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.
整体碰撞在一起，导致：文艺之中参杂着黑色幽默，甚至带点神经质，气质直接拉满。
3.5点。最後のイルカ雲のインパクトが良くて、目が潤った。うちの親もそうかな。自分の子に対する認識は空白だけど、心は何となく通じているんだ。
大晚上看这个真的太气了 这老爸脾性差还充满戾气 我不懂为什么他讨人厌了一整场却因为最后小小的柔软而得到大家的谅解。我不是说花音该死 说我黑心也罢 我认为这样的老爸就应该让他承受点人生的痛苦！凭什么还能趾高气扬地地追问人家要自己想要的被扭曲的真相？反倒是店长 战战兢兢地工作 如履薄冰地看着世人的眼光 别人只对他说句“谢谢”就让他流泪 这样的人为什么活得那么痛苦？还有第一个撞到花音的小姐姐 被良心和舆论打倒了 为什么到死了都没活得一句原谅？这样固执已见的老爸 到女儿死了才去试着理解她的老爸 凭什么带给人家那么多痛苦？真想他手在船上被割伤然后破伤风死掉！媒体也该死 社会需要公义 还有需要保护维持公义的方式！【我恨得咬牙切齿 皆因老爸这个演员演得真好】
大的故事设定下，电影展现的情感非常细微和个体化，每个人多少都有点自说自话，却好像不知道其实可以不强求和解而背负着生活。悲剧更多的还是个体面对外界压力而行为走形导致的。最终的“和解”也算可以理解。
太棒了，看到奖杯被搅碎的哪一刻最近的抑郁全好了！
#金鸡 父亲粗暴偏执的恨需要这么多这么厚的爱意才可以被逐渐的融化。但是自杀的女司机和被迫放弃父亲留下的社区店的店主他们的人生呢？演技真的好，也是真的压抑。好久没看这样不用配乐推进的情绪堆叠了。
既艹蛋又荒诞的故事，牵扯其中的人只有神经大条 撇清责任的货车司机没再出现。店长自杀未遂那会儿都已经感动出眼泪了，硬生生被那老阿姨给亲没了，回想起来还是会觉得恶心，尽管我也会喜欢老阿姨……
整体碰撞在一起，导致：文艺之中参杂着黑色幽默，甚至带点神经质，气质直接拉满。
不知道为啥，我脑海里浮现的是陈道明和何冰。真奇怪。
不知道为啥，我脑海里浮现的是陈道明和何冰。真奇怪。
对骂那段
西班牙电影的特点就是，从来不按套路出牌。这俩男人真的有够自恋的，都表演欲极强，而且自信满满。但作为电影来讲，还是太戏剧了。台词太密，看着就累。
制片人要抱艺术的大腿，倒也不坏，他们心中拍电影就像建一座桥，只要拿到冠名权便有机会永垂不朽，至于自己对艺术的一无所知，“对不起，我没读过一本书”，并不觉得羞耻；各位导演，尤其是有几分天份、又拿过电影节最高奖的知名导演，总是会吸引到金钱的注意，金钱又总与权力勾结，自然行使其权力也毫不掩饰，对演员的生杀予夺，既傲慢、又残忍，每一句训导都免不了言辞间的洋洋得意，对这样的佩内洛普克鲁兹真的不一定爱得起来，“要保持艺术家的活力，最好连孩子都不要生，会是拖累”；演员们则更是斯文扫地，不仅相互评判彼此的演技，还要对各自的价值观、生活方式讥讽一番。学院派嫉妒偶像派的高票房，除了指责生活作风不良，还要冠一个“迎合观众”的罪名；偶像派则用迟到来摆架子，还试图飙演技，极尽奢糜与粗俗之能事。似乎都不是什么好货色。
吻戏那段真的是对比强烈，每一个镜头仿佛都带着嘲讽，没想到合气道的镜头对应的是这样的环节，期待这个富翁90岁还想拍个续集哈哈哈哈
一位想要名流千古的富豪，资助一位金棕榈女导演，改编一部诺贝尔奖小说，遇上两位明争暗斗的知名演员。要素过多，嘲讽力MAX，花一部钱，看两部片，绝对超值。尤其是粉碎机粉碎奖杯那场戏太爆笑了，哈哈哈哈哈哈，笑死我了，什么金棕榈、银狮奖、戈雅奖统统扫进垃圾堆，只有金球奖还在，意思是金球奖连垃圾堆都不配进吗？（
VIFF21 #8 [Playhouse] 既然片名叫主竞赛了，真是一部特别适合在电影节看的crowd pleaser，全场笑声都没停过。最搞笑的是头顶“巨石”、吻戏ASMR以及粉碎机。表演真是太棒了，从头到尾都是大写的Acting！ Banderas演Felix这个角色真是好meta哈哈“追名逐利的好莱坞演员”。另外Penélope Cruz Floss dance I need this GIF asap!
整体碰撞在一起，导致：文艺之中参杂着黑色幽默，甚至带点神经质，气质直接拉满。
Penélope Cruz is so good omg yes
对当今影视行业的吐槽嘲讽，一切起因是资本家想名留青史，结果搞得导演崩溃演员互掐，电影行业不易啊
一部槽点十足的迷影电影。很喜欢剧场排练这个设置，节约了空间，又赋予电影一种被艺术景观环绕的现代气质。大电影解构小电影，小电影嘲讽大电影，欧洲当代艺术电影常见的自嘲式叙述，艺术家视角，将电影本身的制作过程植入进去，妥实呈现一种艺术电影中流行的“元电影”风格。喜欢看艺术家故事和黑色幽默的观众不容错过，对于一般观众，可能有些平淡，单调和不知所云哈哈哈。
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