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.
作为悬疑片，故事的结构递进太薄弱了，每个伏笔在放置时就已经暴露，等待它何时被揭开只会觉得漫长。演员们的表演也还不足以撑起故事，于是浓密且轰隆的环境音和配乐席卷着精致的画面，促成了一股拼命去塑造氛围感的态势。片名的借用就不吐槽了。
还可以，画面和音乐都挺好，节奏较慢，故事可以更曲折一点
鼓励导演，拍出了自己的感觉，还是挺有水准很下功夫的片子
悬疑外表下都剧情片，一个有梦都女孩最终拿到舞团入场券的故事，中间穿插了杀人、角色互换等悬疑和不用听证词就能画出人物像的经警察剧情。整体上构思是好的，但是漏洞百出逻辑混乱，很多关键点都没有讲好，不如再打磨一下，应该会很不错。
回忆与现实交错的笔法自然而巧妙，真话和假话藏在回忆的面纱下，任由叙述者修改，变得扑朔迷离，再也不能分辨。没有流量明星，只有娓娓道来的故事。难得的佳作！
首先这肯定是一部诚意满满的佳作。但是有几个疑问，照相馆老板非要杀掉离开淮川的人，仅仅是心理变态还是有所寓意。片子情节选在特定年代，但时代性却略显不足，似乎放在现在也说得通。
还不错，就是一开始画家是怎么画出严华的画像的有点儿说不通
其他剧里的头儿是又能吼又有真本事，这里的头儿……
情节、节奏差到极点，完全对不起这种电影质感，另外很多镜头场景调度看得我太难受….最重要的是你以犯罪、悬疑为卖点，你这里面的逻辑硬伤和bug也太多了，总的来说电影太过粗糙了…
剧情不好说是简单还是复杂，叙述好慢，有点儿文艺片的感觉，分了三次才看完
有点浪费了这个题材，文艺的风格和悬疑融合的不够自然，会有昏昏欲睡的感觉。
案子本身有点弱，属于年代感的淡淡忧伤加一分
制片国家/地区: 中国大陆
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。
后期人声没有层次。
有看出想表达出远山淡影这个词很凄惨很美的意境，但是电影冗长。在电影进行到40分钟的时候就已经猜到大概结局了，而且电影漏洞也很多，林音的死不交代清楚还故意往错的方向引导观众…
年代感十足，布景很用心，湖北80年代的县城。演技在线，故事讲清楚了。
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？
简单的一个案子。。。最后的反转 浪费我两个小时
摄影很出彩，但剧情拖沓bug多，剧本口语化欠缺…
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