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.
独立女性的公路片。天人合一。远离人群，却又无法脱离。
没有工作、家庭、金钱、房子的时候我们如何生活，为何而活。也许只有失去这一切、甚至主动放弃这一切的人，才是那在暴风雨中乘风破浪奋力翱翔的倔强海鸥，才最接近生命的真谛。诗意又有趣，悲伤又温暖。
也是一段无法与过去和解，停留在回忆里的破碎的心的故事，Fern是那么孤独而坚强，试图通过踏上公路努力继续前进，却始终只是在原地打转
配乐毁了Frances McDormand的表演，空镜很像国家地理，这部片子真的走入那些游牧者的心了吗？
拒绝港湾，回到最初梦碎的地方，然后再转身继续走下去。真正的公路片。
内敛而忧伤。配上宁静忧郁的音乐，想着如果相同的故事也在中国西部上演。。。
善意，勇敢，真诚，认真地对待爱，执着地热爱自由，这是一个充满生命力的世界。不是对抗这个世界，而是生活在里面往前走，走自己的节奏。
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诗般安静温柔，多是温暖与美好，糅杂着伤感。与家人的两段对白说明她必须离开的理由；与Bob的对白高度概括了她的爱情，也是源自独特又笃定的价值观。很多人和车的背部单独出现在中间的画面。最喜欢的情节，是没回去牵走那只狗，这与救猫咪方法背道而驰，足见赵婷对人物和自身的信心。
有种海边的曼切斯特的丧感，却又比曼切斯特更积极。
十几岁的时候觉得这种生活方式也不错，自由，淡泊，独立。但有了一定生活阅历后，却觉得这不过是无奈之举，如果可以选择谁不愿意有个家庭，能依偎在伴侣身旁，能与亲朋好友相聚，能享受生活给予的时光。但社会的组建和机制又让许多的人不得不为了生活忙碌奔波，为了体面活着，为了心灵的安宁，他们才不得不选择了一种艰难的生活。
有种海边的曼切斯特的丧感，却又比曼切斯特更积极。
整体挺chill out，通俗版Terrence Malick能成新一代的鸡汤配方倒是没想到。
你我互相模糊，互相看不清楚，光秃秃的世界犹如荒凉幻境，鬼魅和人性只是一瞬的过往，寂灭早已扎根在我们灵魂最开始的那一刻
有种海边的曼切斯特的丧感，却又比曼切斯特更积极。
这得多坚强的心 才能一直坚持这样的生活状态
我觉得，敢选择这样生活，而不是屈服于某种平静的平庸的生活的人，真的很勇敢。我曾见到过这样的人，他们，勇敢而坦荡，追求着美或者艺术，也许是爱情，和爱和浪漫和美相关，完全不同于我见到的那些，你争我抢的，人类。
美方，华裔导演女赵婷虽出自中国精英家庭，但其电影才华仍在中国难以施展。来到美国更自由的环境后，创作出了金狮奥斯卡级别的作品。无论种族性别，只要有理想才华总能在美国施展。
配乐毁了Frances McDormand的表演，空镜很像国家地理，这部片子真的走入那些游牧者的心了吗？
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