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.
悬疑与黑色幽默是绝配，室内单一场景像剧本杀，做成一场话剧也未尝不可。场景单一容易引起观影疲惫，好在几场反转多多少少能起到消解疲惫感的效果。小成本室内电影能做成这样已经很不错了，值得在校学生借鉴。
导演又一个“疯狂系”电影狂热信徒，混乱、生硬、拧巴，这类电影玩得好就是短小精悍黑色幽默，玩得不好那就不好意思，你是谁？！
本片催泪的剧情不多，励志的剧情点到即止，更多的是单纯讲述一个真实的故事，非常值得一看。
不搞笑的吴君如，确实有凸显出令人印象深刻的演技！但她饰演类似的角色也不是第一次了，类似的还有《岁月神偷》。
从细腻深刻的家庭戏，到热血激昂的竞技场。从奥运冠军光彩四溢的夺冠时刻，到生活窘迫全家拮据度日的难关。本片涉及的点面颇多。讲述母爱的同时亦有在关注更深层次的议题。同样是冠军，残奥冠军既不被关注，又得不到同工同酬的待遇，令人唏嘘不已。讲述母爱也不是一味催泪或者形象单一。母爱亦有冲动，亦有偏颇，亦有一意孤行。与弟弟所获得的母爱相比，哥哥因为“特殊”而倍加受关注，母亲对他多有疏忽。以对比的方式呈现出一个更立体的母亲形象，不再是刻板的、浅薄的、脱离实际的母亲形象。别的不说，本片至少是全方位吊打《超越》了。
感觉有点模仿九号秘事里有一集倒叙 十分钟往回倒一下 但每往回倒要推翻上一个十分钟呈现出来的大概故事猜想 有点为了迎合这个设定剧情上就很牵强
感觉剧本不错啊，不停地反转，叙事角度是层层解谜，蛮有意思。很多人说节奏太慢不好看，反正我是二倍速看的，挺流畅。
剧情太单薄了。去掉慢镜头，去掉煽情片段，整部电影没有30分钟
摆明要煽情，但还是有笑有泪好好看！“叫佢交棒就真係屙毕甩啦”😂😂😂人数不多的厅时不时听到大家吸鼻子的声音。三个饰演苏桦伟的演员都演得好好，太厉害了！
不过或许是我尚能触摸到奥运会的余温，也密切关注着正在进行的残奥会赛况，所以情绪时常被热血的比赛场面与残奥运动员的生存窘境反复拉扯，与其说是沉浸在电影里，不如说是渴望看到更多电影背后的真实。
电影情节性不强，但细节满满，有种打鸡血式煽情，泪点很低的我都没有动情，可见片子是有一定问题的。跟我们看到残奥会混剪一样的感觉，同情但仅此而已。另外据说我国有八千万残疾人啊。
昨日观影记录
看了点映，剧本打磨的非常优秀，在一个房子里发生的故事，每个人出现都有用处，不同角色视角一点点展开信息量，伏笔衔接有时候觉得细思极恐，有时候有喜剧的巧妙达成的高级搞笑，为了不剧透点到为止透露。（这种剧本也超级适合改编成舞台剧啊！）
衷心地祝福这部电影能票房大卖，这类原创犯罪喜剧文本在之前有段时间疯狂的涌现，后来要就一阵一阵消失了。导演初次长片不易，摄影出身的他在构图、运镜上很值得考究，但还需成长。演员的调教、人物动机和密室内人物关系，都还要进步。有些演员是好的，也尽力了，但也杯水车薪了。电影笑点存在，希望那能成为一部票房不错的腰部电影。
最喜欢半夜11点交易人上门那段，老李和马明亮唱双簧接头，助手掏出小本本核算成本，还有人倒在了工作岗位上。事后想想，人贩子老大做点正经生意肯定能成事儿。
很不错的体育电影，聚焦残疾人运动员完成的很好。
衷心地祝福这部电影能票房大卖，这类原创犯罪喜剧文本在之前有段时间疯狂的涌现，后来要就一阵一阵消失了。导演初次长片不易，摄影出身的他在构图、运镜上很值得考究，但还需成长。演员的调教、人物动机和密室内人物关系，都还要进步。有些演员是好的，也尽力了，但也杯水车薪了。电影笑点存在，希望那能成为一部票房不错的腰部电影。
非常黑色，剧情不错，但是不太喜欢这样的书生气，可能应该更市井气一点的行为和语言，结尾也有点为了满意而满意……
7分，和她的第14部电影。
整体情节、节奏、叙事还是挺不错的，比较话剧剧本杀的感觉，个别小细节有点小瑕疵，但反复重述带来新的反转，加重的呼吸节奏增加紧张气氛，整体剧情大于喜剧，部分细节以为自己猜到了，结果和自己想的不一样还蛮加分的。范伟表现顶得起大梁，窦骁比想象中出彩还不错。看的时候莫名想到《局外人》，虽然不一样，但莫名还是感叹普通人荒诞的悲剧。
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