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.
有点意思的小品，质感差一些，故事也没有那么吸引人，凯奇粉或者狂爱变脸等作品的一定非常喜欢，但那些影片的确太老了，即便看过也都忘的差不多了
是枝裕和二十年反反复复讲同样的故事主题，在《小偷家族》之后到了这部同质化严重的《掮客》，更腻了…始于能深刻探讨的东亚议题，终还是流于表面。它拍成了鸡汤童话，无论是人设还是故事，都极其平庸。完全置于真善美的大背景下，几个角色形象缺乏立体，没有弧光，看不出变化，情感的转折与彼此的连结也无比薄弱，部分场景的台词令行为动机难以理解（例如天台与警察对峙堕胎那段，力不从心），因此主题根本得不到深化，与观众的共鸣完全脱节。
好了，还完债，就好好拍戏吧，尼古拉斯凯奇！
凯奇加油啊，还记得2000年左右凯奇真的很厉害。后来也有战争之王之类的电影出品，只不过为了还债，烂片居多。
温情有余，人性幽微复杂之处根本没挖掘出，每个人都善良的过分。饼叔的表演也没想象中惊艳，那些动辄四五星的都是IU粉？
古有等待戈多，今有卖掉羽星。大家都不是坏人，可是我们在生活中真的太久没听到“善良”这个词了。我们都太善于伪装了，直到洗车店的水冲进车内，冲刷掉我们坚硬的外壳，让我们的心彼此依偎，感谢彼此的诞生。希望看到进海飞奔在英超的足球场上。
凯奇吃老本还债片之集大成者，居然还不难看。他扮演的自己还是个有着电影梦想并且深爱着家庭的人，希望他还完债务之后再接片可以稍微有点选择，重新找回事业第二春吧。
杀人判三年也是够轻的。今天汇率一千万韩元兑51000人民币。
作为男人，有些好听的话就应该这么自然地说出来。
连是枝裕和都开始了这样，没有故事强编故事。反正有大把老底慢慢消耗。
还蛮喜欢的，以现实题材讲了一则当代社会的“童话”，轻重有度的留白，很多问题也没有给什么答案，“比起生完孩子再抛弃，生孩子之前杀死孩子，难道罪就更轻吗”；演员都很恰到好处的，组成了这一段彼此人生明亮的记忆
是枝裕和失手了，剧本太差，硬造温情，引人不适。
看到三分之一就有种预感，这孩子会交到裴斗娜手里。
尽管这些年以来，他被冠以“烂片之王”的名号，但我从来没有减少过对他的喜爱，现在，他终于回来了。7.27
是枝裕和有个强项，能把小场景对手戏拍的既有张力又十分细腻，这次的洗车间、忽明忽暗的火车隧道、摩天轮，都是角色转变的关键场景，而且他听不懂韩语，拍摄时的注意力应该会降低听觉权重，提高视觉权重，也就是盯表演。但是演员们表演都很游离，宋康昊也没什么发挥空间，怎么拿的戛纳影帝？当然，故事内核还是很好。
片子很烂，意料之中。但我很疑惑的只有一点：为什么尼古拉斯凯奇会喜欢卡里加里博士的小屋？
創作上重複和原地踏步了十幾年的是枝裕和這次露怯得厲害，投影展所好的劇情卻編織得想像不到的潦草，全員聖母的故事反倒令人感到了濃濃的虛假和偽善。
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文本本身太过冗长，同时在韩国这种适合锋锐题材下放下这么美丽的结局，让这个童话也显得太不真实了吧。如果以前在温暖的基调下留下点社会的残忍会让人唏嘘回味，现在配方颠倒个顺序，在残忍的现实下放点温暖的结局，就让人觉得自欺欺人了。
片子主题跟今天热搜的“社会调剂”事件有种莫名其妙的时空关联。但片子温吞、寡淡。而且我现在不太喜欢是枝裕和老是在讲并且持续强化好人之间的善良纠葛与内心挣扎，却淡化导致这些悲剧的背后的坏人和坏事。我想怨怼，却不知道该怨谁？怨社会么？
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