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.
片内各种冲突都零敲碎打的，隔靴之感，无甚惊喜。三大牌确实有魅力，花式演出了娱乐人的不同维度的装腔作势，各自得瑟又互相膈应。从没有觉得佩内洛普这么美，狮子爆炸头张扬跋扈，小表情有时媚有时酷。老演员伊凡很像国内那些道貌岸然装超然的老艺术家，明里淡泊名利，实则心里酸楚眼红那些流量星，只恨观众没眼光觉得自己曲高和寡无知音。。。安东尼奥神兜兜国际范巨星架势，神气活现一小人敢想敢干。。。最后还是最不要脸成大赢家。
直接把讽刺值拉满，《主竞赛》能不冲进主竞赛吗？看Penélope调教性格迥异、方法论不同还互相看不顺眼的两个沉迷于雄竞的男演员实在太好笑。布景和构图很对胃口，三人演技精湛也不用说。看到最后原来人生如戏，戏如人生，演来演去演的都是自己。
总体走势一般，结局也难以惊喜，但是戏谑中还是在嘲讽。
拿过很多奖的天才导演用诺奖小说当剧本找知名男演员拍片，这个设定很有意思但是拍出来居然完全不是那么一回事，还蛮意外。在两个男性角色身上能看到很多各国知名男演员的影子，非常好笑……最精彩的粉碎机碎奖杯最好玩的就是Lola把柏林银熊和戛纳金棕榈也扔进去的一幕。潘潘演的这个女导演真的非常有趣！本以为是某些怪癖多男导的性转，谁知竟是电波系女孩(? 可爱可爱！（也想要潘潘指导吻戏www）全片让我最大爆笑的部分是Félix骗他们自己得了癌，演得好假啊你们怎么能信？完全就是那种KFC疯狂星期四文案口述版or“我快死了我要看我西皮色图”这种听个开头就知道他要图穷见什么匕的水平
无良媒体+暴躁且根本不了解女儿的父亲+网暴
这是一部整体氛围压抑、虐心、伤感、现实的作品。受害者的父亲是个粗鲁蛮横、平时对女儿关注极少的大男子主义者（但本质上并非恶人），明明不是罪魁祸首的女司机自杀身亡，其母亲的道歉令人感伤，抓小偷的超市老板自杀未遂但被迫关门歇业，媒体恶意报道断章取义并制造冲突成功搏流量，极力推卸责任的学校方面与肇事者一路逍遥，父女俩的绘画中不谋而合的海豚云是埋藏得最温柔的一线光亮。
论丧真的没谁比得了日本了……这电影真的太日本了。尽管后面和解，但看了后最大的感觉还是抑郁。
卷入事件当中的每个个体都需要付出极大的努力，甚至生命的代价，才能够摆脱沉重的负罪感，得到心灵的救赎。唯独吃人血馒头的现代媒体从来不会自我反思。
故事很简单，三个主演的精湛演出撑起了空洞的故事内核，对人心的刻画是值得称道的，但还是略显轻飘。
3.7/5 吊石头和销毁奖杯的戏很厉害，非常同意lola在最后面对记者提问的回答，把所有意识形态什么位置都丢掉吧，艺术不需要我们来这样去归类。
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。
笑点有，但又觉得没啥内容。拍了太多无厘头的有的没的。
刀刃向内嘛 拿自己开刀 小潘潘还是我的菜 这次是个有点狂 的导演 不过极尽讽刺之能事 一个自以为是的明星一个自以为艺术家的演员
导演们精准打击了他们想讨论的每一种意识形态
最精彩的部分在开头，女导演跟富豪讲述剧本大致是什么
不过就为了看 Penelope 阿姨跳网红舞我觉得也值了哈哈哈哈哈。
其实从节奏到镜头到表演都挺好，但反而是最后所谓的“和解”给了我一记闷棍，比前面所有人受的苦还让人觉得愤懑。忍不住想女儿有这般悲惨命运明明最大责任就在她这个自私粗暴的爹，为什么反而是这个最不该被原谅的老男人能踩着他人的软弱、善意、甚至是生命来达成他自己内心的成长和解？？接受不了这么扭曲的价值观，可也许这就是现实吧。内心最受折磨的永远是更有同理心的人。
全片最精彩的部分是破碎机分解旧物，挺解压的。
太精彩了！特别适合在电影院看，看两人互掐很有气氛。table read的细节非常真实了——什么一句晚安念十几次，什么6.5分醉，把导演的随心所欲刻画得入木三分。Julia就是西班牙版姚安娜。一人分饰兄弟是在说Fargo 3和伊万男神吗？像《狗镇》一样的影视舞台化呈现也很精彩。导演可能有建筑fetish，看完好想去这个foundation美丽的空间里工作。
不自信的花音默默地在学校里承受，又默默地用对抗发泄情绪，最终酿成惨剧。家庭之间更良好的沟通显然非常重要。将自信黑成恶意的形容词，是多么不良的动态呀。人为什么不能勇敢地相信自己呢？
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