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.
怎么会拍出这样的剧情，明知道有怪物还拿手电筒去照，一个一个送，什么脑子剧情，脑残
是有点好笑，但是片子长到新鲜劲儿一过我就开始无比厌烦
2.5星，很喜欢这种阴郁画面气质，不过怪物太弱了点。
异形迷狂喜哦嘻嘻，瑞幸咖啡还敢喝吗哈哈哈哈。影片的调调还是不错的，整体阴暗效果，就是怪物结局有点草率了，不过导演可能也没想把重点放在“异形大战”上面。陀螺导演是制片人怪不得氛围做的不错，但是就差那么一点点的意思，结局继续阴暗下去。
怎么说，有点拖，不过怪物也没有遮遮掩掩的。我看的温迪戈传说是只有吃了人肉才会变，被抓伤不会感染。
文戏还不错 结局女主的抉择确实有巫师那个意思了 哦 这电影换个名字吧。。。《巫师4杰洛特的失业》
喜欢拍这种“我给你讲个故事而这个故事还体现了一些道理”的电影也不是不可以，但你故事讲得像个jb一样，道理更是像小学阅读理解参考答案你有脸拿出来说这是“蕴含道理的故事”？自从it follows之后这种烂玩意儿层出不穷，拍出这些破烂儿的煞笔跟酒桌上喜欢给人上课讲道理的油腻中年男有什么区别吗？都给老子滚出银河系。
很少看恐怖片，被简介欺骗也勉强看完了，还行，能够自圆其说，虽然死的都是路人，主角们都存活下来
2.5 Thursday double feature. 感觉在看一集不咋样的美剧 it’s a metaphor right? What it’s like when a loved one is struggling with addiction? 可怜小演员
本来行动迅速灵活无比干掉无数男人，见到个女人变成木偶了，随便捅。
怪物设计不错，但想讲的东西太多——环境、儿童贫困、忽视虐待…反而都没讲好，又想拍艺术电影又舍不得大众观众结果弄出个像片中Windigo一样的四不像。ps. 秋冬阴冷灰绿的俄勒冈好美，如果不是剧本过于松散我愿意加到四星
怪物出现以后，就这 ？？？这么简单就被一个女老师杀死了 ？？？
#22#01不得不感叹技术的进步，如此小制作的片子特效出色，影片质感也一流，把这美国边陲小镇拍的景色优美孤寂。小演员颜值演技都还不错…电影就不聊了，一贯地美式没脑子送死的恐怖片，随便看看风景不错。女主最后化身杰洛特，还亲手割了战利品
恐怖片很棒！中间有些是真的很吓人！太棒了！
直到结尾之前都没什么问题，我觉得身世的部分也算详略得当对于剧情推进的作用也起到了。作为恐怖片氛围渲染也很及格。问题是结尾Wendigo要换宿主在场四个人两个死掉了如果女主自己没感染已经就想到必是另外一个人感染。这个所谓悬念留的真的很侮辱智商（
气氛到位，尸体特效也很给力，奈何最后这剧情的展开有点看不懂，姑娘女主不顾躺在医院里的重伤弟弟，只身一人赶去洞里单挑boss。而鹿力大仙居然被个姑娘用棒棒活活捅死
虽然剧情很烂 但非常喜欢这种冷色调与神秘主义
第三幕完全垮掉了，不止烂俗而且处理的异常随意。前面的双线叙事处理的尚可，一边是逐渐揭开谜底的限制性叙事，该有的氛围是做到了，另一边则是对观众的全知视点展示，戏剧反讽的张力也有，反而是结尾最常见的“异形”与人的冲突处理的最为失败。5.5/10
《鹿角》在缓慢的节奏中，讲了一个中规中矩的恐怖故事，前期寂静凄冷的冷灰色调很吸引人，但后期看似很有表达欲望，实则平淡无趣的剧情并没有很好地支撑起这部的电影，有些虎头蛇尾。但凭借《鹿角》阴暗的影像表达和出色的惊悚氛围，它也不失为2021值得一看的恐怖电影。
紧凑些会好点，就像电影中自己说的一样，只是为了在艰难时刻的娱乐大家一下。
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