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.
无太大波澜起伏，略有低迷状态，算是值得一看
可以在这个年纪这么拼去演如此艰辛的角色，全智贤，查理兹.塞隆，还有娜奥米女神都值得敬礼！
我觉得莫名其妙，这竟然是畅销小说？反正我是看不下去，浪费了这些好演员
闹米远离奥斯卡已经十年了 什么时候才能翻红 还是要少接这种无病呻吟的片
美国早些年代的黑帮故事，不管意大利人、爱尔兰人、黑人的，都不会太难看。都像是暴力电视剧，没什么太核心的内容，模板差不多，就是你砍我、我砍你、互相报复、死掉或者蹲大牢，留下一堆伤心的女人和儿童……
没那么差，不过的确作为电影缺乏重心其实更应该拍成迷你剧。电影有点两线发展的感觉，但tony那条线很散而且刻画的不是很好比如罚叔演的他爸感觉就没多少描写或者说就是一个普通黑帮，他妈的确演的不错挺让人联想到剧集里那个疯癫母亲不过T和男主也就是克里斯托弗父亲的联系多少有点少表现的没有那种重要时刻，不过怎么说他俩的确有点像一种人包括男主去监狱看望叔叔多少有点T看心理医生的感觉，不过这个男主怎么说比T讨厌不少可能也是刻画的还是不够不过演的还不错他和T比较像的还有那种情绪失控比如他打死父亲甚至也有点抑郁，还有T叔叔是真的坏啊真的是坏的无语了，最大败笔是有点像强行插入的黑人帮派有点机械降神，还有男主的情人多少有点自寻死路。亮点或者说彩蛋克里斯托弗刚出生不久看见T就大哭不止还有旁人的话真是宿命。
小说家写故事，故事里的人来影响小说跟小说家的故事。可惜，导演或者说，日本拍法就是会提醒观众怎么理解故事
like the lady said
冲着藤原龙也看的这部悬疑，但演绎得有些故弄玄虚了，书中剧情与书外剧情应该有更加鲜明的区分，才能体现出原著的引人之处。原著主要是利用假亦真时真亦假的特点，但片子书内书外初始就用的都是藤原龙也，也就失去了这种感觉，更像个倒序时空蒙太奇的电影了。这个锅导演得背。还有就是黑帮也没个黑帮样，整体风格缺乏黑色氛围带来的紧张感，其实悬疑也必然要伴随着解开迷雾的压迫感，只有这种迷雾里的冰冷和迷雾外的炙热相结合，才能创造出炸裂的优质悬疑片。
似乎解答了到底是谁杀了Uncle Dickie这个问题，大概率是Jr，但是其实谁杀了他又重要吗？假如jr没有杀他，黑人黑帮也会去杀他，和Tony最后的结局似乎一样具有了讽刺的色彩，人在做天在看，最后报应依然会找到头上。
没看过剧听着旁白自述观影会一路莫名其妙，影片跟旁白毫无关系，很尴尬。
無聊時還是可以一看,劇情要稍微想一下才能理清
可以在这个年纪这么拼去演如此艰辛的角色，全智贤，查理兹.塞隆，还有娜奥米女神都值得敬礼！
学校电影院体验+1
没看过剧听着旁白自述观影会一路莫名其妙，影片跟旁白毫无关系，很尴尬。
交代的有些散乱，黑道家族的前传。很想再看一遍黑道家族，喜欢六七十年代的电影画面。（2021/12/23 zl7day）
不知道大家什么角色，但作为一个户外爱好者，有几个点还是要吐槽的。1，住山下又是爱好者，怎么就不清楚有那么大一个洞？新雪洞？这么厚+深不符合常理，应该是杜撰的。2，女主真大神，6点起床+洗漱+整理+开车，一小时可以正式爬山了，然后不到5小时，从遥远的无雪地带爬到山顶，之间还掉坑一次，这速度真可以。3，掉进溪流，见到男主居然不见他冻得发抖，湿身后也不是第一时间换衣，披救生毯披上，还有湍急的水流呢？4，车场女主就关个车门，对方就从外面进了车内，并发动了车子，左脚这么严重的伤呢？平行位移嘛？5，女主23点半车场，然后慢慢吞吞洗漱至少1.5小时吧，然后7:19自然醒，果然人老睡眠少呀！6，最后，就算8点爬山吧，居然还能赶上山顶日出！这是什么操作？！总之，哎，可惜了这么好的题材，这么感人的事件了。。。
拍成白开水，不如交给宁浩拍拍看。饼啊你真是开司体质。
前传拍出来，中心思想就是坐实了soprano家族就是个彻头彻尾的杀人魔家族，黑手党一切以家族为重的说法都是虚伪的笑话罢了。情节还是有爆点的，1.Christopher的父亲原来有这么黑暗的过去，他的死因也绝不是本篇说的那样简单，凶手意想不到。2.解释了tony为什么后来如此歧视黑人 。3.Junior是个很阴险歹毒的人，没本传看到的那么窝囊。 4.我最想看的其实是Livia究竟是怎么在Tony的成长过程中对他精神虐待，但没拍出来，Tony母子的戏和本传里Carmela母子的戏如出一辙。5.Tony他爹Johnny的演员严重不如本篇里演员优秀，选角极度失败。
有没有人和我一样一脸懵逼？现实和小说傻傻分不清楚。我家的土屋妹纸身材真浓缩
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