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.
剧情的连贯性有点缺陷，男主角选角不是很好。整体不错，但是能进IMDB250我觉得不够达标。9/10
看完本片，不由得对坚持正义的律师心生敬佩。每一个国家，都需要这样的人，为手无寸铁的民众举起对抗部分邪恶公权力的法律武器。
宝莱坞风格的《辩护人》，但同样非常有力量！
正片里最爽的，爽片里最正的。大英雄就是要吊打黑恶势力，算是很好看的社会派法律政剧了。用律师和警官身处对立面的两个角色来向观众证明只要人人都把枪口抬高一厘米，只要官员能亲自见见他们所管理的人们，世界就会变好。印度片的情绪总是异常饱满，不给观众留抽离质疑的喘息时间，甚至似乎连空镜都很少，看多了就有点齁得慌。
在此宣布印度电影全面赶超韩国电影，已经甩开天朝电影两个日本电影。
jal bhim 应该是抗争万岁的意思，也是因为这部电影最后的那首诗。整部电影节奏紧凑，逻辑缜密，有反转但是也有热泪盈眶的地方，把地方警察随意定罪，腐败，官官相护，检察警务沆瀣一气的丑态彻底的揭露了一遍。虽然律师有点伟光正了点，但是敢拍这样的电影，关心印度少数族群的境遇，有温度也有深度，的确值得一看
这是真实事件改编吗？前半段真的太绝望了，钱德鲁正义之光。
穿过层层乌云，终究看见一丝希望の曙光杰伊·比姆，值得被永远铭记的一个名字！
主角必须毫无污点么
少数族群底层人民的苦，官僚群体相互串通的恶，正义人士无偿助力的善，让一个你看着毫无希望的印度有了某种星星之火可以燎原的可能。就电影本身技术角度而言并不算优秀但这个题材和胆量是我们不会有的。天下乌鸦一般黑，只是有的叫了，有的沉默了，有的是哑巴。
印度真是一个恐怖的国家啊，但勇敢的是可以把恐怖的一面展现出来。0110-午
他们在法律上剔除了种族隔离的条文，
血淋淋地展示了底层人民的生存状况。没有土地，住不起砖房，拿着微薄的收入小心翼翼地生活，却仍然不知道何时天降横祸，随时会被警察污蔑犯罪。警察明知犯罪者是谁，可在受贿后闭口不言，随便抓人顶罪，不分青红皂白妄图屈打成招。昏迷过去直接向眼睛撒辣椒粉，为了撤销指控数次威胁家属，大街上把孩子抢走。甚至把人打死后还要污蔑他逃狱，暗地里却把尸体扔在荒野外。触目惊心的画面竟然是根据真实改编，让人窒息。而好的是这不是近年来的案件，并且还能被改编成电影上映，敢于承认且揭露真相，是伟大的举动。
节奏很好，很震撼！印度可怕的种性制度、固化的阶级、贫富极端化，女性地位……这些改变了吗？在印度，电影主创是低种姓人能踏入的领域吗？印度公布2021年人口统计达到14.1565亿人，按种性制度划分，只有1亿多算得上人，剩下的都是牲口，有多少正义感律师能让牲口变成人？2022·6·28 8.7/4.52万 短评1.44万条 %87/10/3 【IMDb8.9/19.1万 】
这个社会意义得十颗星啊。超级英雄片的处理把一个非常沉重的社会议题变得偶尔迸发一点娱乐精神，三个小时看下来也不累，这样才能触达最广大的受众啊。广播质感也是杠杠的，印度电影有一手！
男主好有型，律师袍衣角飞扬，神挡杀神的样子仿佛手持天平与利刃的韦驮天。相比之下其他人浮夸的印式表演和抢戏BGM都显得瑕不掩瑜，毕竟民权律师这种职业在我国实属不可被刻画、不可被谈及、甚至不可被需要的。
美国应该去印度追究人权反人类罪，不分青红皂白的打老百姓
底层人民真的太惨了，就像被权力脏手扼住了咽喉，他们呼救无门，他们拼命挣扎，他们痛到窒息。这不是励志片，这是恐怖片！更可怕的是，时至今日，仍有「印度一桩谋杀案关键证物被猴子偷走」这样的新闻
很欣赏监察长这个体制内角色的刻画，
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