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.
章欣好帅，台词好尬，知道你是想反转加文艺了，但是好刻意，就是感觉有点可惜，集美在凌晨跳舞美死我了
当成文艺片看还行，当成悬疑片看，破绽太多。
全片完成度还是很高的，男主模拟画像师的破案过程一波三折，悬疑氛围拉满；两个时代相互对照，女孩之间的感情令人动容，“我替你跳舞，替你活下去”，两人对着远山一起起舞的画面优美、伤感又带有一丝昂扬。但明媚只持续了短暂的时间，凶杀埋葬了年轻的、向往外面世界的肉体，而时代则湮没了她们的灵魂，最后的复仇不过是迟到的解脱。导演镜头语言、审美风格都较为高级，最值得一提的是背景音乐，为情节发展、人物情绪增添了亮点，值得加一星。稍显不足的是故事发展到中间稍显拖沓，有些情节交代不明确，需要观众自己推理和想象。但瑕不掩瑜，看到这样极具风格的片子还是很开心的。
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拍得还行吧，就是觉得一会儿去了《杀人回忆》片场，一会儿去了《芳华》片场，那个说着一口甘肃？宁夏？青海？口音的刑警（看了演员的条目，原来是山西口音）故意耍横的桥段太俗套了
从画面和色调等工业角度来说，优于一般的网大。剧情故事讲得挺用心，也有些小心翼翼，但毕竟还是有些单薄，说是犯罪悬疑，其实更多的还是对特定时代的描写，重重顾虑之下，可能也就平平淡淡了。
当悬疑片看很一般，梗非常老套。当文艺片看还不错。
虽然办案过程有点一般，但是两个女孩的友谊线还不错
影片类型姑且叫它“文艺悬疑”，那么片名上来讲，远与淡对应文艺，而山与影则应对悬疑。其实文艺与悬疑结合，不好把握，很容易不伦不类，但反过来说，处理好了，就是相辅相成。情节的悬疑和镜头的文艺并行不悖，是这片妙处。导演对镜头的把控隐约有当年老谋子的风味，而灵秀甚至局部过之，且拿捏沉稳老练。主要取景地随着镜头，像一幅氤氲的水墨山水画卷缓缓展开，美学效果出众，也映衬了迷雾般的线索。当然，情节有bug，但瑕不掩瑜。属于冷门小成本佳作。
！真的很好看，陈默那个狗东西，活该，我的林音😭气死我了，演员都演的很好！和猎罪图鉴一个题材，和猎罪图鉴一样精彩！非常值得一看
包袱反转设计的还不错，摄影和音乐也很赞，就是故事打磨的不是特别好，当然也算网剧里比较出色的
时代感应该是更加野蛮粗粝的质感，电影本身工整有余但功力不足。其中男主画像师是个不错的设定，而连环杀手的元素没有被挖掘，远山淡影的意象是离乡者与被困者共同的思愁。
影片色彩把氛围衬托的还行吧
看影评对这部电影评价颇高，但就我自己的观感而言，是一件平铺直述的半悬疑电影
一直无法理解刚开始的目击证人是如何识别凶手照片的，识别后，画师又也怎么能联系上林音的。如果是林音，不就否定了自己的画？
喜欢片子舒缓中的悬疑，灰蒙蒙的画面带着淡淡的忧伤。
全片的亮点就是摄影像回事了，故事很老套，全程故事无亮点，中规中矩，但是不得不吐槽一下女演员，全片女演员都是整容脸，鼻子双眼皮看着实在出戏，大荧幕真不适合网红脸出来，老谋子早就告诫过大家。
整个画风确实很喜欢，但我觉得剧情稍稍拖沓了一点，还不错，有反转，也有思考
被名字和画面吸引进来，故事蛮喜欢的，故事脉络要是更清晰一些就好了，人物线条也可以更连贯一些。很多镜头特别美（例如天台谈心那里，两个演员依偎在一起，情感交流镜头在长一些就好了，看的时候感觉刚进入情绪，镜头就以正反打结束了，就觉得我的情绪都断了）但有些镜头都没什么内容，有点无聊，以及枪战追逐戏好像和本片无甚关系，感觉有些冗余。
虽然不想剧透，但是真没见过一开头就能让人猜到的，照相馆一进去，画像一出来，不就知道谁是凶手了吗，然后到两个小时才告诉大家，欺负80年代没有dna检测吗？
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