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.
真好。
值得鼓励了。
这个电影啊，就算剧情超级超级烂，整体素质也不会差到哪里去。因为它有那个“味”，市井的味，平民的味，而实际上里面的人物都属于中产阶级，上好大学、留过洋、有房有钱，可看起来还是普普通通的人，而不是摆起面孔充当霸道总裁和高冷公主，除了口角上的暗暗小交锋，再无波诡云谲，看起来舒服，听起来舒服，即使死亡也没有产生不适。
段子手就别拍电影了，全是自恋小聪明，整体啥不啥，全片唯一真实的地方是男女主微信聊天的文字。
Reality is not a Fellini’s film 所以我们都相信银幕所反光的一切都是假的 不存在爱情也不存在神话 只能守着一地鸡毛的笑话 画画睡觉吃个咖啡顾点老酒//这个剧本只到这个程度真的可惜了哦 画面声音都不如这群演员坐下来说话有意思 还有这群微信文艺中年男女不要来碰瓷豆瓣好不啦 费里尼都看不下去还能说什么呢（不是//以及 一个女人的一生没经历过三个女人一台戏的时刻是不完整的 一个导演的一生没干过一些比如卖电子烟的副业也是不完整的//最后竟然因为银幕上的一群人看不懂《爱情神话》被打动了 他们才是虚构的 他们才是大多数人//上海这个地方充满了自知或不自知的恶意和虚假 但好像又能兼容一切 要命
老灵了，是我爱看的中年人谈恋爱。抓住了上海这座城市的神韵，以及成熟人士瞻前顾后却也坦坦荡荡的你来我往。中国大银幕上的女人难的是“可以造反”的了。
这哪里拍的是角色与故事，这根本拍的就是城市与气质啊：遥远与身边，梦幻与日常，浪漫与朴素，炉灶炊火中升腾起一缕布尔乔亚的轻烟，吴侬软语道不尽生活百态。
8/10。看完后忍不住拍手称赞“灵足”！它的存在让中国电影有了新的可能性。全沪语的日常对话让上海风情在举手投足间肆意流淌，导演在致敬费里尼的过程中做得最好的一点就是拍活了一个城市。同时，它的笑点是高级的，女性形象再也不是固化的了，甚至男性形象都呈现出丰富性。每个演员都散发着魅力，三人美术馆的交锋戏让人拍案叫绝。市井与艺术、神话与日常，是可以相互融合、相互转化的。在真与假之间，我们寻着喷泉，睡倒在电影院，穿越大半个世界，构造出自己的爱情神话。
最后费里尼的《爱情神话》看的是盗版资源，就像当年电影学院经典电影赏析课上放的盗版《罗生门》一样，具有某种幽默感。
明白导演想举重若轻，却没感受到那份举重若轻，总感觉劲没到位。
瞎起灵啊 瞎起灵! ! !
好得不得了。倪虹洁真是妙妙妙。然后看了评论，为什么有些人看一个电影，不是看这个电影里有什么，而是在意里面“没有”什么？不会想和这样的人做朋友。我十分enjoy。
嗲格。/几乎没有龙标电影的陋处，反而展现出满满的独立气质，好看死了。爱情片天花板，爱情片前面甚至不用加限定词前缀。
最后的上海人，拼尽全力守卫着法租界，守卫着最后的营垒天平路街道文化活动中心。
徐峥和马伊琍的中年艰难爱情，看之前嫌弃，看之后有点惊艳，都市和市井相融的方言电影太少了，老乌的爱情神话刻骨铭心似假还真，实属点睛之笔
电影院看了不到十分钟我就想跑，也真的不喜欢听上海话… 还好奇怎么大家看起来都那么富裕，有几首歌蛮好听，但总觉得切入的特别生硬
找徐峥演男主角真的绝xswl，中间马伊琍倪虹洁展馆对谈聊到男导演眼中只有两种女人简直就是在报徐峥身份证号
我来安排一下：马伊琍和倪虹洁在一起。那个小gay，哦，也就是O和T在一起，第四爱。徐峥和老乌在一起。徐峥的前妻，和徐峥的老妈在一起。这个组合才对。
惊艳到了，这款电影没见过啊，整体叙事丝滑饱满，老乌的故事浅入深出，给人的联想留白含蓄有品有力，现实和故事似真似假交织发展，演员力道味道都炉火纯青升仙得道，所以你说他要讲什么道理呢，要我说什么道理也没讲，就讲了个故事，讲了一些平时我们接触不到又偶尔见到的人。这下徐峥的人设也要加分了，又会做饭又有租收的好男人，怎么能让人拒绝呢。
好喜欢啊！这种调调的中国电影也可以有啊，日常的真实生活和浪漫荒谬，平常人的小心思。
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