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.
整体画面不差，我看的英文版，剧情没看透多少。
90年代的中国人在海外面临的文化差异与「灵魂失所」在新世纪呈现一种「倒置」，而故事背景设定在「SARS」时期更显示出一种家庭（社会元单位）中的隔阂，显然人作为个体，其价值观依旧受到环境的定制，要（仿）ABC真正认同「祖宗式」的文化归宗，仅仅依靠最基本的父母兄弟姐妹式的「亲情」，恐怕到最后电影内外（编导和观众）都是无可奈何地存疑。
这荒野求生阵亡率也太离了，你们吃烧烤也太浪费了，作画细节爆炸比如拿葡萄
时隔多年，好像再次看到了李安的影子：家庭关系，文化差异，身份认同，博弈后的和解；本片在克制中步步推进，用生活琐碎和言不由衷的行为建构冲突，再于毫无防备中突然完成情感迂回，这是种“对最亲之人说最狠的话”的高明而合理的叙事。悉数全篇，当属“长女声称让妈死，父打长女妈阻止”“二女脱离肺炎病，父亲出门偷哭泣”和最后“二女出院回家来，长女打开栅栏门”这三段最为精彩！眼泪真的毫无征兆的流下来，因为，这是我们从小耳濡目染习以为常的东方式情感表达，我们被它滋养，我们也深受其害。昔日亚洲四小龙的台湾，盛况已经褪去，就像女儿们当年留在墙上斑驳的掌印，一味追逐的美国梦，只不过是一场自欺欺人的逃避，当大女心中的野马终于被驯服，台湾，也该试着脚踏实地，回归母亲的怀里。
有个什么风吹草动就切到女主角脸特写的拍法...至少不适合这部片中的这个女主角吧。不这样搞，演技还显得更好些
只可惜命运是残酷的 而 他选择的路也是不归路。
整体还挺普通的。只是一些很细微又很真实存在的困境。
无论搬家还是疾病，对于家庭来说，拥有一样已经让人焦头烂额，所有的矛盾爆发点也原子于此，但亲人之间说出多么痛恨的话，相比之下内心可能只是多爱你。恨与爱本就是一体两面，导演能够抓住亲人和家庭之间这种变故与情绪上的改变，体会亲情的逆境和温暖，让人感动。
利益、仇恨，清苦的童年和破碎的村庄，古老的生意，术士打开了传送门。。。
利益、仇恨，清苦的童年和破碎的村庄，古老的生意，术士打开了传送门。。。
情绪在位，剧情简单，一些场景镜头时间好长，我曾能沉入于侯孝贤的那些一动不动的镜头，但如今知是时间不多，人容易急躁起来了，已无法忍受。
這不比美劇好多了？我還以為會提到巫3拍賣會裡那位夫人呢。
不考虑魔改质量还不错，就没人考虑过按原著来拍吗
“有时候恨跟爱是一体两面。”片尾曲是陈老师的新歌《尽在不言中》，中间芳仪在网咖的背景音乐是Jay的《安静》。
还有为什么gay骆驼小时候是个光头。
There’ll always be another monster
把角色名字换一遍这就是恶魔城大电影，强行换了个猎魔人皮
拍很沉重的议题拍得相当轻盈，是成熟的作品，但总觉得差口气。大概是文化冲突版的《爸妈不在家》或是家庭成员更多的《瀑布》。但论巧思细腻不如前者，论提喻象征不如后者。影片完成度相当高，每个人都面临自己的困境，但他们的心愿皆未达成。母亲患有癌症，家庭成员的纠葛也似癌细胞般在家庭成员间扩散。在经历苦难时，原始状态就是理想状态。所谓的自由、个性，不自觉间便被平安、牺牲、相亲相爱这类简单的理念或愿景所慢慢“吞噬”。
年代细节用心，剧作和表演都时好时坏，这里好的标准就是自然
抛去永远上不了网的拨号电脑，还有过时的翻盖手机，其他的一切与这两年别无二致。口罩、肺炎、隔离，太多的类似，所谓的美国梦也一直存在着。而孩子所期待的都不是那个叫jess的朋友，只是那匹白色的能够自由奔跑的马。越被叫美国人，越想逃离，然后就越对母亲抱有敌意。母亲是害怕，女儿是怨恨，而爸爸则是从不知所措到渐渐融入这个家。美国女孩，其实也不过只是女孩罢了。
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