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.
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在被最新冰宝VOL.16专访YUZURU的文章刀得体无完肤一晚没睡好一直EMO的情况下，想随便看部电影（就选旧爱砂糖的电影吧）然后打开的瞬间就呆了，居然好巧不巧是311大地震，开场就是地震后的星降之夜，然后仙台市发生的事………真的是一刀又一刀啊
电影叙事节奏有点混乱 错误的忽快忽慢，角色其实也有问题，其实最想吐槽的一点就是男女主之间哪里是爱得深沉，分明是情感的压迫与自我压迫，爱情和死亡的人生哲学两条线都没走好
很无语，用力过猛自以为是的文艺片。旁白太多了。前半段是俗套的五角青春爱情戏穿插些低劣的笑料，大约后四十分钟终于想起来要拿腔拿调了，开始有较多的长镜头并聚焦于表演，但部分人物动机和情节发展实在莫名其妙……不老的概念完全是为了灌鸡汤而存在？真五毛特效，尤其是两段飞机转场。最大优点可能是展示不同年代和地域的美术、和对八十年代摇滚圈&京味儿和千禧年娱乐圈的现状展示？当然必须承认主创团队是有一定的想法和野心的，可是零散的灵光完全被离谱的整体方向和目标毁掉了
日影非常擅长且一直用的表达方式，激烈化的题材和去激烈化的表达，看多了后就觉得消解了不少事件本身的震撼力。一并温吞了下来。
感觉导演根本没想好要讲311创伤还是低保社会问题，两头都蜻蜓点水，拍了个寂寞。
啊，砂糖和小林子差不多高，一本满足……哈哈哈哈哈
震后创伤与社会保障问题引发的悲剧，情感上能理解却没有太好的表现出来，几个角色都很苦，最后黄色马甲串起来三人不知道是不是原著里也有，感觉有些刻意了。三星半，宽叔和砂糖都属于正常发挥，清原非常出彩。
看哭。
时间有限看了一半, 我想打满分, 王珞丹总是能给你惊喜.
そして、〈10年目の殺人〉は起きた――；
何を、護るのか；
了不起啊，311那么多年过去了，每一年仍然在反思。一次比一次彻底。地震是天灾，幸存的人饿死是人祸啊！上海人民醒醒！“要发声，要比那些卑劣的声音发出更大更理直气壮的声音！”
朔爷的回溯
这片子的类型究竟是什么，科幻？爱情?剧情?
略科幻还是奇幻？总之是有些超前于当下认知的。但，感情细腻却也是真。过王萌萌的执着，让人不禁唏嘘；郭小鲁和苏凌芳的纠缠也让人唏嘘，苏凌芳的命运更是如此....刚开始的电影，还以为要讲八九十年代科学家们的奉献精神，后来才发现，想表达的是生命意义层面的东西。
被低估的一部佳作，片尾看到写在纸门上的那句“欢迎回来”，一度泪目。豆瓣现在只有677人看过，6.9分。估计部分低分是因受不了相对缓慢克制的叙事节奏。其实岛国在偏社会派风格的作品上一贯有着“于无声处听惊雷”的震撼。本片所要讨论的内核绝不仅仅只是救助金调查员和贫民间的纠葛，这场连环杀人案里可以说没有一个坏人，也没有一个赢家，造成如此结果的背后是制度与个体在不同衡量标准间长久冲突的爆发。Ps：女主清原果耶的表现甚至超过佐藤健。豆瓣里竟没标注女主儿时的扮演者，演技很赞，很好奇是谁，哈哈。
一段时代印记背景下的尘封旧事，文学作品，演绎和叙事都没啥问题，但故事没什么意思
題材和卡司都很好，開頭也不錯，但後面有點無聊了。劇情平鋪直述步調慢，沒什麼吸引點。最大亮點是清原果耶
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