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.
永远可以相信迪士尼的动画，剧情普通却充满温馨，动画音乐依旧优秀，《Surface Pressure》这首歌最好听 @AMC Waterfront 22（11/23/2021 晚首映）
节奏有点慢，结局也觉得有些仓促。。但是故事很不错
于是梅兰妮给我们展开了一幅这样的画面。
看到神就是奇迹，看到鬼魂就是神经病。就是想让我们闭嘴！
没想到评分如此之低，我意外地非常喜欢，而且哭到泣不成声，哈哈哈。那种从“我一定要做点什么证明自己是有价值的”到“你无需向任何人证明，你就是你”的转变，特别是最后家里人歌唱“我们看到了你全力的燃烧”那一段，简直是东亚传统家庭背景下背负巨大精神压力的小孩梦境中都不敢实现然而又期待已久的疗愈场景。阿嬷回忆时的那首歌和pressure主题那首歌比较好听。
一家人都有魔法的时候排挤她，合照都不带她，结果小姑娘还一心为家，又受气又挨骂，太气人了，这难道不是樊胜美吗？一人受苦，全家升天。
诚意推荐。尽管故事结局不是我预想的，但总体还是很不错的。无论是故事内核还是外在架构，都很不错。尤其是画面拍的太美了，感觉像是在看19世纪的法国油画！而且配乐也相当给力啊！女性编剧和导演的原因吗？讲述故事的方法和视角很细腻，环环相扣，想一口气赶紧看完。是自我意识的觉醒，是对曾经所谓“科学权威”的质疑，是进步，是自由。好喜欢法语文学啊，真美！
身体可以禁锢 但灵魂不可以 我们的灵魂自由吗？
幸福感觉亦只是思想
逃脱？疯子？谁是疯子？谁能逃脱？人类几千年的历史了，女性依然不能作为一个自由人！！
女性的历史，女性的叙事。成片已经能够配得上它的立意了。
画面非常唯美，感觉故事没有讲好，有些俗套，但值得一看。
每个地方都有过可怕的年代，但归根结底还是人性使然
结尾太老套，整体基调还不错。《圣母》更胜一筹
虽然我不理解，但是感觉很厉害的样子，特别是最后舞会的那场景，荒诞癫狂，恍惚之间，分不清究竟谁才是精神病
当整个世界都在窒息，活在疯人院里，估计还能喘口气。灵媒能力在这个故事里感觉是被废掉的设定，虽然看起来是把女主落入悲惨境遇的原因，但是换一个科学点的原因也是可以的，毕竟那个时代的疯人院就是处理不符合社会标准的人的存在，在那个时代，能听见死人说话与不想结婚，其实根本上没啥区别。也可能故事想讲的正是因为女主有超出现实的能力，她才能逃出生天，有个童话的结尾？
比想象的好很多，尤其开篇很多画面蛮美的。后面就比较草率，转折太快，人物也没怎么深挖。
第一次看迪士尼的动画会感觉一丝无聊，看得出来迪士尼想下一盘大棋，但元素堆砌得很厉害：哥伦比亚文化、诸神文化、鬼怪屋元素、成长与天赋、家庭同辈竞争、教育方式等等，说教味浓，形象设计也不讨喜。看得出来是越来越偏向儿童观众，而在渐渐抛弃成人观众。
对年轻貌美/英俊的自导自演基本都要避雷，上一个看到这么自恋的还是《文科恋曲》那位仁兄，这一次顾影自怜的是梅拉尼·罗兰。
他们从未停下对女人的迫害
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