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.
"你天生残废没人会怪你，只会怪我。"
是啊，连他都可以做到，为什么我们一个正常人反而不行了。
Nice，我的人生第一部电影院看睡着的电影
当放牧人从“铿锵有力”的呼唤到奄奄一息，探险队历尽艰辛也终于抵达了洞的尽头。老人生命的最后只能靠着旁人用纸巾一滴一滴的喂水，但深不见底的洞穴中的滴答水声却永不停息。
“探寻”的概念，生命流逝和洞穴探险两条线索，医生和探险者，照护和征服。很多很多空镜，险些睡着。洞穴确实太干净了点，看着就像搭的布景。
北影节第二部。今年威尼斯主竞赛+小评审团奖。没看之前看影评以为会很闷，差点没买。幸亏买了，是我的菜，是特别的电影。1.视听语言非常棒，录入了狗叫、牛哞、蝇飞、水滴、铃铛等等自然界的声音，风景优美，洞里的光和黑暗之间互动，这样的电影证明了电影院永远的意义。结尾处大片云覆盖森林让我想起了曾经在瑞士的风景，完美复刻。巨幕+4K很爽。2.剧情不闷有悬念。两条故事线，一条线是探洞，我一直在期待更深处的洞里有什么，另一条线是牧羊人的死亡，总觉得他没有死，把毛巾放到他脸上的那一幕像谋杀，后来带去远山里放逐，有楢山节考的感觉了。3.其他印象深刻的场景：全村人聚集在一起看电视（很早以前的节目）、和耶稣一起睡觉、用探头灯吓小孩、只有一辆车就在草原上燃起了清晰的尾气。希望能引进更多入围国际电影节的片子啊！
「妈妈的神奇小子」20210821
只是不一样的人生路，不再被觉得励志什么的。
用光影和变幻的角度来表达情感，空间，时间。最喜欢手电筒照下洞穴里，医生也照进牧羊人的眼睛里的镜头，对比，生命和那些说不清的无限秘密。
#BJIFF2021# 开始的感觉像在看画，光影很棒。探洞也很好玩，火球撞击岩壁的声音竟然那么大，而人在洞中越来越小。
原生态的偏远山区，垂垂老矣的牧民。云海、山谷、岩层、草场，全景拍得很美，节奏舒缓，让人不自觉屏住呼吸（从而缺氧睡去）。
科考队对洞的探索就好像是一次古今的对话 今天的人对遗址化石的好奇与古人对如今的科技的想象是一样的 置身于远离喧嚣的大自然里 返璞归真 与洞内的科考同时发生的 是洞外的时间流逝 日升日落 生老病死 四季更迭 周而复始 不仅仅是为了聆听自然的声音 同时更是深刻的刻画了时间的主题 我想片中的对话并无字幕也是因为关于时间和自然并不会因为语言而出现差异
主线还是探洞的部分，可以看出拍摄难度很大，画面很清晰，利用机位切换、光线、构图营造出的洞穴内部质感很难得。我想探险题材片最重要的是视听呈现出的节奏与质感，本片质感在线，节奏则没有太大变化，一直一个频率，这样固然是在还原自然，但观者看起来着实太闷，十分考验耐性。
想起刚看过的阿巴斯，视听极佳的伪纪录片，摒弃语言，感动自己涌现。
安排的这22点这场真的是故意的吧….全场都在睡觉..呼噜声满天飞🤷♂️
影评：电影好牛，好多人睡着。看电影前的我：我不能睡着。看电影的我：断断续续睡了20分钟。看完电影的我和男朋友：现在的电影发展到这个地步了吗？（没有说电影不好 只是看不懂 就不评分了
想起了艾什诺兹的《跑》：艾米尔跑不过国家机器，苏桦伟跑不出生存困境（一如白银越野马拉松的遇难者）。着力点不在于体育励志，明线是母子情，暗线是运动员的赛后境遇——从“同工同酬”的呼吁到速递员的转型，是什么在阻挡神奇小子跑下去？创作者在发出质询，尽管还是太温柔了。用力过猛之处在于安放了太多戏剧冲突，例如弟弟那条线不了了之，没能处理好全片的情感密度。在这个市场低迷的年头，华语电影却悄然迎来了跑步题材的并喷，和《超越》《了不起的老爸》同一起跑线，《神奇小子》绝对是领跑者。尹志文在彭浩翔手下磨练出了扎实的编剧技艺：故事、人物、主题，而不是让虚张声势的视听喧宾夺主；也慢慢发觉自己对电影的评价体系回归了传统。但话又说回来，最喜欢的一场亚特兰大接力赛，又几乎是纯靠视听建构的，奔跑的姿态本就有摧枯拉朽的能量。
补了北影节的遗憾；屏住呼吸的温度，层层下探，很适合上海的深夜
看的时候没睡，但是很困，确实感觉就像自己在探洞一样。人生就是一场探索，沿途很精彩，但总有到头的那一天，所以总要干点什么能让世界记住你的事情吧。创作灵感很妙，没想到是世界第三深洞。
3.5/5，用力哭不如用力跑，金句满载，从幼年到青春再到成年之后，虽是讲一个运动员的生涯，但也在其中勾勒出同工不同酬的现实窘境，可惜部分枝节讲述不足，爸爸的身影也被刻意模糊。青春时期的演员真的好棒，今年金像奖演技奖真是竞争超级激烈
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