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.
看到神就是奇迹，看到鬼魂就是神经病。就是想让我们闭嘴！
老少咸宜实为创作的枷锁。其实这个设定还是搭起了很好的文本框架的，无论是政治结构、历史话语还是社会分工都有很大的演绎空间，结果被PG挟持到了最乏味那个走向去，彻底瓦解了编排这些能指的意义。幻想一下如果是（曾经的）吉卜力来拍可能还会更有趣…年迈的我如今再看迪士尼，魔法褪去大厦将倾，彼此成全的幻梦在风雨飘摇中苦苦支撑，大人们心知肚明：有些东西塌了是无法重建的，再建起来的也绝对不是从前的复制品。一曲终了，最后的回味徘徊于“哀我童真不复”与“哀这现实太残酷”之间，无味也无所谓。
通灵小姐遇到了一个好护士长，还有大样本随机双盲对照试验之前，医学很糟糕。
为什么能看到上帝就应该被尊敬，而能与死者通话却被认定为精神病患者。这些根本就没被当成患者来看待，不过就是试验品，一切都还是个未知数。被送进去的人被慢慢逼疯，掌权者也在肆无忌惮中一步步走向疯狂。最后，女主好美。
只要有父亲或者兄弟一句话证明，一位女性家庭成员就会被投入疯人院，任人摆布。这是19世纪普遍存在于欧美社会的现实，本质是男权和家长制对女性的压迫。加入了灵异，作为对神迹的对照，看到鬼的女人被视为女巫，需要矫正治疗，何其讽刺。只要能利用好自己的能力，去为他人服务，那就是自由的灵魂。女主和一众女性角色的演绎很出彩，小本也不错，戏份不多，无功无过。
罗兰真是演而优则导，全篇情感渲染的太细腻了。法国演员气质这块拿捏的死死的。
看到圣母就是神迹 看到鬼魂就是疯子
如何在疯人院里证明自己是正常？谁是疯子谁是正常人？
（结尾确实和好的有点点突然 但是不影响整体的绝）
被迫精神病受害者。观影下来，感觉就是文艺气息很重，视觉感官还不错。就是剧情很一般，冲击感不够强烈，看到最后想表达的东西没有特别深刻。
画面眼花缭乱，但对叙事来说都是无用功，请让我回到音乐推动剧情的迪士尼年代吧，而不是近两年的大型MV。而且歌也不好听啊。
谈话内容与对应主体不统一的多组莫名其妙的正反打，经不得琢磨且节奏拖沓，主题选取上像是无头苍蝇，大概只有光影上是拿的出手的。梅拉尼导演水平确实很一般，但因为她的态度，值得为其加上1分。（6）
TIFF2021 #9: 本届最期待的一部片子，看完想要悄悄藏起来的电影。
可怕的的是，这样的事情还在眼前发生，以疯癫来欺压女性的世界，从来没结束过。
为什么能看到上帝就应该被尊敬，而能与死者通话却被认定为精神病患者。这些根本就没被当成患者来看待，不过就是试验品，一切都还是个未知数。被送进去的人被慢慢逼疯，掌权者也在肆无忌惮中一步步走向疯狂。最后，女主好美。
最喜欢的歌是大力姐姐有压力，那首最火的不不不不要提起布鲁诺反而get不到，但无论如何剧作上都过于简单了
女巫: 巫师多数是女性，女性被排除在宗教权力体系的外头，神职人员都是男性，女性要搞神神鬼鬼的东西，没有正规渠道。
片中有大量展示人物背影的镜头，里面藏着世人所不得见的另一面。这是属于暗和鬼的一面，却并不是病态的一面。与之相反，恰恰是人脸上所显露的，才是疯狂、狰狞与罪恶。
设定不错故事太弱，请别说它像动画版百年孤独..Dos Orugitas真好听
这主题放19世纪晚期可能算新鲜吧.. 另外节奏太拖沓了
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