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.
可惜我们无法在中国电影里看到个人对体制的诘问。
要对手中的权利和身上的责任有敬畏之心，正义和罪恶有时候就是一线之隔。
五颗星给题材和原型，忽略主角光环和歌舞外挂。
全片印象最深，其实不是结局，而是妻子那一句『生命是最重要的，即使是那些警察中了蛇毒，我也会救他们』
感觉这个故事，跟某国的操场埋尸案，有点同步啊。。。怎么印度这个时间段突然想着拍摄这样一部电影呢？是不是看了某国的新闻，来故意拍电影映射的啊。。。
没有想象的优秀，还是一贯的宝莱坞作风，黑白分明。
这部电影有十分明显的缺陷,但现实意义也值得打五星。暴力场面令人发指。
有点太神话男主了 但是基于真实故事还是挺有意义的
天天嘲笑人家印度，看看人家拍的什么电影，我们拍的什么电影，可笑可悲
但，在此前提下，一旦有被翻译、被传播出来的电影，那100%可以放心看，不是五星也是四星的水准，至今不踩雷。
三星半。看片的这天网络上传开了在金奈集中营被关了三个月的中国人故事，感叹一下金奈几十年过去了也还是够黑，比剧组找的泰米尔群演的皮肤还黑。真实案件改编，在改编和拍摄手法上基本遵循了旧有方式，仰拍男主、插入拍广告短片式的人物小传、黑警和对方律师都无脑无智、法院达到了明镜高悬的公正程度、延长和反复对酷刑的拍摄等，把双方的对立关系搞得很抓马，但我相信当时实际的维权之路绝不会是主人公完全占优的开挂模式，为贱民人权奔走绝不是一条通途。反而独立监察的警察老大是本片相对丰富的角色，他既要调查案情真相，又要有反思警察作为的决心，但是有点高开低走，可惜导演没有抓住这个人物的复杂立场表达更多内容，笔墨都给案件和男主了。吐槽一下南北印度片都好喜欢下雨，一下雨就等于和解。男主真·共产主义者，原型的面相特别慈悲。
剧情很虐心，一度我都想离席了，😂但是确实挺不错的，苏利耶的演技绝了，刚开始我都没认出来。故事情节流畅节奏快一点也不拖沓。
重要的不是你有什么才能，多大的才能 而是你用你的才能用于何处
种姓制度不完全废，没啥希望。给低种姓的人学习的机会，都考上大学，他们自然不结婚不生孩子了
好可怕的国家我艹….比《辩护人》更加触目惊心
印度再任由这些毫无社会责任心爱国主义精神的电影人将印度社会片面的黑暗面放大展露给国际上以图讨好西方社会拿奖，那他们的国际地位、经济发展、GDP是好不了了滑稽。。还有就是感觉印度教是真的牛逼，就这样绝大多数低种姓非人的地狱生活还能忍耐到那个程度。。
有一种作品，看完之后让人久久不能平静，只是呆呆的愣在那里；一种伟大的力量注入灵魂。从各种方面来讲，观者被作品全面带领，进入一个更高的世界。这是一部伟大的作品，电影无比精彩，我看过的所有电影中最好的那样一种。不止电影，它所包含的内容太多了，没有一处是无用的。阶级；暴力；社会平等；马克思列宁；法律；良心；执法；种族……太多了。
近三个小时的片子，却不觉冗长，不得不说印度某些电影是真不错👍正是因为有这样一些人，不忘初心，拥抱理想，砥砺奋进，不计回报，社会才得以进步，阳光的味道才洒满人间….2021最佳！5星荐
过程很艰辛，但结果总归是好的。如果这样的律师多一些那该多好
印度又一载入史册的神片。揭体制伪善，捍法律尊严。与强权角力，为底层伸冤。
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