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.
观感很像一部五集限定剧的浓缩剪辑版 一场一场戏规整地把故事讲完 但也真的就是没啥特点的家庭肥皂剧 放在今年能入围还是托了比较好懂对手又相对冷僻的福 服装确实是不错 拍得应该挺费劲儿的 演员从头到尾的造型没有一套重复的
2022.2.9 借电影恶补一下相关知识，作为一个家族企业的兴盛与衰败，再加上爱情和算计，不得不说管理一个企业，责任越大，男主刚开始对自己的认知还是很清晰的。女主虽有野心，但是恐怕忘记了怎么开始，当拿到Gucci，男主也不是爱她的那个人了。金钱和权力本就容易腐蚀啊，谁又能抵抗得住呢。最后的赢家永远是聪明人和资本家。
似乎老头对这场狗血闹剧其实也没多大兴趣，除了冷眼旁观的视角外，十几年的跨度，情节推进草草了事，至于司机和Gaga，举手投足都不像意大利人。
豆瓣海外影迷短评诚不欺我，以后就不能不信邪，看到五星寥寥就是red flag不要看。捏马，难看得一批，垃圾节奏，剪辑能干就干干不了换人，特妈的一半的戏删了都不无辜。这就你们雷爵爷啊，啊？？我劝附庸风雅没学过电影的人以后别听个花名就张嘴闭嘴提。一个最后的决斗一个这个Gucci，足够我以后一眼也不看他的片子。同理Lady Gaga。我真的劝没学过表演的歌手好好干你本职工作，我是多么庆幸我没看一个明星的诞生。太难看了，我很难过就这么错付了我的精力金钱和时间。
上一次看这么流水账的作品好像还是看中学生的语文考试作文。认真的。我真是没想到这部片子能拍成这样的水平，全程几乎没有高潮也根本没有任何值得称道的地方。滤镜让画面奇丑！一个讲时尚豪门恩怨情仇的作品却人人都这么土……难道这也是一种讥讽吗？
不可思议的平庸....叙事笨拙到仿佛是在播幻灯片，人物的塑造和他们的行为动机真的不能让我信服。Gaga女士的表演比“巨蛋”有进步，但是也不至于惊艳，反倒是杰瑞德.莱托更让我眼前一亮。
既没有那么娱乐，也没有那么严肃，有点两头不沾
看着看着就忘记是在看电影了，创造一个百年屹立不倒的大品牌太不容易，甚至是用鲜血铺路。
卡司挺强，题材也够有关注度，何况是这么一个全球有影响的品牌。不知是不是两位主演不够靓帅，还是编剧技巧有问题，抑或是主演的演技太low，反正这电影感觉挺一般，连床戏看着都假，让人觉得没啥兴趣。既是豪门恩怨，又有黑社会参与，何不换个路子拍呢？
很失望。如果一部电影让我全程如坐针毡，那必定是出现了一些比较严重的问题……(@Regal)
每个人物都蜻蜓点水，后续甚至跟丢视角。谁都不饱满的结果就是谁都讨人厌。倒是配乐耳熟能详十分经典。
2022-02-17
我一直在想神婆的角色要怎麼出現結果是電視廣告午夜連線哈哈哈哈哈我的媽啊笑死我了，而且神婆演員有點像女版周潤髮，算塔羅發牌，我更笑死了……綠色內衣加紅色口紅什麼鬼，這樣湊古馳經典配色嗎。
这是一坨什么玩意，这么丰富的故事，这么多大牌明星，拍成了如此寡淡无聊的模样，也是挺厉害的。
很失望。如果一部电影让我全程如坐针毡，那必定是出现了一些比较严重的问题……(@Regal)
本人作为一个五尺二寸看过无数遍的你嘎路人粉真的吹不起来，说是全年最佳的人是怎么闭着眼睛说出这话的？想想那些六七分的被underrated的好电影，这个电影真的只值两星，勉强靠莱托少爷以假乱真的演技和Adam的翘臀长腿再加一星。
本来挺抓马的豪门恩怨，居然剧作上这么流水账，没什么起伏，回头想想觉得没啥内容，但又拍了两个半小时，而且几乎没有什么衔接和铺垫的戏，转场都特别突兀，好的是电影质感，演员们的表现，和配乐，大场景调度看起来都很舒适，具有美感，从家族企业到整个品牌没有一个古驰姓的人在这个企业，挺让人唏嘘的，哦希望有天能买得起它，还有嘎嘎好棒好棒！
一手好牌打的稀烂，单纯拍个纪录片也比这精彩
I am with Tom Ford, at best it's a SNL sketch. Patrizia的故事其实非常有得拍，其实几大fashion house都还蛮有故事的，但拍成这德行算做啥？我甚至觉得好像只有gaga还是认真的。这电影也完全没有任何雷导风格的影子。Why do we need this?BAFTA居然还给最佳英国影片的提名？
3⭐片子，演员表现都很好+1⭐，女主前面呆滞后面演技起飞，雷导速速退休！
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