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.
和娃看的第一部电影院影片。小朋友看得很欢乐，成熟的电影工业在幼儿动画片里展现无遗，但居然在里面看到了明戳戳的讽刺，民主选举，市长大厦，哈哈哈哈。
这才是真正的大电影，特效应有尽有，画面精美，不愧是派拉蒙出品，比20年那部电视剧拼接的超能救援强百倍！
英国电影《贝尔法斯特》。《天堂影院》后，童年记忆模式爆红，引来仿作无数，此片则是最新的一部。肯尼思·布拉纳是个不错的演员，作为导演却总差一口气。此片只是基于个人（？）的零碎童年记忆，将其置于宏大的时代背景中，想通过儿童的眼光，反映当时贝城新教与天主教之间的激烈冲突。可惜故事性太差，且不流畅，让人很难进入影片所设置的情境之中。导演只能玩点黑白影像、大特写镜头等，只是给演员增加些表演的空间，于剧情毫无裨益。不断加入当时的怀旧歌曲，只是让电影变成了MV。
正好和《燃烧》对比，属于导演功力没那么深厚，无法把情绪控制在自己想要的范围内的电影。第一个镜头完全没有表现出来轻松快乐的生活VS暴力冲突之间的强烈对比。导演用了很多很多手法，就好像是初出茅庐的新手导演想把所有技术都用一遍，然而却对情绪表述上毫无意义，音乐也配的奇奇怪怪。不过拍出了那种疏离感，确实不是景深的原因，很多近景甚至特写都可以，还是没有找出其中原因，可能和环境音有关？不行不行真的不行，玩花活可能真的是靠天赋，通过一些孩子讲一些犀利的故事和历史事件，可能老老实实拍，效果会更好很多，现在情绪被极大削弱了，可惜！！要是10分制就好了，都打了三星，不代表在我心中此片和《燃烧》分数一样。PS:爱尔兰口音太土了，好可怕，哈哈～
8.3/10 一支慢悠悠的制作精良的爱尔兰小诗。我喜欢历史的厚重感，它让我的心被填补。本片不是纪录片，而是一首诗。
可还是忍不住回想，因为是家，是故乡。
跑步的时候找了部电影来打发时间，适合小朋友看，好人坏人泾渭分明，汪汪队的坐骑真是棒呆了，比变形金刚还厉害！！汪汪队就是要拯救世界。
姐妹俩直到歌曲结束才愿意离开[偷笑]
北爱尔兰的宗教冲突题材 并没有像其他描述此主题的电影如《血腥星期日》那样集中描写冲突的残酷露骨 而是把目光聚集在孩童和母亲和老人身上 温情更足 而作为父亲的男人 则承担了无奈的角色 算是这段历史的情感化描写 有点《生活多美好》的意思 但是情感的表现又远不如 场景过于舞台剧化了 歌舞的加入渲染了一种乐观的生活态度 但在整个片子所要表现的主题来说 其实会消减那种紧张感 两头不沾
可以理解导演的童年粉红滤镜（虽然这是部黑白片），但是回忆里的父母似音乐剧演员一般的美丽且能歌善舞会不会也太失实了
适合幼儿园儿童看，感觉小学的话是不是幼稚了。带着儿子去看的电影，和电视比起来还是有区别的，故事情节更丰满了，总是会在电影里面多认识两条狗，但是我觉得汪汪队还是缺少一些科普知识，问了儿子看汪汪队学到了什么，儿子学会了勇敢。
这种水平真是浪费了这好演员和好风景。爱尔兰人民拥有骄傲和桀骜不驯的自豪感。是《我的左脚》那样的固执，是《最亮的星》里那样的浪漫，到这给拍成了一个屡教不改的孩子，是天生的小偷是罪犯。
van morrison的音乐和黑白画面真的很加质感分，故事本身拍得一般。
除了莱德的发型太丑了 其他细节都不错 娃喜欢
最后的大结局已经开始像漫威了，配乐也很高质量，不错哎
kenneth branagh：ok我也要拍一部罗马
挺私人的。看得出是真情实意的情感
好浪漫的回忆电影啊～ 很适合lockdown的上海人民，至少暂时治愈了我。
"GO!! Take what u need!!" "Washing powder!!!"
一个童年
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