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.
还行 真敢拍，剧情设计有些刻意，中间睡了一觉，最后硬还要来几个摧毁认知把所有事都串联起来，倒是没跳舞，把歌改了故事弄的别这么波澜壮阔 我觉得会更好
案中案，局中局。印度电影真的很不一样。他们真的啥都敢拍敢讲，他们也是真的啰嗦。就算不插进歌舞，中途也要插进主题曲烘托气氛。这个议题是真的复杂。讲到了种姓制度与歧视，女性权益，学术霸凌，国家机器与肮脏政治，全民狂欢的网暴正义，一环扣一环，一层套一层。但也因为要表达的太多，让人眼花缭乱，失去焦点。（2022.7.23 周六 晚上 成都兰台 一楼 电视 两个人）
案中案，局中局，套中套。法庭上的反转，原来所谓的正义不过一场作秀！所谓的英雄不过是政治筹码！眼见一定为实吗？大众舆论一定是对的吗？一个个屏幕背后是人是鬼又有谁知，不过是愚人愚己，纵横之术罢了。
这个平安夜过的很开心
还有端起酒杯时 或真或假的风流往事。
PS.印度社会矛盾真的到了这种程度了么？如果在如此大的矛盾环境下，这样的电影能拍出来并上映，那印度政府的包容性真的值得点赞。
做到如此只手遮天的地步，这个结局只会让所有人显得更加渺小。
喜欢画展那一场戏，两个女人对男导演眼中的女性角色解读，想起之前的一个观点：男性凝视下，女性只有三种角色，圣母，荡妇，女儿，分别为了满足依赖欲，性欲和保护欲，始终是客体，是工具，是第二性
其实现在大多数国家都是这样 舆论被少数人操控 自以为正义和一头热的网民是被利用的棋子和助长社会戾气的帮凶 而极少数对一些争议提出质疑和全盘考虑的的人 基本都会立刻被骂的狗血喷头 导致理智的声音越来越少 而无脑网友日渐增多 这是我们这个时代最悲哀，也是最难改变的地方
电影的调色媚如马伊琍，
红拂的临期商品；夜奔的小资咖啡——全程沪语、中西混血的正宗海派风情，出自一位非上海的女导演之手，嗲额！剧本也是老卵，金字金句接踵而至，不乏唯上海人才能听懂的本土笑料。
反转来得出人意料，却又在情理之中，期待下部
树干是极其简单的，即便不用电锯，两个人你拉我拽，配合着用木锯也能很快就把树干放倒。
正义？活的长才有正义，死了就要靠别人的良心和勇气为死者声张。副督察的自首式反转有点突兀，起源是他儿子的车祸，老实说也很奇怪。除了这点其他立意反转都很好。
熬过前一小时，后面惊喜不断。印度针砭时弊的片子也够大胆，而只有这样敢于反思，敢于自揭伤疤的民族，国家和人民才有希望和未来呀。
超级赞！这么尖锐的社会问题竟然也敢拍，也敢上映，真的绝了。最喜欢的是法庭对决时的各种举证和质问，但总觉着有点外行看热闹的感觉，有些问题我都觉着不该那么答的。剧情反转再反转，看的特爽
前半部分太缓慢，一度想放弃了都，后面节奏快多了。
最后律师啥情况没整明白，警察那段搞清楚了。好烦，拍的如此隐晦。
让我感觉别扭的地方是，导演既想歌颂爱情，又迷恋于一种温馨的“同层文化景观”。——但爱情之所以能成为神话，在于它是一种颠覆性的情感，能跨越难以逾越的障碍（通常表现为阶层障碍）。——就好像，导演既要向费里尼致敬，又要在片尾用上海小吃揶揄大师的阳春白雪。和其他经典的文艺片一样，费里尼的《爱情神话》的精彩在于其极端的创造性实践（“一部关于古罗马的科幻片”），这种艺术密度往往会遭到普通观众的拒绝或嘲笑。所以，本片结尾其实是在用“日常生活最伟大”的主流论调否认了前面挖空心思营造（我更愿称之为“想象”）出来的上海文化格调，也否认了超越世俗而存在的爱情。
在《爱情神话》当中，我终于看到了期待已久的成熟爱情。近些年来，国内大银幕上的爱情片大多刻画的是青春故事，少有对成熟男女爱情的呈现。地域上，更多的影片则选择北方作为背景，但这部片子用吴侬软语的上海打底，弄堂巷尾，也确实展现出令人惊叹的生活质感。除此之外，影片中对于男女角色的新定位以及男女关系的再思考，也是格外有趣的。当男性角色和女性角色都脱离传统的刻板印象，他们之间又会碰撞出怎样的火花？大家可以走进电影院，坐到《爱情神话》的观众席，一探究竟，这的确是今年年末的一出好戏。
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