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.
令人叹为观止的场景设计，前所未有的视觉冲击。第一次看这种级别的意识流电影（主要还是看得少），里面的隐喻懂是不可能懂，但在一知半解中那种讽刺的味道总会缓缓品出来，期待以后二刷的收获。
人类的想象力超越无极限。
非常棒的定格动画，肉块状的血腥场面，表现的淋漓尽致，极强的视觉冲击，到了足以做噩梦的地步。
看得人都要疯了。一味的脏乱差，恶心人然后都不知道讲啥。
ps：导演是不是把自己的噩梦拍出来了
这样一部电影，定位挺尴尬的其实。大的历史框架是不能动的，否则就变成架空历史了；虚构的人物只能在既定的框架里作有限的游走，创作空间相当狭窄，而观众对于最后的结局早就了然于胸；对历史人物的描写也处于暧昧地带，介于写实和虚构之间。那这样一来，作者对历史人物（比如张伯伦）的重新评价，其说服力就会大打折扣了。
柴油朋克+废土朋克 30多年哼哧哼哧搞了这么多模型用了这么多特效，只拍出一个过时的故事。放在1990年，也很老套。（现在7.4分 估计最后在6.5左右 剧情太松散还是默片 二倍速都嫌慢）
没看太懂诶，氛围很不错！居然真的能不考台词叙事，这个形式很妙！
一部形式大于内容，但把形式推向极致的高级艺术寓言。
【1】真男人就下地100层
丘吉尔活成了大英帝国的面子，张伯伦活成了大英帝国的里子？绥靖主义应该不会重演吧。张伯伦选择绥靖，是基于“要和平不要战争”的强大民意，当下不是那样的舆论环境。
张伯伦对英国肯定是贡献巨大，看看皇家空军在38年秋季的战备细节，就会知道如果战争提前一年在38年秋季就爆发的话，英国真的很难扛下来，道丁的防御体系根本来不及建成，即便拖到39年秋季开战，若没有战争之初一直到第二年敦刻尔克战前那大半年的phony war的继续拖延，英国要应付BOB仍然很艰难，40年下半年的BOB都扛得那么难，试想想提早两年？德国空军经过了西班牙内战的演练，皇家空军有什么（喷火38年8月才刚入役，更别提对C&R体系至关重要的CH和CHL雷达站建设进度）？这种为国家利益牺牲个人名誉的人是很难做的。再加上一战的惨痛阴影笼罩着他们这一辈人的记忆，对再一次大战争爆发重蹈覆辙的恐惧是完全可以理解的。一国首相首要关切的自然是本国利益和存亡。
邪典美术范例参考
真看不懂导演想表达什么？也不愿意浪费脑细胞去猜测！电影中的元素太多了，感觉就是导演的思维垃圾桶，把平时的灵光一现都扔进来了，然后电影的形式发表出来。全程快进看完！
6.5
技术跪了 画面吐了
don’t really care about the story gets a bit boring at times but visually cool as fuck. puppet blood is revolting. too many references. so much work. the set is insane.
虽然你是疯神，但是此刻在豆瓣上，你是我的神！
别，别给绥靖洗地了。希特勒的诞生是因为一战分赃不均啊！解决一个问题的方法难道是再制造一个问题吗？问也不问就把捷克小弟给卖了，不夜大英衰落史。
那些吹的就算了吧，烂尾20年，拿个30年的制作来尬吹，也就是想到了有个项目可以恰烂钱骗投资，碰巧剧本还中规中矩
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