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.
片名拗口扣一星，要我说就叫《善解人衣》吧。
心动了，才会有高潮。
剧本过于工整了，还有汤普森阿姨这惊天一脱，我的妈呀！[B+]
太喜欢了。很多个细节都很喜欢。一开始很喜欢这个女性，喜欢她的坦诚，喜欢她的克制和顾虑，喜欢她整个人的表达，不是说喜欢她的性格，是喜欢这种自然真诚，没有那些虚以委蛇的东西。后半段开始喜欢这个男的，很喜欢，感觉他很善良。甚至在那一段，女方调查了男的的真实身份那一段，我有一种感同身受的被冒犯的感觉。边界感很重要，对方自以为是好意但不尊重自己的边界感，这件事太让人愤怒了。也很喜欢最后，最后这位女性认识到了自己不应该过界，也很喜欢最后的告别。当然最喜欢的还是女性角色在里面收获的力量和自信。性愉悦不止关乎于性，也关乎更内在的东西，会让人获得精神满足充满愉悦获得力量，这些都是很珍贵的。太喜欢女性角色最后对着镜子看自己的那个自信的笑容了。最后是她自己给了自己高潮，这个寓意太好了，非常非常喜欢。
本人最爱的是那支舞和结尾——第一次接受，当fantasy来到现实，也许并不会那么糟糕。
四星
Equal nudity好评 难以置信这是哪一年还搞那套liberal fem
谁不渴望一份不带羞耻的性满足，一些手指拂过大腿的试探，几句私密的共情，和一颗eye candy
圣丹斯电影节总会带来惊喜。简单至极的电影场景，复杂的人物对话，以对白驱动故事发展，好像也多如牛毛，但这部片子有许多讨巧之处。女性导演在探讨女性内心，本身就很有看点。
男主像亦舒小说的男主角从书页里走出来一样：浓眉长睫，皮肤光洁，五官亮丽，笑容带金光，有男子气概又不乏书卷气，会跳舞会开香槟，三个A+。但Emma是赋予这一切意义的人，当她被问道“为何你那么害怕失望”，我几乎与她同步说出“因为此前的人生总是让人失望”；当她赤裸着身体站在镜子前，我为那股强迫所有人的目光正视这一切的力量鼓掌。
如果说Daryl的肉体惊艳了我，那Emma的演技则让我佩服到五体投地...how could she be so perfectly beautiful, vulnerable and satisfied at the same time...Emma身体上的每一条皱纹都让我看到了岁月能带给人的智慧和美好
这部应该是今年以来最喜欢的电影了！说是女性觉醒有点点局限 其实更像是两个陌生人之间的phase link且互相治愈的过程。男主真的好可爱 声音也令人安静 又很耐心地等待与倾听 去引导去缓释去深入都是水到渠成 更重要的是他让女主发现直面自身的欲望是不该成为羞耻的事情 去欣赏自己取悦自己也没有错。女主恰好是母亲 因而以母亲身份的共情能够让男主直面自己与他母亲和家人的关系 认可自己的能力和职业。这种陌生人之间互相短暂令对方更完整地步入next stage真是我最喜欢的感情之一了！
You do like some kind of sex saint, and being a teacher suddenly pays her back, enables her to explain the accident so reasonably and convincingly 和学生的对话可以看出冷漠老师不是个会察言观色、考虑他人感受的高情商的人，虽然循规蹈矩却不是真的在乎，直到她感受到人和人之间的温度 thx to the SEX SAINT! Oh, when he felt wrongly treated by his mother老娘母性关怀雌性荷尔蒙爆棚！这是对俄狄浦斯情结最当代的展示了吧！！concupiscence
目前看到一半，就已经为这个男的留下泪水，我想挣钱，我也想和他做爱！
几十年只跟一个男人做爱，等丈夫死了才有机会尝试不同的性爱方式，买春还担心自己的身体让对方失望……哪个男人会担心自己稀疏的头发、肥硕的肚皮让女人作呕，他们通常只自觉才华横溢、高大威猛，哪怕是虚张声势。而女人对自己的审视却无比严苛，无论年纪几何都不满意自己的样貌、身材。女主探问男主真实姓名那一段让人感动，女性天生更关心心灵、情感，哪怕在短暂的交往中也盼望联结——这是人之为人的珍贵品质。结尾女主终于能用欣赏的眼光打量自己的裸体，真是莫大的解放。每个女人都有权享受快乐，都应该像讨好男人一样取悦自己。最后，我喜欢女导演拍的性爱场面，不刻意暴露人的身体，也不为性而性，而是点到为止，尊重而非盘剥演员的身体。想想那些粗暴践踏演员身心的男性电影艺术家吧，文明、善良与否，高下立现。
无论是已婚未婚离异甚至是独身主义
see people, pay respect, learn to be honest to yourself.
判断一部影片对不对盘，开篇的分别拍摄：普且刻意，到出现第二次会面的安排：方向性彻底失控（摇头）。话疗片一旦在推进过程中有多次的不自然的卡顿尴尬，在我这里就算完了…… ps不可否认艾玛的表演尤其是在餐厅的那身打扮很好看 但这个本子真不行
本来赞叹哇哦这是我今年看过的最佳女·性电影～后来觉得这简直是个小型乌托邦（就像“手天使”之所以为“天使”）～两位演员都太棒了！！
全片都是富有「戏剧感」的室内戏，这种形式其实格外难拍，再加上「欲望与性爱」的母题早已泛滥，但这部实确实极好：人物设置张力十足，对话witty（全场笑声不断），节奏精妙，从身体的触碰到精神的疗愈，四次会面使人物关系与影片深度层层递进，影片将SEX的「日常性」(as a daily life act/pleasure)与「象征性」(as a representation for lust, love, power) 完美交织，女性在「性」中的困境被细腻描摹，极为真实动人。即使对与女主完全不同的女性观者（我），也能激起不同层面的情感共振。也想到之前看过的另一部难得展现老年女性的性欲的佳作——《女继承者》。
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