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.
还是欧洲人会玩，把二战题材拍成儿童剧➕宗教片➕灾难片
🎬《我眼中的阴影》🌟🌟🌟🌟
此感到羞愧，我们有位比利时的组
技术上也说的过去
此感到羞愧，我们有位比利时的组
前面很好，结尾真的很奇怪，逻辑上都说不通宋康昊演的这个角色为什么要杀人，而且表现的如此隐晦。
与其说这部电影是恐怖片，其实我觉得其实偏悬疑吧，恐怖的氛围是有的，但是导演并没有采用视觉上的惊吓，而是先用前面的剧情让观众对两个小主角产生好感，再趁热打铁，让刚被关进地下室的小男主与恶棍斗智斗勇，这么一个可怜的小帅哥被恶棍关到地下室，你会不他的命运揪心吗？导演正是利用这一点，来对观众造成心理上的冲击。不得不说，斯科特导演确实把观众们的心理玩明白了呀，一亿美元的成绩理所应当。不过缺点我也不得不批评。构图差，配乐差，不能给观众带来视觉效果；小女孩的特殊能力影片没给出解答；剧情实在是太快了，有时让人摸不着头脑，虽然剧本非常一般，但小男孩和霍克的表演深深地强化了影片表达效果，小女孩的演技有待加强哦。这种以小孩子为视角的80’恐怖片永远是我的最爱
还蛮好看的，感觉grabber的故事不太完整，他为啥那么变态呐？为啥只抓男孩子呢？
战争不会有赢家，但最惨烈最痛苦最受伤的永远都是平民老百姓！所以真心愿世界和平！
仿小丑回魂，气球，小镇杀人狂，黄色雨衣，雨天自行车等等元素，叙事有些流水账了，特别是反派没有塑造起来
更像是一个密室游戏，攻略已被人提前写好，只需不断求助场外亲友，按部就班。反派角色反而没那么惊悚了，空有花哨噱头，到最后也不去交代它的背景。有些设定在抄袭《小丑回魂》，如反派手持黑气球、穿黄雨衣的妹妹等。
从另一个角度看二战，战争太无情了，愿世界和平
结尾母亲失去女儿，茫然地看着父亲懊悔痛哭，然后不顾一切地跑回家里，开门看到女儿仍然在喝粥……多想回到每个平凡的昨天。
『6.0 黑色儿童教育片，面具设计的挺好，感觉不同的样式不同的人格？但戏也太少了没分裂里一美那种演技时刻可惜 』
伊娃、丽穆、亨利、伊娃妈妈，还有那位被翻译为“辅警”的年轻人……个个形象鲜明，印象深刻。
最浪漫的解答，也是最伤感的。上帝可能睡着了。
被推送到的电影。
哪怕与付出代价的人共情一秒，也懂得集体主义的胜利不值得欢呼。我们尤其如此。
很多細節的設定都很不錯，但整個敘事過於破碎
想着是枝裕和如此钟情于非血缘家庭与儿童问题，不如拍几部纪录片来映照一下残酷的现实了。
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