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.
同一件事的三个版本，老雷宝刀未老，观影过程中十分反感马特呆萌，后来想，他是不是演的太好的原因，但明明司机和女主更抢戏呀，甚至阿本也精彩过他。每个人都有自己的困境，两个男人的“相爱相杀”，背后的女人才是真正的牺牲者。战争，婚姻，友情，皆被利益这双无形的手操控着。
每个男人都是自己的英雄，即便他们其实是莽夫和小人。想到“男人至死是少年”哈哈哈哈，我也不知道这有什么关联性。
不是“每个人在各自编制的谎言里拼凑出了真相”，而是“每个人在各自认定的实话里承受了真相”。
法国罗生门，中世纪#MeToo，史诗片下的女性视角。
与《古驰家族》同样陷于出品过度的通病，既是大导身份之下的自信沉着，也为对抗快速文化的固执坚守；被莫名抨击（年龄歧视），被莫名塞金酸莓提名让人作呕，也更横生几分“怜爱”。场面调度、最终之战的宏大感还有几分“内容为王”的黄金年代Déjà vu，都让人感受到稳健；可能最弱一环也就是力图让情绪四溢的人物视角依然单调，女性角色的不尴不尬也制造了表达上的困境。Jodie的能量与这里的赋予，没有做到最理想的实现。
看完第三段视角才会发现前两段并没有任何废戏且嘲讽拉满，前两段交织成相互对抗却又不可分割地铺垫成一幅奉行至今的有毒的男权图景，尚和贾的每一句互文台词都是相互羞辱，到第三段以女主的视角出发则是彻底戳破最后一层遮羞布，连带着各路主动的或被驯化的帮凶，这就是从古至今的女性生存空间。多么经典的老实人与万人迷啊，身在其中才会看得咬牙切齿地笑出来，最后谁输谁赢都不重要，执着于所谓谜题正是当下助纣为虐的看客们的热衷所为，毕竟在被摆上生育与嫁妆的天平的时候她就已经注定没有活路，那样的结局则是不幸中的大幸。虽然说对于Ridley Scott这样的大导来说早已不必说这种话，但看的时候还是忍不住感叹这个机位摆得是真好啊。
好嘛~电影里决斗，豆瓣评论区里也决斗了起来。这剧里面大本演挺有意思的，他那个发型，真的好现代……
3.5。其实故事本身没有特别精彩，只是在叙事上搞了个小结构。女性确实挺惨的，决斗就是大戏了，前面一直让人有些跟不上趟……
强奸案是由于涉及两名骑士的决斗才被记录下来，仅仅以男性的角度记录显然是不完整的，案件的受害者失语才是整个社会的疾病。
Matt Damon第一个part是有口音问题么？最后一个场景的意义是什么呢，有点含混。整体很棒
感觉大本和司机拿错了剧本，这里的大本子感觉帅回了2000年，虽然我很喜欢司机，但是姑娘们对着司机的大长脸都称赞“英俊”有点太过分了。看到后面真的想让那两蠢货双双狗带，女主一人独美母仪天下就好了，事实上，当踩着猪粪浑身臭汗和血液的马特回到家里还要摆臭脸的时候，我已经开始想象女主毒杀亲夫的画面了……
看得想手撕Adam Driver🙃这哪是什么中世纪，明明就是活生生的当下。
一个自大而虚伪，一个奸诈而虚伪，一个勇敢而美丽
女性是什么呢？是财产、生产工具，和男性满足自我幻想的玩偶。赢了这场可笑的决斗又如何，不过仍然是枚死气沉沉的配饰和勋章，只是换了种象征意义罢了。可悲的是这不仅是中世纪的故事，也是此刻当下正在发生的故事。我愿意把最佳改编剧本给nicole holofcener，为她在第三幕补齐女性视角，也为我们不再经受这种命运。
女性向来是历史中的失语者，本片创造性的加入女性历史讲述视角，使历史更加丰满动人也更具人性。
看完后略失望，前面两个视角的呈现，相同场景下的呈现方式几乎一致，看着比较单调乏味。第三个受害者的视角可能是因为前面的反衬显得特别出色，对于视女人为附庸物的丈夫和自傲的强奸犯，她狠狠的打了他们的脸，两个男人自认为是调情或者温柔的时刻，在她的角度是显得多么的丑恶。最后的决斗打的真不错。
壮观的决斗画面，另外引起对中世纪司法制度的兴趣
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那两个男人为什么决斗？公平？正义？尊严？荣誉？家人？真相？……很可惜，都不是。真相令人唏嘘，结尾令人感叹——无论古今还是中外，身为一个女人，真的好难！
顶级的剧本打磨，细节铺垫不同视角的不同表现，呆萌和大本的编剧能力还是依然在线
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