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.
“你们都在说这是别人的事情。” 有的在反思，有的在洗脑。（太看好朱迪了，演技很绝
这真的好棒，Jodie真的能演，中间她崩溃落泪我也忍不住跟着哭出来，后面在警车里对着镜头愤怒质问也是冲出屏幕的情绪，外加怼着脸还不时晃动的手持镜头，太有代入感了，面对人类历史上最严重的疫情，一个普通人是有多么无助
以小见大，科默的表演也很棒，只是看片过程中太压抑了，尤其是肯尼去世那一段，主角情绪奔溃，我也快要崩溃。围绕新冠题材未来应当会有更多有价值的作品，但我确信不会是国语片。
剧情，97分钟版本，75分中等水平作品，15岁以下青少年儿童不宜观看，15岁以下青少年儿童如需观看须满12岁最低观看年龄门槛，12岁以下儿童禁止观看，满12岁、15岁以下青少年儿童须在成年家长陪同下观看（分级警告）！
动机一直模糊不清，最后的发问更是无力，这又不是Killing Eve，真人真事改得太抓马了。
2.利物浦口音还是那么有趣，回忆啊。
比那啥拍的强多了 人家敢质问啊 最近一个个主旋律的影片 真是够了
如果边吃边看，一个半小时的影片只能恰半小时的快乐饭。前段护理中心的生活朴实温馨，镜头平稳写意；中段新冠的冲击来得如此迅速，Sarah穿过昏暗的走廊往返于办公室和病患房间的二十多分钟的一镜到底尤为精彩和令人揪心；后段主创们的私心满溢，看得我逐渐出戏；片尾寥寥几句关于英国新冠最严重时期护理中心死亡数字的陈述，直戳NHS脊梁骨，却又好像无可奈何。Never is. （Jodie作为本片Actor & Executive Producer的表现可圈可点；新赛季埃弗顿请打趴利物浦谢谢
从头至尾的长焦镜头，带来了极浅的景深、广屏的虚焦，也是极少数能用镜头语言刻画出压抑感的电影手法。
原来是关于疫情的片子哦，敢拍也有的拍，更是会拍，中间那段跟拍不错。
B 以小见大，以疫情中的资源分配问题，点出整个英国社会所面临的现状。ps.想起加拿大疫情最严重的时候看到，CBC报道一家养老院，老人们因集体感染去世多天，无人收尸，现实未免也太残酷，希望疫情早日过去
那个让人崩溃的夜。一直持续着。
写出了精髓：为什么我们的生命不再平等了。针对疫情的不同国处理。
挺好的题材，可惜拍得有点平淡，女主还意气用事，摔电话，能救都联系不上了，好伐？
“你们都在说这是别人的事情。” 有的在反思，有的在洗脑。（太看好朱迪了，演技很绝
不要去歌功颂德或者粉饰太平，这个世界上所有人的生活都改变了而且再也回不去了
小飞女长大后成为一名护士，且成了正能量标兵。可谓“女大十八变”。
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新冠疫情下，英国政府对私人疗养院和护理机构的忽视，以及对英国nhs体制的抨击。就像最后莎拉在警车上说，什么时候我们变得不再平等了？中间那段莎拉深夜照顾病人的长镜头展现了朱迪的演技！
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