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.
剧情平平无奇。主要欣赏Sandra Bullock的演技 悲痛而又克制
截取翻拍的这一段还是很扎心 剧本存在一些瑕疵距离冲奥有不小的距离 但最抢眼的依然是桑德拉布洛克的表演 即使十年前就已经有影后加持 这次依然值得小金人的褒奖 有几幕戏剪辑的特别工整 闪回的情节却可以商讨 这个故事当中的每个角色交代的不是特别清楚 除了主角外的情感流向也不是很清晰有说服力
一个并不复杂的故事被导演讲述得抽丝剥茧，情绪也随着真相大白一涌而出。女主桑德拉的演技了得，非常细腻，姐姐这个角色是相当丰满了。
结尾姐妹相拥，不用铺垫就直接拥抱，姐姐瞬间明白妹妹都记得知道，却安心接受。细思极恐，鸡皮疙瘩一地。
所以家里有枪的要把它锁好，小朋友拿了很危险的。
这该死的人类啊 有时候我恨得不行 有时候 又爱得不行 一部恰到好处的电影 建议写亲情伦理剧的国产编剧们都关在笼子里看这部电影看一百遍
替妹妹入狱的情节有点狗血了，桑婆的表演很好。
同时侧面映射出，重刑犯回归社会之艰难
教科书一样的电影，剧本，演员，镜头，剪辑，节奏，挑不出一点毛病
替妹妹入狱的情节有点狗血了，桑婆的表演很好。
剧本太刻意了，在一众流水线作品中也算不上优质，评分明显过誉。
意识到女主角全然是一个高贵的好人时，我觉得这部片的劲儿就全卸了。
后半段确实…崩坏得很严重…五岁小孩怎么拿起猎枪的…女主演技很好
Sandra bullock nice!
gravity 后有一阵子没见Sandra Bullock了，毕竟老演员，演技有保证，姐妹相会回忆杀红了我的眼眶
从法理上讲，她丧失了对妹妹的监护权，不能这么粗鲁对待她妹妹的养父母
老师每次让看的电影感觉都是我不会主动去看的类型，前面看得我快得抑郁症了，最后那一段好好哭啊……
最后的反转属实猜不到 背负了这么大的罪名 姐姐的爱
①是有机会成为一部优秀剧情片的，可惜剧本问题多多。试举几例：警长的大儿子一开始是理性男，力劝小儿子不要去找刚出狱女主的麻烦，但和女主见了一面，只因女主说要重新开始生活，就立刻180度转弯，要报仇雪恨？20年了，出事时还是小屁孩的他们，如此大仇有足够说服力吗？②真相到结尾才告诉观众：是女主五岁的妹妹开的枪，女主为她顶罪服刑20年，合理吗？妹妹当时年龄尚小，请问顶罪有何意义？③对女主有好感的男同事这条线，缘何不了了之？④大儿子被小儿子戴了绿帽，盛怒之下就去绑架了女主的「妹妹」？这样的情感转移合理吗？绑架之后电话把女主叫来，大儿子的诉求是什么？当女主面干掉「妹妹」？那自己铁定牢狱之灾，这叫报复吗？……bug太多使得情节的合理性很成问题，更重要的是，人物的性格都没法立起来，明显是为了情节的走向，硬掰人物行为。
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