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.
错换婴儿与发掘遗骸的两条线有些分裂，因此结尾上升到反思战争伤痛与人类历史的层面上，情感力度也不够。佩内洛普的表演为电影增光添彩。
阿莫多瓦依然对这种奇情故事手到拈来，这次还结合了历史背景。很平行，很奇妙。
头一次在阿莫多瓦的电影里看到他谈和性别问题无关的历史政治议题 不过他把这个议题揉进他最喜欢讲的母亲的故事里面
如果没记错，我的第一部阿莫多瓦是《关于我母亲的一切》，这么多年过去，他的关切点一直是：母亲和流动的性向。如同他让佩内洛普·克鲁兹穿上Dior那件女权口号T，Feminist阿莫多瓦对于母亲的定义善意地充满弹性：专注于自我事业发展的47岁母亲、未成年的母亲、对自我性别不确定的母亲…即使不愿或无法承担母职，他一视同仁。这一点多么高贵。
从两位母亲之间的真相还原与历史真相的还原形成“平行” 但总感觉这样的呼应有些勉强了 并不是所有时代的大事件都可以聚焦到小人物身上很好的进行表达 还有莫名其妙的lgbtq情节
没有乱葬岗的故事线看着会更顺畅一点吧，最后的拔高也太突兀了
看的意大利语版本，没有问题，大师发挥依旧稳。
摄影颜色还是很美，但也是阿莫多瓦很平庸的一次发挥。换子疑云双妈奇情再加祖辈苦难史，吃起来就像咸腐乳拌龟苓膏。
想要孩子的女人借精生子，不愿承担责任的男人随意离席，两个母亲互助互爱扶养双方的孩子，所有人都迎来自由生命的大和谐，哇阿莫多瓦带来了多美好的女权社会样本。对照《关于我母亲的一切》看更有意思
两个主题未免太不搭了，母亲的戏份算得上伤痛后的相拥取暖，可是轻描淡写，没有任何情绪，也并不细腻。历史的戏份简直是加塞的，生硬得像电影里那些植入广告一样，就好像导演一看时间快到了，赶紧带人出来缅怀一下，升华意义。但是，风马牛不相及。
没办法把遗址挖掘和成为母亲这两件事联系起来
第一部阿莫多瓦，但我可以肯定的是这部电影在他的作品序列中不算很好的。想塞的东西太多，却没有被充分稀释掉，残余的违和便留下来影响观影体验；关于女性意识和历史记忆的，反而都没怎么讲好，观影过程从眉头舒展到逐渐紧皱，看到lgbt情节时直呼不要，对人物形象没起到很大作用，像是强行的为了戏剧冲突而冲突，主线的狗血和副线的游离让人有点失望，但最后的镜头尤其赞。骚潘的表演相当好，在拿下威尼斯影后后，如若能一并封奥就很好，但是外语片加空降两大壁垒让封后实在有难度。
3.5 前一小时半一直四星来着，落脚点太奇怪了
7 两名年龄差距甚大的母亲，因为抱错小孩产生的纠葛其实也是为了引出历史问题，反思当代西班牙年轻人对历史的知之甚少，讽刺政府。整体结构头重脚轻，也可能题材过于敏感，再次称赞阿莫多瓦的色彩美学，极度舒适。
已经靠近真正意义上女性的电影了，却还差一口气。有些联接如果是生搬硬套，何必包括在电影里。男性热情、放纵、不懂事，女性世代单身母亲，追寻祖辈回忆，Lopez的坚韧和无可替代的温柔。
我就知道搞着搞着就会百合起来。部分摇镜头和特写大可不必。（红色相机包和老柯的一模一样。）
才看20分钟就后悔了，还不如在家睡大觉，虽然我完全是为了演员而来，然而还是被剧情无语到，高司令是真缺钱吗，怎么会接这种剧本回归，整个一超低配版《银翼杀手2049》，Netflix为这种剧情花这么多资金只觉得可惜，高司令和CE两人演的主角和反派却是同样的油腻，和小女孩之间的互动尴尬到抠脚趾，导演想借此来缓和整部电影充满着的男性气质崇拜，但真的显得笨拙可笑，而且老套
历史与当下，记忆与生命，前行的同时也不能忘记伤痕。比起两位母亲因缘际会进入彼此生命的主线，这条暗线或许才是创作者的意图。
2021M108/8.0 基因的传递与历史的传承如出一辙，对胶片的剪接和记载的涂抹无法更改基因的编码。真相不是不重要，而是人们越来越短视，只独善其身，没有将自己置于历史发展的长河之中，只有躺倒在坑墓，才会发现个体的群体性和历史的反复性。摄影一贯的出色，依旧是阿莫多瓦高饱和度的色彩，红色底色是不是致敬《黑客帝国》代表真相的红色小胶囊药丸？有些可惜的是政治有点盖过个体，而对个体的极尽毫发的描绘正是阿莫多瓦最棒的一点。
真情实感的平行母亲。
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