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.
像是上了一堂戏剧鉴赏课，美学价值突出，电影价值匮乏。
（7.0/10）乔尔·科恩这次的活儿实际不多啊，个别场景删掉了，有几个调换了次序。给人感觉还是一部舞台剧的录像，但丰富的机位变化得以更好地捕捉演员的表情，不过仅此而已，更多的空间关系并没有得到很好的构造。摄影是范本级的。其实我偏爱那种精神内核一脉相承但是外表魔改的莎剧。
这部也期待了很久，但看完心情复杂……首先没有想到会让我觉得很无聊！诚然我有很多喜欢的地方：摄影机无疑像是把戏剧舞台搬上银幕，白屏的开头和黑幕的结尾也别有用心，电影里的符号、造型、演员、场景和氤氲且黑暗的氛围也是我喜欢的。但就是啊，有很多方面没有做得很到位，例如这个偏装置艺术的后现代城堡在整部电影中的作用，还有演员使用古英语但仍然十分现代的口音，有一种同古典戏剧内核剥离的违和感。（3.5/5）(@Angelika)
A24外观下是对茂瑙、斯约斯特罗姆、德莱叶默片时代的回归，但没必要。
挺好看的表现主义抽象舞台布景复古黑白片，为什么老是出现黑人，别政治正确了行不行恶心
“但你必须举着拳头等待”
我总恍惚觉得这是一次对黑泽明奇妙的告白。另外全片我最喜欢的部分都是三女巫的戏份。
又是限定夏日男同爱情题材😴几个MV(?)桥段倒拍得挺好 但总体还是太无聊了些（看完很难不连夜下单高帮白匡威
像是上了一堂戏剧鉴赏课，美学价值突出，电影价值匮乏。
没有任何意义的电影。虽然题材大胆刻画hiv性少数人群但是并没有表达出如何面对negtive的态度与方式，以pos结尾反而更加害怕。
极简却绝佳的舞台布置，生硬却精准的文本言语，以及深情自如的表演，共同完美演绎了这出经典戏剧。在女巫的预言下踏上背叛和杀戮的道路，却终因偷得来的一切而恐惧和不安，当跟随欲望走上一条不归路，便无法熄灭这片黑暗之火。
3.0。恭喜二分之一位金棕櫚導演終於開始拍NT Live啦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
不过中间突然get到了印度小哥，在渣了之后又get不到了
还不错。青春片就是要谈恋爱，戳演起这个角色比甜茶顺手的多（怀疑本人就是在tla）以及可以想象到霉霉看到电影气到半夜三点爬起来写歌骂戳的场面了（不
3.7分。 虽然故事是根据莎翁名剧而改编，但在形式上确实玩出了不一样的感觉。没有在历史质感上下功夫，也没有对大场面做出过多的要求，甚至可以说，除了几个主要角色外，没有任何大场面，全是舞台化的戏剧表演方式。 但这种参照三十年代德国表现主义风格，加上极简建筑撺掇成的场景，有着浓厚的神秘质感，仿佛将人置于悬浮未知的空间。而几处远景场面的低调打光，也拍出了很不错的影像质感，这和《爱尔兰人》、《罗马》都是很不一样的黑白摄影风格。可以是，即使是为了美学上的享受，本片也值得一看。
乔尔科恩展现出的依然是对黄金好莱坞时期光影的某种迷恋 但效果显然不如《缺席的人》这种原创作品//可能是种刻板印象 觉得莎士比亚还得英国人来 同样说着英语的美国人没有那种质感//另外 最近曾经一起拍片的兄弟姐妹们都开始拆伙了吗
这种婚后生活可以拍1000集吗谢谢，俩人越来越自然越来越甜了，看了后面的花絮感觉小一好容易害羞，ja总是一脸淡定hhh
“我厌倦了等待真爱”
最近看的唯一一部青春片，我是颜控，爱了。
“我们三个何时再相逢？电闪，雷鸣，还是雨纷纷？当风火熄灭之时，当战斗决出胜负之后，何处相见，在荒野上去，那里见麦克白。美即是恶，恶即是美，乌烟瘴气上空飞。” A24
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