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.
只有这样请一群大咖来客串才可以不用靠咖位猜凶手吧哈哈哈，我当然只是为了看最后两分钟的俊男美女戏的…
有点贺岁片的意思，最后把东京酒店最好的员工给洛杉矶酒店，有点小日子舔美爹的意思了，哈哈哈
故事太童话了，如果在以往可能会因此减分，可是在频繁看到负能量新闻的情况下，看到童话可以对人有所抚慰吧。
我觉得这部影片在逻辑上一点毛病也没有，前半段的交叉线现在也是很流行的叙述方式了。
很多叙事上的巧思真的不错啊。那个樱花镜头，一开始以为是空镜，后面再次出现就多了反转的含义。果然还是日本擅长温暖治愈系。
没看过原著，但觉得不好看的原因就是东野把动机写崩了，整体立不住啊。
怎么说呢，优子经历的5个父母都用心在爱她应该是一个感人的故事，但用上这么华丽丽的演员阵容反而浮躁了起来。什么都想说，最后什么都没记住很浅显停留在表面，有点可惜浪费演员。
基本上按照前作的套路再来了一遍 中规中矩吧
看一半几乎就能猜对的剧情，不过不得不说选角是真的很合适，仿佛是为演员量身定制的角色，十元的角色，那人设，换个人可能说服不了我。
哈哈哈。完全不要当推理电影来看就会发现也蛮有意思。
个人觉得比前篇好看，伏笔埋的也不错，结尾稍墨迹
卡司太豪华了，美国来的人倒是猜到了真实身份，凶手前面烟雾弹太多没猜到。总得来说比第一部好看点，虽然都是故弄玄虚。
两位我喜欢的演员一起搭戏，这个悬疑案忍不住让人为之捏一把汗。我也会努力成为更好的自己。
永野芽郁好看。前半段还不错，后半段太俗了，我不理解。
3.0 事实证明被催泪到和感觉电影不错是有所区别的 优子初中生的时候离家出走到专业学校毕业以后去世至少有8年 逻辑很不通顺
5分，推理的部分太生硬，陷阱结构包括女主遇险都还是上一部的套路，虽然上部也生硬，但至少有演员作为彩蛋弥补。酒店服务理念过于理想化令人难以信服，凶手动机牵强，日本警察查案过程特别降智，都没点科技手段吗，连续两部真是够了。
更加接受了饭店里客人都带着假面这个概念，所以还是喜欢故事所传达出来的东西。
中规中矩，要是两边的时间年段更明显就好了，十元居然开始演妈妈了orz
也许是想到让石原里美和永野芽郁上演母女情深会略显尴尬，才让梨花姐姐没有和优子告别吧。可能因为看过书的缘故，才会在一开始就痛哭流涕，冷静下来想想这部电影真是靠书里的台词撑下来的，宛如一本有声读物。
离谱的情节。虽然挺喜欢永野芽郁十元。对田中圭印象不错。但好几个角色毫无逻辑可言。站不住脚的特质。另外既然都重病将要离世了好歹画个憔悴点的妆容呀。全篇仅剩下几位美美的造型。非常不推荐的一个电影。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
