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.
小孩真的那么重要吗？郑爽想打掉的孩子怎么办？
电影本身还是不错的。但是代孕这么沉重的话题，还是严格一些吧。
这两人真的没有CP感啊！小鹿穿一件鳞片戴一顶假发骗我说是麒麟啊！跟纽特组队的那几个人真的对剧情没啥贡献啊！整个魔法世界选领袖就跟学生会竞选一样啊！最后还学起了粉圈满世界搞应援啊！
搞不懂格林德沃想当魔法部长还需要麒麟认可？直接武力解决不就好了，整部电影就是为了送个麒麟……
靠“得麒麟者得天下”一炮打响舆论战，从而把民主投票变成了封建迷信，并强调人和巫师殊途不得相爱，否则就要受到惩罚。格林德沃，来中国演仙侠吧（伸手）
衍生作彻底变成前传了，还真就是神奇动物在哪里 ？？？
孩子被一家人的爱滋养着健康成长，而孩子基因父母的到来让这个年轻妈妈充满了恐惧和纠结，经历了各种心理挣扎之后决定让孩子跟他的基因父母去美国
风险全部由女性承担，男人永远无法知道生孩子有多痛。女性彻底沦为商品，卖淫合法，金钱买到性；代孕合法，金钱买到子宫。甚至不想要就退货！
笑中有泪，讨厌美国夫妻，代孕行，但不负责任真的太恶心了
这次的故事主线比较清晰，比起第二部要好很多，观影时数度想起了《碟中谍》这类电影。新人物不多，这部电影还是可以看的。小动物太可爱了！我永远喜欢嗅嗅和麒麟！
代孕一旦做成产业链，谁会是这条产业链的幸存者?到那时，女性还有自由可言吗？绑架，强奸，黑市……到时候弥漫着你我周围，谁可以置身事外呢？
20220122 。 如果结果可以猜到，也还算行，但是一个小反转，立意立刻上来不少。 印度电影题材还真是牛逼，什么都敢拍。
8分。非常好看的印度片。代孕的各方面矛盾都轻松搞笑的展现了，唯一不足可能就是结尾太理想化了，但这是大家喜闻乐见的。女主很漂亮。
爱他，就放过他。印度，一个在贫穷和混乱中挣扎前行的巨人，电影也很好地展示了这一点，宗教之间的矛盾，社会对于女性的压迫都可见一斑，但主题还是回归为不够现实的Happy Ending。说是喜剧电影，但是本片中并没有让我映像深刻的笑点或者泪点，特别是小男孩Raj和Mimi的互动并不足够好，让我无法带入到Mimi的情绪中。最后的两场Mimi对白人夫妻的戏份完全可以合二为一，并且爆发的冲力不太够，只能感受到演员的愤怒而无法感受其他情绪（女主演技真的拉… 感觉只会瞪眼和愤怒）。虽然电影足够长，但节奏控制的不好，有大量不太重要的内容堆积，让人疲惫，相比“三傻大闹宝莱坞”这些有优秀节奏的印度电影来说，差距还是很大的。有时候明明加一个“4年后”或者XXX天后就能解决的问题，导演硬着头皮也要拍四五分钟。
剧情方面，感觉又有看凤凰社或者阿兹卡班的囚徒那种感觉了！罗琳很会安排悬念和伏笔，很会收线。感情方面，罗琳很懂怎么嗑，很懂怎么发糖又发刀。第一次看魔法系列看得想哭。结尾邓布利多一个人站在雪里，让我想起在花生婚礼上，卷福一个人推开门，消失在夜色里的背影。“还有谁爱你呢邓布利多，你将从此孤独。”他说。触碰你时，心脏明明还跳得剧烈，他却消失在山崖，一去不返。杀人诛心啊！罗琳太太！😭
罗琳你给全剧组磕一个吧，给汉尼拔老师两个。
一个梦想着成为电影明星的dancer，美丽高挑且充满活力，为了筹集去宝莱坞的出道资金成为了代孕妈妈，又因为孕检时医生的误诊导致孩子的父母毁约逃跑，她成了真正的妈妈。
对这个题材好奇去看的，出奇地好看，女主角很漂亮，后来给我看哭好几次，结局是出乎我意料的，竟然是HE。印度人拍的太好了，演的也很好。
最近印度片讨论人权的越来越多了，四星推荐。
大卫叶茨赶紧收手吧🤒全片最佳是纽特救他哥那段。要不下一部还是好好讲可爱的纽特和神奇动物？
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