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.
3.5吧，伪民俗美术还可以，就是借鉴元素有点多，镜头设计问题比较大，相比其他类似伪纪录片硬伤太多，分担诅咒的互动是亮点也是死穴，至少我个人感觉是被强行拉入了并未被事先告知的观看契约，且此契约溢出了电影文本的场域，进入了日常经验，因而造成生理性不适。
想起以前曾有许多巴拉巴拉必须转发多少次巴拉巴拉不转发就怎样怎样的智障信息，这个“咒”亦或有影射于此的意思。不信谣不传谣跟大佬走，马选毛选挂中堂，镇宅辟邪当属顶流。
每次到了关键画面，我就遮住画面🤣绝不给机会让导演诅咒我🤨
我觉得这电影的恐怖密集程度仿佛佛母的脸😅
这么多年终于等到比《中邪》更棒的华语恐怖片了！！！！剧本写作非常完美！！！年度电影！！
本片展现了东亚自私父母的真实面目：自私父母的存在就是对这个世界下的诅咒。//以及希望所有人能明白，女人并不是天生就具有“母性”的，把一切行为动机都建立于“母性”之上是极不靠谱的。
影片直面当下最迫切的问题，立意很好，但影像的呈现始终略弱。很多处的配乐都显得虚张声势。如果能把尾声里Jodie的长独白处理得掷地有声，也许会好一些。
这不是哭悲啊xdm！骂之前麻烦把名字看清好吗！
那就让我 不可 退缩
片子一开始就企图让观众参与进去，包括镜头感。不自觉沉进去后，就挺可怕。
这不就是不转死全家嘛。。你要跟我说那些奇怪的机位都是鬼帮你拍的可能还更吓人一些。。。
看恐怖片还要嫌弃被搞得不舒服、晦气的人到底是咋想的啊？前面代入感真的很强，作为鬼影实录式的恐怖片我觉得真实感是做到了的，中后期习惯了反而没有那么吓人了。但有几个坑总觉得没填上，比如从前被献祭的小女孩是怎么活了六年的？
没想到影像语言这么好，中间那段长镜头冲击力很强。
新冠袭来，之前简单的事情都变得异常困难，很真实展现了疫情初期养老院的窘境。
我被哪个骗了说这个没有昆池岩可怕的？………
哈哈哈哈等于说观众被“玩”了一道 大家都就说晦气了 导演设计得挺好的 这样的从视觉上设计还是挺牛逼的（视觉暂留）从开头就有交待视觉上的错觉这一道理 结尾又整了一道措不及防 但是作为伪纪录片 有时候有些镜头插入的视角蛮奇怪的 不知道哪里出来的 或许应该叫神奇摄影机在哪里
玩不起就别看啊，说晦气然后打1星的人是信咒吗？中肯评价一下电影行不行？导演还没对你们这些白嫖b感觉晦气呢。
民俗元素融入挺好，但这事情从头到尾还是没说明白……哪怕只是纯粹的恶。这小朋友跳楼又爬上来，按理说应该是被上身了，但也没恶灵怎么作祟……而且那个村子搞这个信仰又有什么好处呢………各个环节都挺莫名其妙的……实在圆不了。也就几张带血的脸冲过来提高音量吓吓人……- -
看得昏昏欲睡，实在是找不出什么亮点。就是先为民俗宗教赋了层魅，然后再配上一个流水线化的祛魅过程，辅以早就审美疲劳的DV摄影机拍摄视角，和近年来诸多同类型片撞型严重。时间线处理得也很糟糕，一会探索民俗、一会科普破咒、一会又去嗲嗲地谈亲情，观众好不容易悬着的一颗心，反复被轻拿轻放，很难达到恐怖效果，还不如像班庄的『灵媒』那样，顺序地老老实实把故事推向高潮。
好邪门啊但还是没有某人演唱会吓人，导演还蛮会洗脑的，你以为是祝福，其实是诅咒，替孩子消灾的做法就有点道德绑架了吧，咱就说如果朵朵不出世，后面或许就没那么多人出事
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