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.
剧情的每一步推进都在意料之中，没有任何惊喜，恐怖氛围渲染的也不行，全片就靠几个屈指可数的跳吓来吓人，其余全部都是沉闷又无聊的剧情，一部恐怖片能拍的这么无聊也是一种能力，全片最恐怖的是女主这一家的家庭关系，这可能是一部披着恐怖外衣的现实题材电影
恶意的孵化，每个人本都是天使与恶魔共存，真正孵化的人又是谁呢？影片中自私的母亲才是真正的孕育者
明示的精神分裂，虽然老梗却拍的非常棒。用鸟人来隐喻父母的压迫对于孩子身心的影响，以至于异化成了另一个个体。家庭的压抑感是最可怕的，因为你无处可逃。
40分钟就能讲完的伊藤润二式恐怖寓言，而且也的确挺适合日本人拍这个故事，如果把父母角色对调一下或许在豆瓣得分能提高0.5分。
小童星在两个角色之间的切换十分精妙，完美掌握恐怖与文静两个极端值的形容词。这是部怪诞内涵的成长故事，有点暗黑童话故事的味道，对于扭曲亲情上的描述更是恰如其分，家中每一位成员都特别写实却又如此畸形，逆转结局更是意味深长，且讽刺力道满满
这个学校和妈，看到话语和规定就想往脸上来两脚，
黑暗怪异的现代童话。就像，杜鹃鸟会把蛋下在其他鸟的鸟巢中，孵化出的后代将杀死并替代原生的雏鸟。
当更加强大的鸟怪变成女主时，老妈终于露出了会心的微笑，只要有孩子供她教唆指使，是不是亲生的还是孵化的，已经不重要了，因为她只想在网上秀而已，表面看似风光无限幸福快乐秀的飞起，但其实早已支离破碎各怀鬼胎，这可能是现在很多家庭的现状。
隐喻比较直白，对抗完美家庭的压力，女孩人格分化为乖乖女和怪物鸟。
孵化的不是怪鸟人，而是另一个自己，惊悚谈不上，怪鸟人确实恶心。
小清新畫風裏的惡心恐怖對比强烈，很有心理壓力。
自己的人生是自己的
这个分有点不应该啊，不知道打低分的是怎么想的，反正我是看的挺开心的
加班空闲看了几段，还挺好。寓教于乐。消防培训剪辑用一用。
是什么支撑我看完了这部电影……是母爱🥲人物太过脸谱化了吧。
非理性打分！无条件支持皮皮鲁与鲁西西。已经忘记原著细节了，编剧肯定做了大量改动，不过底色还在。
2022.6.**小女孩捡了个蛋孵出了邪恶的自己代替了自己
挺有讽刺意义的，比起女儿，母亲更爱自己的贪婪，放纵与虚荣。
失火那场戏我女儿在影院里终于忍不住爆发大哭哈哈
好恶心的鸟，好烂的片，怎么最近很多欧美导演开始玩这种风格了
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