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.
关于疾病假设性的表演，这部片子似乎是个反面的例子吧，脑补式的阿兹海默行为学和浮空的记忆。
跑酷作画是好，但看着也没有很爽。
【平遥电影节展映】世界首映。阿兹海默症题材。讨论了“病人的尊严和死亡的尊严”的严肃命题。医院急救室外的长镜头唤起我曾经在医院的见闻，真实而残酷。虚实莫辨的拍球男孩是很有灵气的点睛之笔。可惜缺点同样很多。饰演母亲的演员表演用力过猛，不如父亲演员表演自然。年轻演员仍有很大进步空间。前半部剪辑转场较为生硬，婚礼、浴室、公园等桥段有明显的刻意感。克制与煽情并存。结尾意味不明。以及，与《小事儿》不约而同地，回忆中的高中教室墙上又出现了“核心价值观”。两星半
讲个笑话，虚渊玄×荒木哲郎×小畑健×泽野弘之×WIT STUDIO
阵容豪华，噱头拉满，结果🤭实在闲的慌可以看看，不是就算了
超神级的制作团队属实有点东西，无论是人物，动作，分镜还有音乐都是相当出色的，画面精美的不像话。最后感觉肯定是有人把刀架到老虚脖子上了，居然给了个不算太惨的结局
借用的是人鱼公主的故事，但还是颇俗套的世界系动画，说俗套主要还是这些年看的太多…可见某种程度上日本确实有自己独特的审美情趣，也挺好吧
很平常的家庭故事，唯独公园烟饼那场戏有些突兀，而且最后一场戏多余了，女儿给父亲洗澡是全片亮点。两位老人演技很自然；年轻演员台本痕迹过重，没有生活逻辑。掌机的情绪节奏控制太差。
开头不介绍一下世界观，一言不合就跑酷，看的有些莫名其妙
电影中有你我他，也有你我他的青年、中年、老年…
我以前认为自己可以看懂这些电影的七成 通过今晚第一次与创作者对谈后发现自己真的只能get到表达内容的一少部分 可能就三四成吧 看电影真的不能只看表象
西安高校联合放映
只能说拍得比较真实，但水平还有很大的进步空间。
几度落泪，总是在不经意间。片子叙事平缓，不急不躁，具有抚慰人心的力量。人生，确如片名所言，来处是归途，寻觅人间酸辣苦甜咸而来，事了拂身去，如那春来秋去风，也当洒脱。
想讲的东西太多了，最终只能隔靴挠痒。（请新人导演先好好讲故事，别总想着魔幻现实主义，真的大可不必
和父母有关的段落非常真实动人
算是日式新版的小美人鱼吧。
有一些太意象化的镜头确实没看明白，但是真的很不错，可以带入自己的经历和故事。看到夏天仿佛看到了我妈，压力的具象化让人着实揪心。
中国版的《爱》，最后几个镜头及其相似。但是代入的是中国家庭之间所有人的承受，对养育的和解脱的表现。女儿感情戏部分不佳，最后三十分钟跟上配乐和长廊/呼吸等符号互文还是很美妙的。小说改编，画面掌控力不错。
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