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.
四星半吧，前半段非常喜欢，魏玛时期的疯狂展现的淋漓尽致，后半段传统叙事略显平庸，没办法就是喜欢德影
为什么物质和精神总是彼此远离，当你得到了一切，你总是还想得到一点新的什么；当你失去了一切，你又有什么害怕失去呢？洪水冲过来的时候，留下的一切都会被卷走。
炭治郎和伙伴们的成长经历篇，能看到他们的时刻在进步，很不错的一部动画电影
1931的德国是一种山雨欲来的氛围，经济不景气，一战的阴影还没有消失，纳粹就又要崛起了，Labude的命运伴随着迷离彷徨走向毁灭，Fabian的爱情是这其中的亮色（这三个主演都好喜欢，希林真是越发好看了）
又开始了……TV最后几集合并起来了吗？这种剧场版有意义吗…
一个现代视角的快速切入重叠，幽灵穿过，即将进入狂热社会前的时空闪现。大量素材画面的剪切拼贴（始终重叠着过去/现在/未来），始终穿插的手持视角，Fritz Lang式的表现主义怪异柏林，性/消费/香烟/吗啡/社会主义/党卫军/一战后的畸零/电影片场/扭曲的人体/死亡/枪/断肢/异装癖/性倒错/控制/德国马克，法比安社会侧写式的文本/旁白（始终提示，这是一个过去的文本）/海报符码/渐进的事件互相扭曲在一起，在混乱的影像熵增中走向必然的毁灭（也是现在正在进行的），今天的眼泪给我们必然面对的现实。
我最难以言说的迷狂
“活着是一场侥幸，唯死亡注定。”以游魂视角回望历史，原来越清醒越痛苦。山雨欲来前，享乐吧，开枪吧，纵身跃下吧。
这部分是tv里面蜘蛛山之战后的休整，日常生活。最印象深刻的当然就是善逸的种种惊人发言了！
经济低迷、动荡不安、旧痛未愈、新伤将至，1931年德国魏玛时期众生相，多人物性格饱满，多场景层次分明，摄影剪辑叙事三个小时毫不混乱在失控状态下，还可以试着学会游泳，影片结束于秩序，却是危险的前兆。
柱第一次集合，每个人都很有个性，造型挺时尚的，不过有些人物性格和其他热血漫有点雷同。总的来说还是好看的，音柱好漂亮。
混入历史影像与心理惊悚元素的剪辑风格在前半部分效果上佳，但随着进度条前进似乎越来越少
一些部分的转场配乐，以及画幅都是复古的，但是手持摄影又削弱了年代感
这几天看的高分电影都很让我失望啊。以我个人角度来说，名不副实。这部三个小时的德国作品更是平庸至极。法比安的一生，到底是怎样的一生？想通过他来展现德国的社会面貌也比较失败，根本没有感知到社会全景和社会的底层一面。玩艺术也是流于表面，看起来好乱。
柏林的三十年代，不会游泳的法比安，等待他的爱人，焚书燃起的烈火。
标签功能也取消了，这是不是另一个“不体面”的时代？彩色拍摄与黑白录像、情节与旁白交替出现，记述历史剧变前个人生活的绝望与衰败。二战前的伯林，法比安和柯内莉亚好像德国版的《爱乐之城》。让我惊喜的是拉布德也崇拜着莱辛，他有着莱辛式的政治理想和学术造诣，也与他一样在不合时宜的时代命不久矣。法比安先后斩断了自已与伯林的三重联系：爱人柯内莉亚、好友拉布德和“另一份工作”——生活，我本以为回到家与父母生活在一起是最好的结局。谁曾想在终于和成为影星的柯内莉亚重新见面前，他在试图援救游泳儿童时溺死，仿佛在潜意识中援救拉布德、喊着他的名字。影片多次出现的“学习游泳”广告呼应着这个结局。法比安的笔记本和广播中“犹太人”新闻与书籍一起在火中化为灰烬。
你在痛苦活着，失去爱人失去朋友，纳粹在身边忽隐忽现，世界崩塌的时候，一个不会游泳的人如何去拯救溺水的人？
导演用凌厉新潮的手法描述了三十年代德国的混乱失序，开篇一个地铁站长镜头就把时光推回到过去，犹如噩梦般的闪前（五官扭曲的脸）又在预示着更可怕的将来，此刻像是被巨大的车轮赶着走，所以镜头切换相当迅速，男主在爱情友情事业三方面的失落中最后走向了覆灭，咖啡馆里不会赴约的恋人，广播里即将到来的屠杀，结尾收得毫无希望可言。
世界很糟糕，但仍然有人想好好活着。但最后他没有成功。
3.5 最直接的观后感是又重新点开了名为《巴比伦柏林》的文件夹
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