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.
就在2019年12月15日我离开武汉返程之后 武汉惊现0号病人 然后就是漫长的封锁 很抱歉没能和家乡一起共患难 但在接下来的数月里 我的心无时无刻不牵挂着家乡和亲人 搜集一箱口罩寄回家后 就是焦虑的等待和深深的无力 还好有志愿者有医护人员有热心市民坚守在一线 不然武汉挺不过去 虽然这部片过于煽情减弱苦难 但是我依然视它为对你们这些留名或未留名的勇士的赞歌礼颂 向志愿加班的老爸 向坚守一线的护士表妹 向帮助民众有序隔离的表哥 致敬
很细腻的电影，小人物的故事，情感，分别，很伟大。值得反复去看，这次看的是国语版，下次找来武汉话版本看一下哈哈。
前期的紧张是真实的，有些刻意安排的镜头真没必要，想乐观，却乐观不起来，好不容易想哭一下，结果最终，人们就跟没事儿一样，迎接春暖花开。这种刻意的手法，看着好累
希望疫情快快过去 让我们能真正意义的拥抱 电影立意是好的 但就单以作品而言确实又又又一般了
作为一个湖北人，当年经历过疫情，我肯定会把这电影看完的。老年人爱情那一段看的不是太适应，感觉太肉麻了。演员用贾玲和朱一龙两个湖北演员挺符合这部片子的意境。
真救命了…原地被尬死…没煽到位的情和没搞到位的笑…我还以为是个纪录片类型的电影 🆘 看到1/3就已经想走了🚬
好难看啊……难看到我现在正在看电影…然而我宁愿玩手机避免这尴尬😅
片尾曲不错...周冬雨和女婿两部分的剧情感觉有删减吧...周冬雨路口的场景和打包20份外卖的部分估计原本剧情是身边同伴集体牺牲之类的...不然没什么必要强调...女婿和医院女医生的剧情也没交代,估计是企业复工那部分涉及到倒闭之类的负面给改了吧...感觉方言电影和点到为止已经是国内电影的一种理想和现实的生存技巧了...
别的不说 我是真的哭了好久😭虽然剧情上多少有些不合理，也可能确实是因为疫情始终没有离我们远去，于是时事热点下这部电影也还是很不错的！小护士没了，然后叶老师没了，然后那个老奶奶医生也快没了，md直接眼泪啪嗒啪嗒啪嗒掉，超级难受(〃′o`)还好医生老奶奶还在 ，可以和大厨老爷爷相守到最后啦！！！刚好也是自己来姨妈然后由于各种小事情心情不太好很难受的时候，哭一哭也利于发泄自己的情绪，很好啦！所以给四星！我哭了！玲儿人真好，渤哥也好厉害呀！为人民服务地汪勇，实事改编！！！respect！是我不一定能做到的地步了！
任务电影的味儿确实很重，但是有那么几个点又有点打动人。如果能重点刻画疫情下两个恋爱中的女人（贾玲吴彦姝的演技真的很不错），以她们两为中心扩张故事，会是一部非常特别的电影
经历过那个寒冬的人才能深刻体会到那冰冷中渗出的丝丝温暖，在春暖花开时我们拥抱彼此，热泪盈眶，活着就好，就要好好活下去……在那个时刻，每个平凡的人都是英雄
其他都细节问题有待改进，不管是情节，剪辑，还是音乐方面，就是说排列组合能够更好一点。
两个我最喜欢的镜头分别是站在路边抱着菊花的女生，晓晓坐在武哥后座开心的挥舞着手臂。最喜欢的故事是叶老师跟武哥的故事。
真的不行，除了黄渤其他人都撑不起分给自己的设定巨复杂展现时间特别短以至于只能念稿子的角色
有点尴尬，被疫情之下的人性美感动和这部电影不好看并不冲突。
很多人看到题材可能就在心里减分了吧，我想不带着成见去看，就把它当做欧美圣诞片，其实还蛮不错的。我很喜欢那对黄昏恋，他们俩的一举一动、一言一行都很可爱；D则是感动大于喜欢吧，医院送饭那段居然眼泪汪汪地哭了，递给他纸巾擦擦男儿泪。
最喜欢吴老师和欢喜哥的线。但有些剧情真的很怪，感觉更适合去演舞台剧。结尾的说教也很尬，我可能是逆鳞吧。
每个故事都有点摸不zhuo头脑，每个小单元都讲太多东西了，防疫护士、志愿者救猫都不带口罩，看着都着急。
就是疫情期间平凡人的平凡故事。20211231 @德信影城5号厅 7排10座
真实的历史背景下的题材本就非常难拍，但这部也有点儿太烂了吧！
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