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.
好一出狗血大剧，Gucci家族能讲的只有这些了吗？可太惨了，连那么强大的演员阵容都挽救不了。看看人家圣罗兰传拍的吧。
Gaga演的这么用力又这么浮夸，这就已经是可以各种提名的演技吗？为小李子不值…
Oscar ARE YOU LISTENING？？
完成度不错，但大部分功劳来自于几位演员精湛的演技，全程被嘎嘎震惊，以及虽然出场不多但每场戏都拿捏到位的帕西诺和莱托少爷。要说缺点那就是，作为半记录半叙事的类型片，很难拿捏戏剧冲突和真实事件的精准度，对剪辑提出了极大考验，本片也犯了一个明显缺点，就是男主性格塑造转变度不够，虽然司机已经在尽力用演技展现变化了，但剪辑过多依然导致承接不够顺滑，虽然成片依然两个半小时片长，只能说这种类型片的确考验导演个人表达欲和成片效果之间的权衡，但好在故事不无趣。
唉！！！失望。
看着看着就忘记是在看电影了，创造一个百年屹立不倒的大品牌太不容易，甚至是用鲜血铺路。
家族抓马吃瓜大戏。但我好喜欢Jeremy Irons和Al Pacino…… 虽然剧情很烂，虽然没头没尾，虽然我也不知道为啥送了双鞋就能让别人投钱，但叔叔签协议书那场简直靠Al Pacino一人演技撑起全场，直击我心。真可惜了这么好卡司。
最后的买凶杀夫一整段也淡如白水，本来可以做成一个高潮般的尾声。大概主创心里也在想“差不多就得了吧怎么还不结束”。——酿这样一杯白开水，确实没必要用157分钟这么长。
6.5分。2个半小时，看完后我的第一感觉是：？？怎么了？？结束了？？？这纯粹就是在报流水账吧？？嘎嘎的角色应该是最出彩的，但实际看下来观感并不太好，或者说作为传说中的“黑寡妇”，电影拍摄得太平淡了。亚当扮演的死者，这个角色的转变也是我关心的重点，但这次他真的没演好，整个故事从希望中开始，从失望中结束。看看老雷的岁数，哎。。。。
雷德利斯考特这么高产的嘛？一年两部电影，还有一部美剧！虽然这部质量很一般吧！看到结尾也没看出想要说个啥事！
大概是主角们都太坏了（也有可能是太有钱了）吧，真的很难共情。
就算站在法庭上，请不要叫我的名字，因为我是古驰夫人！
即使adam再帅也无法忍受两个半小时毫无跌宕起伏剧情的电影……
一切都是为了钱。我以为是tough大女主，然而只是一个被男人背叛而发疯的可悲女人。
电影对于男主和嘎嘎分手刻画生硬---前脚男主还在逃亡，镜头一转女主到滑雪场来看男主，男主就开始冷落女主了。
我一直在想神婆的角色要怎麼出現結果是電視廣告午夜連線哈哈哈哈哈我的媽啊笑死我了，而且神婆演員有點像女版周潤髮，算塔羅發牌，我更笑死了……綠色內衣加紅色口紅什麼鬼，這樣湊古馳經典配色嗎。
之前谁说的那个亮灯前排站起来一排穿gucci的笑死我了
意大利人在意大利跟意大利人讲话讲的是意大利口音的英语，听着哪哪都不对🤡然后2个半小时还拍的浮于表面流水账一样🤡莱托少爷演的是个啥🤡
演员中Lady Gaga演得最好，杰瑞德莱托化妆化得连爹妈都不认了吧。
Gucci家族的兴衰本是一场大戏，而简化为一个女人的戏，女性视角大概也是导演斯科特的路径依赖。他的野心可能是一部“教父”，但结果是爱恨情仇，彪悍女性对懦弱男性的仇杀，好老套无趣。
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