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.
有点boring，看一半看不下去了，一开始以为是悬疑片呢
所以说，无论如何生活都是惊险的。留下来也好，逃走也好，如果要以一种诗意想象的期待来面对生活，那么溃烂不可避免。要去体验真实，要洞悉人的本性，借由忍耐和克服，建立一种生活信条，才能躲过怀疑和虚无的追击。
作为导演处女作绝对是好 天才女友这个作者隐约对她的天才女友有点执念吧 这部作品也有她的影子
想不到Maggie拍得這麼好，狀態描寫和心理懸疑的處理入木三分，秒殺這幾年國內那些從演員轉型的所謂成功導演吧。
女性在逐渐发现母亲并不是一个女人必须要经历的人生阶段 并且女性创作者也开始不断表现这个观点 女性的中年困境似乎也因为母亲的身份而天然地拥有了更多的层次//新生儿带来的喜悦感仿佛是某个都市传说的结尾 怀孕生产育儿和新任母亲的身心痛苦越来越被透明化 我们终于不再无视那只房间里的大象
叒一部恐婚恐育教育片，不同时空的母亲，相似的艰辛，全程焦虑不安，纯心理情绪推动，细腻而震撼。编导摄影主演全女性班底，非常优秀！
科曼这几年太棒了吧。在成为母亲之前，她首先是个女人
4.8两个无所事事的少年会做什么呢，会滑入社会的深渊，会错把枪支当作保护自己的武器，会用最原始最野蛮的方式对待这个世界。戏里很精彩了，没想到戏外远比戏里精彩。高捷真的很像道上那种摆事的大哥。
无甚惊喜的演员转导演首作——叙事抓不住重点，该收不懂收，该放不敢放，一盘散沙； 本该有诸多爆点的叙事线也未能充分利用，某些情节除了徒添累赘感之外未能起到任何作用；若不是Olivia Colman和Jessie Buckley的精彩表演，2星不能更多。
最大问题是倒叙结构并没能成功辅助后半段情感递进，只能全靠演员表演和配乐来硬顶。
主题很有价值，一位母亲在母职责任和追求自我之间无法平衡的矛盾，拍得也不错，就是有些细节看不太懂为什么要这么设计。
没有责任感的父母总是有诸多借口，电影里的至少还懂得反思，而评论里的却各种振振有词。
配乐很喜欢。少年的无知少年的热血都很美，然而在混世容易被吞噬，和迷失。
无处安放的、废到极致的烂仔青春啊。义字当头，一言不合就开干，准则就是兄弟，拿着枪就能成为世界的王。阿国如果是我们这边的，绝对是我把他打死或者他把我打死，真他妈怪烂，也是真他妈的好啊。（很梦幻的却是，现实中的阿兜仔生命永远定格在了18。）
像我的悲哀。在那个混乱的年代混乱的台湾，少年都是如此 何况还有了枪。悲哀的故事
然后同期的港产黑帮片真的秒杀台语片
讲真，看的dvdrip渣画质体验很差。拜一众幕后大佬和伍佰的歌还有大爱高捷，此片遂成经典
“I’m mean too.” “Well, you’re in good company.” 奥特曼和小怪兽，“不会过去。”
#启明会观影节#6/10。前面可以，后面就泄了。主要还是因为导演水平不行，太愚蠢了！逮着匹配剪辑用起来没完不说，还拍那么多暧昧不清的镜头，要做甚？
“雨很大，像天在哭，雨一直下，像我的悲哀，好朋友要走了，留下我一个人。”两位主角，谭志刚在拍摄完后不久便在车祸中丧生，而颜正国，后来也因为各种罪名入狱，少年吔，安啦！罗大佑和林强太帅。
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