，看到男主去刷盘子的时候莫名想到了同是展现阶级跌落的瀑布，嗯，戏里的两条线像是过去与现在的时空交错，虽然我一度觉得没必要，东出昌大的丧还是出了层次感，但是没有打动到我～
是不是揭示的忒快了点…谁想看你找家啊…
没有下雪的函馆也好漂亮呢，怎么觉得渣男演技越来越好了～
东出昌大两年后又出演角色，也像是扮演者自己，仿佛他把这两年反刍后再展示。而我也像他扮演的角色得知死讯般，回应死亡的只有静默。
人生为什么只能有一直往前、直到头破血流这条路呢。
全篇最大的彩蛋就在于全篇都是对叔叔的回忆录！
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