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.
演得很用力，但终不是梅艳芳，因为每个观众心中都有真正的梅艳芳。这不妨碍影片给人带来感动，电影不算多好并怪不得主创们 江志强、梁乐民……反而感谢确实用心的还原，我感慨此怀念故人的方式是难过的。女人花 梦伴 相爱很难 张国荣……除了无限光芒的香港演艺人的感动与魅力，听过的歌和故事，耳畔响起的时候很容易让人飙泪啊～唉
某些台词听得挺有意思。decent and kind.
父母一辈的青春，我小时候的回忆。在影院看效果真的好，大银幕上anita的脸出现的时候，有些观众小小的“哇”了一下，几个经典造型确实挺还原的，很感谢片方能做出这部电影，让我有机会以这种方式缅怀她！
没看院线版，感觉电视剧版剪辑得还算舒服，除了中间和阿ben的戏份？实在是有点莫名其妙，葬礼戏也是败笔，其他都还可以吧。电影三星，多一星是给“香港的女儿——梅艳芳”。真的很久没看到这样港味十足的电影了，很感慨。
1、找了个蛤蟆演张国荣，把张国荣讲得太过不堪了吧。
有点尴尬，所以这两个人是成为了朋友关系或者类似父女关系了吗？
近四个小时拆分五集的导演剪辑版，有三集多在呈现梅艳芳的爱情故事，可能对于大多数像我这样，对“梅姐”的了解仅存在“醉拳、审死官、女人花、夕阳之歌”的观众来说，这部传记电影，是不及格的。我们更期待的是这位风华绝代的“百变天后”“香港的女儿”更多样性的人生历程，比如那些经典作品的创作背景，舞台、荧幕下更丰富的生活，这其中当然包括她的情感生活，但包括不等于过度的堆叠冗长的感情戏来消费大众对“梅艳芳”三个字的情怀啊。剧情不够爱情凑，而我以为这样一位享负盛名的人物，随便取一些她的人生轨迹都可以拼出一部精彩的影片吧，又怎会缺少剧情呢？我想大多数还愿意打三星的都是冲着“梅艳芳”这个名字吧。
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20220708 好人有时也会有好运，只不过在梦里！俗套灰王子遇白天鹅，女主角挺好看，无物那段是亮点！
老美偶尔也会喜欢这么甜腻的电影哟，看来对人间烟火的美好追求是人类的共性。跟原版相比，剧情丰富了不少，结局俩女把渣男踢出局后拍手称快有点不太合逻辑，这一点上我喜欢原版的处理方式。但是这一部翻拍比原版要好点，主要是剧情内容更丰满了。最后男女主变成好朋友也是很不错的结尾，要是变成恋人就太刻意为之了，不贴合实际反而不美。
片名什么破翻译！这应该是近期我看过最好看的电影了吧！！吃着小龙虾喝着精酿白啤酒看着一部好好讲故事的电影最快乐的日子不过如此了吧！虽然套路都能猜到但是过渡的很丝滑毫不可以也不做虚假。不过又想起他，只是睡过又如何呢？正牌才能跟他一起旅行，一起生活，被他买礼物送，花他的工资，而我呢？就请我吃一碗小面吧。连事后的温存都不肯给我，我真可笑。
女演员已经非常用力传神地尽力了，但电影选取的叙事还是有点过于流水化，不及本人传奇的绝代风华的万一。
因为男主扣一星。没跟大明星在一起不落俗套。女明星穿礼服原来会穿塑身衣。
温情家庭喜剧。不烂尾，不狗血。还好。
比我想象的还更好一些，好久没见古校长演稍微走心一点的角色了
就电影本身来说，这个模特还是有时有点像的，告别演唱会太催泪了，看这结尾我用了5张纸巾，鼻涕一起流，感觉走出影厅，都有点不真实，哎……
最后没写女演员和泊车员在一起才是5分关键，他们更适合当朋友。最有意思的是320元的存款和完美的信用记录
1、找了个蛤蟆演张国荣，把张国荣讲得太过不堪了吧。
有点像纪录片找人来还原当时场景，其实不管找谁来演主角都不会让大家满意的～王丹妮演年轻时代比后半好些
本来没有这么好，结尾和手撕渣男实在是太好了。girls help girls，yyds！女主演一开始让我觉得很塑料，到后面反而是很有质感，不作怪是真的很漂亮。
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