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.
老婆饼里没有老婆，鸽子的击退法里真的有鸽子
以为是哪个老太婆，竟然是大名鼎鼎的娜奥米沃弛，岁月是把杀猪刀啊！这么简单一个题材，做成五分钟的新闻报道就好了，搞成一个半小时是不是有点浪费时间！
一开始就得抖擞精神搞清现实与虚构，到后来就有种看疯狂的石头，两杆大烟枪之类的感觉，就是节奏有点慢
在无限地看雪景和救人里获得内心的平静，被所救之人救赎。大量的雪景和暴风雪，好像试图要我理解女主内心所追寻的平静，但是我确实不理解那个一看就是陷阱的洞到底是谁干的。
不过还算不错
没那么差，不过的确作为电影缺乏重心其实更应该拍成迷你剧。电影有点两线发展的感觉，但tony那条线很散而且刻画的不是很好比如罚叔演的他爸感觉就没多少描写或者说就是一个普通黑帮，他妈的确演的不错挺让人联想到剧集里那个疯癫母亲不过T和男主也就是克里斯托弗父亲的联系多少有点少表现的没有那种重要时刻，不过怎么说他俩的确有点像一种人包括男主去监狱看望叔叔多少有点T看心理医生的感觉，不过这个男主怎么说比T讨厌不少可能也是刻画的还是不够不过演的还不错他和T比较像的还有那种情绪失控比如他打死父亲甚至也有点抑郁，还有T叔叔是真的坏啊真的是坏的无语了，最大败笔是有点像强行插入的黑人帮派有点机械降神，还有男主的情人多少有点自寻死路。亮点或者说彩蛋克里斯托弗刚出生不久看见T就大哭不止还有旁人的话真是宿命。
虽然的确没有预期好看但也比较满意了，我觉得不烂，觉得肯定小说更好看，电影可能是因为是影像给人印象比较直接，我一开始就觉得这不是虚构，所以后半也没有多惊喜，如果是文字的话，全靠自己想象，容易和故事中的编辑产生同感，就有趣很多了！还有在“编辑感觉到这个故事不是虚构，去调查”这个重要转折点上电影也有些简单带过感，没有一层层深入的感觉，这个应该小说的体验会更好。越来越觉得感兴趣的故事果然还是要读小说！
前传拍出来，中心思想就是坐实了soprano家族就是个彻头彻尾的杀人魔家族，黑手党一切以家族为重的说法都是虚伪的笑话罢了。情节还是有爆点的，1.Christopher的父亲原来有这么黑暗的过去，他的死因也绝不是本篇说的那样简单，凶手意想不到。2.解释了tony为什么后来如此歧视黑人 。3.Junior是个很阴险歹毒的人，没本传看到的那么窝囊。 4.我最想看的其实是Livia究竟是怎么在Tony的成长过程中对他精神虐待，但没拍出来，Tony母子的戏和本传里Carmela母子的戏如出一辙。5.Tony他爹Johnny的演员严重不如本篇里演员优秀，选角极度失败。
现在日影都是些啥…编剧导演卡斯…还有土屋那张毫无生气的脸…
感觉有很多内容，但是没讲明白
阴差阳错的巧合，藤原龙也也太像那个谁了把~！
没看过剧的观众表示除了几个头发的笑点 实在平淡无奇 女性角色比男性角色要出色得多
故事讲的不清楚诶，线头好多。主角前部分的危机是啥，有那么严重吗？不认可这点的话，真的觉得角色大惊小怪。饼哥还是牛的嘻嘻。
难得把一个灾难历险片拍得如此平庸！所有的困难都是点到即止，流水账式的记录，母亲的救赎也就变得不再感人。Naomi Watts真是老了，沐浴那段用的是果替吧？
没看过《黑道家族》的没必要看。主角Dickie就是Tony推崇的Strong silent type，但跟Tony一样，生活也一团乱麻，可惜电影时间短，不够从容，拆成八集迷你剧会好很多，还是需要些时间跟角色相处。卖了很多情怀，但就吃这套呀。
一星给风光，一星给伤心的往事。其实故事很简单，不需要这么长的篇幅
经查，是一个特别知名的剧集《黑道家族》来的，电影小男主是剧集已故老男主之子。没看过剧集，单说这电影，像个低配版的斯科塞斯黑帮片。
有点意思，但也就仅此而已了，深究就有点经不起推敲了。
闹米远离奥斯卡已经十年了 什么时候才能翻红 还是要少接这种无病呻吟的片
既没有惊险刺激的灾难逃亡戏，也没有极具心灵冲击的情感戏，这部让人昏昏欲睡的电影太不值得让娜奥美·沃茨作出牺牲。一星。
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