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.
扎扎实实的剧本和摄影，章节层层推进，在最后一刻大爆发，可怕的是施暴者在最后一刻仍没有任何悔意，其实我本以为达蒙会输，那样结局会更加荒诞悲凉，可是在人们簇拥着达蒙向前时，又是另一种说不清感觉的荒诞
三分之一就知道要打拳，好在剧本精巧，令人深思到底是不是司机被设了局，做了笼子。1080P 21/12/01
七分
男性角色都操着一口美式英语就算了，14世纪背景真实事件改编的电影里能少说几个fking吗ps想来想去还是加一星给朱迪的表演 比起那群宁古塔的老爷们精彩多了
前两段叙事略显冗余，只有两处对比比较有意思：一是卡鲁日与玛格丽特对于告知被强暴那天晚上的记忆，二是勒·格里与玛格丽特对于强暴当天的记忆。
个人年度十佳！斯科特老爷子功力依然精湛。两位男主最后的决斗，堪称近些年银幕上最令我牵肠挂肚提心吊胆的一场搏杀，然而，这份动容却不是为了场上的两人……
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。
中世纪中女性的沉默在现今才真的被看见。“孩子需要母亲多于一个正确的人”，男人要为荣誉名誉而死，而女人想要活下去，但这并不是被贬斥的贪生怕死啊。
教士可以摆脱强奸案的控诉？繁殖癌的困惑。
SIFF 节奏有点拖沓，没有酷炫动作场面加持，大部分时间都让给内心戏。村花发型显脸小，砂糖绝美，但特写镜头下隐隐有些岁月不饶人的无奈。为十年浪客剑心系列画下句号，五部都足够精彩，高度还原且影像氛围感拉满，漫改天花板级别。上影节抢到这两部，这趟值了！
剧情可以概括为：兄弟睡了老婆而引发决斗。从丈夫、强奸者、妻子三个视角切入重新打捞起故事真相。每个视角带着自身利益陈述同一个故事，又因角度不同与微妙细节偏差产生截然不同的导向。犹如海报里夹杂在刀剑相向的女性身影，从男性视角回归到女性视角，古装史诗的包装下发掘的却是女性在旧时代家庭社会中的卑微地位。在父亲眼里，她是嫁妆，是筹码，在丈夫眼里，她是财产，是生育的工具，在强奸者的眼里，她是发泄欲望的好看女人。她的命运仿佛穿越历史映照当今女性困境，借古讽今的窒息感扑面而来。
这竟然是部女权电影！这当然是部女权电影！缺位也是一种表达，忽视也是一种控诉。
选角和表演都够差的，仿佛在看他们四个玩古装剧本杀......
剧情重复三遍，我觉得有点啰嗦，后来才知道这是一种电影拍摄方法。很奇特的是，我竟然对坏人Adam Driver产生同情感，进而对Adam Driver开始欣赏起来。
雷导对战争场面的调度以及中世纪的人物塑造已经在《天国王朝》中轻松驾驭了，这里是锦上添花，最后的决斗更是让我血脉喷张，这种英雄式的单挑是前作缺少的，也使得这部电影称得上史诗。
以为是大女主的戏，结果是几个男的在那撕。如果男人看此片，大概看到更多的是阶级之争吧。“她老公文盲，她和你在一起的话，你们可以一起读书。”于是，他爱她爱到强奸她。利益熏心的男人的爱就是这么廉价，于是男人的友情前传崩塌的也理所当然。如果他强奸你，你是不会愉悦的，如果你怀孕了，说明你愉悦了，说明这不是一场强奸。看吧，男权逻辑随时随地都能强奸你。此片唯一出彩的是，女主终于看透男人这狗东西了
上次让我有这种感觉的是巩皇
西部片里经常决斗。
八旬的雷老爷真是稳，视听语言很流畅，最后的决斗戏冲击力十足，真实又惨烈，可能是今年最硬核的动作场面之一了。在这场强奸案中，施暴者、女方丈夫、婆婆、闺蜜、审判人，共同搭建了一出男权社会的群像，唯独缺席的，只有她，这个婚姻筹码、生育工具和施暴对象，甚至根本没有人问过一句，她还好吗。朱迪科默贡献高光演出，表情的变化精准传达出导演的意图。另外不得不说，本老师这贱兮兮的小黄毛造型还很适合这部电影……
最好的确实是第三部分，也是让整个影片升华的部分，女主与婆婆的对话其实就是女性的觉醒，可惜女性最终还得屈服于母性。两个半小时并不显得很长，可看性是够的，遗憾的是一切都太直给了
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