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.
非常好看且有社会意义。有些桥段过于喜剧化，比如坏蛋警察一次次犯蠢送分，让片子少了一些真实感，也会让人悲观：是不是只有坏蛋没长脑子时，正义才能得到伸张？
律师真是一个神圣的职业。尤其是那些为底层人民摆脱冤狱，痛苦的律师。无论哪个国家，无论案件大小，都值得大家的敬佩。
其实，所有角色设定都很脸谱化，好人恒好，恶人恒恶，被践踏的和被仰望的，开金手指的人权律师几乎战无不胜，仍然但是人生实在是太悲惨了，两个多小时就这么簌簌溜走
应该是参考了不少韩国电影，但是这串场的歌曲实在是太烦人了。
看起来印度的恶人还是不够“恶”，光靠毒打就逼迫明知不是罪犯的人认罪，是很有难度的。要靠威胁伤害他心爱的人，靠让他看到未来是黑暗无助，从精神上先让他降伏。我不是恶人，但悠久的历史和权谋的智慧，也会带来比起我们能察觉到更为黑暗的一面。
160分钟真是把节奏和情绪都拿捏住了 除去主角太光环伟光正 主线案件剧情复杂得还挺严谨 这么多人物也能随着主角抽丝拨茧让人记住 看完再看原片名可真贴切啊 斗争万岁 （真是东亚文化一体 同样的故事换个背景放在韩国也毫不违和 代入了一下如果韩国来拍 必然会交代主角背景 也必然是个小人物 事件发展会更合理
社会现实向的叙述性电影。滥用的国家权利，腐败的公职人员，以及以及命如蝼蚁的平民。即使如蝼蚁，也努力需求生存的美好，和尚存的那道正义的微光。如果不那么冗余的话，可能会更好一些。
而是一个名叫钱德鲁的律师。
现实世界里拍这样一部也很不容易吧 演员的真实生活/种姓/部落是怎样的
套路不？套路！好看不？好看！还是根据真人真事改编的，服不服？
片里那种宏大bgm的半喜剧效果真的产生奇异的效果。我们对这种黑暗习以为常，对希望却表现出各种不适应
没感觉出有什么独特之处，强烈建议印度电影出一个海外剪辑版，精炼一下，现在这个版本太啰嗦，太冗长了。
这部电影也告诉我们，正如《在峡江的转弯处》的那句话，“我们不该忘记自己走过的路，同情过的人，呼唤过的正义，渴求过的尊重，也不会轻易洗去那层名叫共情的底色。”
印度又一部超级震撼的电影，题材火爆，节奏把握严丝合缝，虽然带有一定的理想主义色彩，但思想性极其深刻，印度电影已经在引领世界电影的走向了。
真人真事哎，人家印度有人权律师哎，人家人权律师能办几万个案子哎，人家人权律师办的案子梦拍成电影哎，人家电影拍出来还能过审、还能在海外播出哎！人家法院系统还真的能监督国家暴力机关哎！人家警察系统里还有独具良心的自上而下的独立调查机制哎！而且真的能保证独立哎！人家印度这个司法体系也太work了吧！
其实，所有角色设定都很脸谱化，好人恒好，恶人恒恶，被践踏的和被仰望的，开金手指的人权律师几乎战无不胜，仍然但是人生实在是太悲惨了，两个多小时就这么簌簌溜走
看到片长 我是拒绝的 前期铺垫稍微有点长 毕竟看了30分钟才瞅见男主 但整体看下来还好 没有太冗杂的感觉 进入主剧情后就很流畅 松弛有度 个人觉得 有歌没舞就很好 不容易出戏
“当我们被杀的时候没有人会在意，但我们不能靠杀手的施舍生活”
#此片通过钱德鲁律师所打的拉贾坎努（Rajakannu）人权案，犀利、扎心地暴露了印度严重的种姓制度弊端，揭露了贪腐警方及当权者对低种姓部落民众凶残的暴行和对人权/法律的肆意践踏，与《熔炉》不同，此片让人欣慰的是～“既使在多刺的丛林里，也有鲜花”，虽历经限辛，正义最终没有缺席！#电影长达2小时40分钟，但故事紧凑、叙述清晰、张驰有度，颇吸引人。既便是针砭时弊的严谨社会片，也不乏印度片中常有的歌舞，但一点也不唐突违和。演员也都挺棒的。钱德鲁的一身正气、不怒自威在影片中有很好的展现。 #在现实世界，钱德鲁律师代表言论自由，反对米萨、塔达和波塔法案，他所处理的任何人权案件均未收过一个卢比，六年内他主持了96000起案件，作出了历史性的判决……并废除了低种姓的隔离制度。他是正义、法律和良心的化身，
“当我们被杀的时候没有人会在意，但我们不能靠杀手的施舍生活”
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