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.
从灵婴到未来罪行是体内到体外 但逻辑一脉相承 对身体进行重塑并非无迹可循 现代社会的各种手术微整放大了看都是身体暴力和隐患的一部分 柯南伯格把它放大到极致成为惊悚的一部分 概念好 结构散 演员感觉并不是很理解角色导致演技夸张 那个人骨早餐椅说实话看起来很像智商税
延续柯南伯格对身体探索的主题，身体成为进化的载体——“Body is the reality.”身体是物质，是现实，是舞台，是包含未来无数可能的容器；人工的手术进阶为自然的遗传，技术的操作幻化为新型sex，实则是一首人类无可救药的穷途末路之歌。“早餐椅”是身体外部延展/异化的象征，当外向的探索已被阻塞或技穷，当艺术的创造力与想象力已临枯竭，对器官生长进度的自如掌控——转向内里的探索成为一种延伸“永生”之古老梦想的可能；鲜血浇灌出情欲，骨肉与刀摩擦出灵感，死亡的艺术从中古蔓延至今，死神和美神再次相逢在未来的荒原。
BODY IS REALITY. LONG LIVE THE NEW ORGAN.
剧情本身可以给三颗星。但是男女主，特别是女主，那个整容脸，那种超级大双眼皮，真是太让人出戏了。
讲真比院线那些子上映的国产电影好多了，3.5星，送半颗星激励下，小成本也可以拍好的
不吓人，稍显潦草了一点，但绝对是好故事。桌游模式开局，为避免争端而选了特定年代，结尾将前面所有人的发言整合到一起，最后彩蛋加持。只能说，有心了。
电影为了提升整体的氛围感，把色调调地太黑，有很多正常的颜色都不太真实。配乐，特效和画面都没什么问题。
这世上最恐怖的恐怖片难道不就是人心么？编剧抓住了精髓。。
网大拍成这样很牛了吧，每个人在自己叙述的故事里都是正直的，但在客观叙事下做的事情却比怪力乱神更可怕……
切实感受到一种暴力的身体美学，也因为这不愿意打差评。但是一切都架构在空洞的概念和批评鲁本时候又有什么区别。我就是小K那个old sex，畸形新性癖我看不懂但我大受震撼。
偏题严重哇，表面上故事很完整，但总觉得很奇怪，支离破碎的
一个狐仙故事，好几个人说的版本都不一样～听的还蛮有意思的！！！！电影有进步啊！！！！ 一村子白眼狼，救急不救穷真的有道理……白养了一村子三年……结果村子里的人反而觉得是应该的？！！！服了……
质感不错，故事的讲述方式以及结局都挺有意思，比大部分院线电影要精彩
依旧是《大都会》和《星图》的那个柯南伯格，虚无烧尽的空洞中充斥着以血腥和乱伦为代价的，重生的甜美及温柔。而无休止的创造欲在儿童被残伤的身体内停下了脚步，显然，正如向帕丁森举起的手枪，和逃出囹圄仰望星云的姐弟，柯南伯格在终极的矛盾前说不出答案。
禁言30天之后的奋力补标：编剧真的算是不错了！
到最后逻辑都通了。最后的那一幕美好的情景我理解为乌托邦吧。可惜没看到美丽的狐妖，有点伤
最近想看中式恐怖，这部还不错。可惜就是已经看了剧透了，所以冲击少了很多。完全不恐怖。欠缺的点是，人物性格太扁平，也可能是因为不符合我的认知，不理解为什么救济了三年还能如此忘恩负义。穷山恶水出刁民吗？
#75thCannes主竞赛#整部片子的气质就像蕾雅赛杜在本片中的人物形象，妖冶性感而迷茫，能把这么小众的性癖拍到人感同身受，这影像表现力无敌了。
最后，让我们别忘了提一提克里斯丁斯图尔特，全程抽搐式的尴尬表演，跟谁站一块都被碾爆的演技，让人困惑这位毫无表演天赋的蕾丝边到底是怎么红到现在的。
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