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.
70/100 若不是雷导镜头下历史片的特有质感，罗生门式的N（N=3）段叙事很难看得下去，事情的原委在每段中纯粹是以单人客观的视角而存在，它忽视了讲述者的主观性，在呈现上仅是将故事以段落式的切割，如果主创的意图仅限于此，那完全没必要耗费如此冗长的篇幅。好在罗生门结束后的中世纪对决拍的足够有猛劲，大饱眼福。
厉害的是人物视角变化后的一些细节，就连强奸戏，男性视角相比女性都会简化或者说“美化”很多。只有女性视角才表现出眼泪鼻涕，歇斯底里。一度想给五星，后半小时还是有点过于白给了，把现代女权觉醒的意识套到那个时代。
准备很久的性侵案被延期了 冲动杀进影院看个中世纪性侵案 第一个视角出来的时候就预料到后面的展开 唯一没有料到决斗结果 作为一个对现世正义不报期待的人 这片儿换我拍肯定要安排一个相反的结局 让观众吃苍蝇那样难受且难以忘怀 (日常体验吃苍蝇的我看到最后几行字真的好快乐哈哈哈哈) 感叹所谓的罗生门叙事 不就是出庭的日常么...the truth is always somewhere in between (but usually closer to what she said)
克隆人这个题材，其实已经没什么新鲜玩意可说了。不过本片直接越过了常见的“伦理困境”这个角度，从选择了如何平静的告别、如何与过去与自己和解这个角度。阿里的表演令人动容。冲奥重点选手无疑了。
演员都挺好，但前半部分rush后半部分拖沓
唯有爱是永恒
在古希腊神话中 , 天鹅是阿波罗的神鸟 ,故常用来比喻文艺 。传说天鹅平素不唱歌 , 而在它死前 , 必引颈长鸣 ,高歌一曲 , 其歌声哀婉动听 , 感人肺腑 。这是它一生中唯一的 ,也是最后的一次唱歌 。如果是你，你会做出这样的牺牲和抉择么？
与其沉迷于无效填充不如做减法拍成短片。
自私傲慢虚伪的男人们啊。在女性被强暴只能作为男性财产被侵害为理由进行诉讼的时代，审判过程简直荒谬，看客们为械斗而沸腾，受害者要经受滚钉板的煎熬。而现代女性类似的困境虽有缓解依然存在。三段视角看到最后，内心只希望这俩男的都能快点儿死掉。Jodie诠释的坚毅与脆弱更加深观感。雷导真的是什么题材类型都能拍且拍得好，一定要身体健康接着拍电影呀！
那这应该就是同一个人吧
和《杨之后》一样探讨科技与人的情感主题。感觉这样的类型更适合做成《黑镜》小而美的故事，做成电影反而冗长。
大本金发看起来智商不高的样子。
从《末路狂花》到《最后的决斗》，老雷真的良苦用心，拍的太好了，无论电影的质感还是立意都让人佩服的五体投地，而且这部电影对我个人而言，深深地明白了一个道理，作为一个女性，从古至今是多么不容易，这不只是嘴上喊喊的口号，是需要多大的决心才能跟男权社会对抗，那段火刑的描述，光是听就让人毛骨悚然，电影的女主是幸运的，上帝开了眼，大沉默的大多数可能连跨出的这一步都做不到！每个男人都该好好看看这部电影！
boring，这女性主义直白的，就差把这四个字贴脸上了。从剧作角度出发，和《间谍之妻》的女性主义比差了很多。
现代罗生门，在血淋淋的女性视角下，男性历史言说中的荣誉，战争，骑士等词汇方才显出虚伪本色，不知道男性书写的历史中有多少这样被视为理所当然的牺牲与侮辱
精美、恢弘的中世纪史诗，技术和审美上已经足够优秀，再加上这个很好的剧本实在挑不出毛病。男性武力压迫下女性的反抗，朱迪·科默slay！畅快淋漓的决斗，是男性的宣誓主权，是旧时代女性的悲叹，但跳出电影中的背景来看，也许是导演诠释下女性觉醒的宣告。很精彩！
三大主演演技太牛了，真正的大制作，场景服装及其还原历史，看的很爽。
那个“夏夜热风”的短评也是醉了，尚明摆着为了自己的尊严完全不顾妻子的想法，全程玛格丽特只是个符号，归根结底就是两个男人的私愤，只不过要带人陪葬，这不雄性主义？等于说你老婆被强奸了，干脆让她死了算了？这叫爱？玛格丽特不告诉尚的话，改天尚知道了，她说的清？还有输了被火烧的事不告诉玛格丽特，这算啥？玛格丽特一直反对决斗你也装瞎，这种男的大家注意了，身为男人都觉得你真下头
太稳太辣，看完挺上头。拍的其实也挺好看。以为是一场男性的荣誉之战，没想到却是非常痛心的女性悲歌。最后的决斗真的蛮讽刺，场下的野蛮和不确定性，衬托出女性的弱势和卑微，有一种无力无助的荒唐感。她的命运，竟然掌握在这两个兽性的男人手里，叹哉哀哉！
Marguerite给出了答案，而电影所呈现的也让这部电影成为我眼中最好的女性主义电影，不可多得。
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