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.
歌好听，视觉想象力强，价值观保守，四舍五入把寻梦环游记又复习了一遍，这些年最喜欢的迪士尼了，bruno真的很LMM！we dont talk about bruno!!
一个简化版的家庭治疗小传。看到的创伤的传递。家族的替罪羊现象被重新理解之后，房子（自体）又重现了生机。房子才真正由更多人共建。从新意识到父亲的物理不在场，与爱的在场，潜在的悲伤被看见之后，才会看到越无力背后的力量与重建。音乐画面都非常美，可惜没有在影院看。女主和家族各个人打交道的时候，可以看到新一代的力量。第二段音乐，稍微有点腻。可惜文本有限，没有看到更丰富的分化出来的角色。
内心塌房具象化了，塌房不可怕，只要有爱，房子可以重新盖
可以理解大多数人不满意的原因，无非是感觉很好的题材拍的格局太小，但其实从片头开始这部影片就在告诉大家，它的内核从来都是亲情和家庭，而不是魔法和奇幻元素。虽然片尾收的的确仓促和莫名其妙，但整体完成度很高，该表达的也都表达清楚了，算是及格的合家欢。
本片的立意不俗，可惜最重要的故事没讲好，或者干脆一点说，剧本直接就没写好——叙事铺垫不到位，人物关系的转变生硬别扭，最核心的戏剧矛盾竟然以草率敷衍的方式得到化解。
1）中规中矩的合家欢电影；2）适合小朋友，挺有教育意义～
太依赖天赋反而成为负担，越害怕失去早晚会失去，看淡，即使普通而平凡，努力生活一家团结，生活自然越来越好，随性顺心自然，家和万事兴，对自己的家人宽容一点，越有能力的越要学会放低姿态承担更多家庭责任，当然主动但不觉负累为宜。
1）中规中矩的合家欢电影；2）适合小朋友，挺有教育意义～
剧情比较单薄一点，音乐还可以，印象比较深的是we don't talk about bruno
抛下脑子看还是很开心的，谁不想要魔法和奇迹呢
迪士尼万年不变的音乐➕魔法➕小动物的合家欢风格，不过这部里面的歌都不是特别抓耳，剧情也比较俗套，除了美术之外没啥突出的优点 ，有点审美疲劳了
有种“合家欢&融梗《马丁的早晨》版”《百年孤独》的味道，稍微平复了下观感上的不满：虽说看到马孔多实体化，以及林漫威又写了几首出圈红歌还是挺开心的，但这填充的内容也实在太水了、结尾收束的太草率了吧。。有点追求啊迪士尼！
就看的很开心啊，LMM写的歌也太好听了噢耶。很喜欢全家女性角色丰富多彩的样子。但是这个家庭的设定多少有一种“政治”感，说实话，如果结尾就是没有魔法了，我会更喜欢。
真的撑死三星
这部片子最大的两个亮点就是女主是魔法家族中为一个没魔法的，以及歌吧。我觉得这部片子的歌好现代哦，跟以前的迪士尼歌曲曲风不太一样。但是故事有点牵强诶。因为拿了金球奖才看的，个人觉得这个片子赶不上逃亡。
中规中矩的一部作品。对动画中，都在怪祖母这个行为很反感，大家都为家族荣誉捆绑，所以过得不自由，其实反过来说，也是一种前行的动力，没有什么对错。
如果把魔法小屋看做是家族成员内心具象化的表现，米拉贝儿的gift就是洞悉人心，她看到的裂缝和摇曳的烛光即是那些已经不堪重负的内心——虽然外表若无其事，其实早已濒临崩溃，只有米拉贝儿最先察觉到，也只有她才能让其他人敞开心房去诉说那些只敢埋藏在心底的秘密，还有什么比这更珍贵的gift了吗。
之前看《沉睡魔咒2》，我就吐槽迪斯尼的真人奇幻片跟清宫戏没区别，只能看个服化道。今天又看了这部，还想吐槽迪斯尼的公主动画片跟春晚小品也没啥区别，反正都是样板戏。
一直没交代外公等人为什么被追杀？故事暗示我们有钱了还要买没有魔法的房子。舅舅可能是给，一家子只有舅舅独身没有后代。女主跟花仙子大力士是亲姐妹。外婆气质拿捏死死的。
都什么年代了，迪士尼还以为这种廉价的爱和包容就能打动人心?
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