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.
觉得难以承受的原因是这不是历史，而是正发生。
本身疗养院生活就让人透不过气，疫情突袭更让人窒息。朱迪科默独自一人夜里照顾病人那段戏看得揪心。
写出了精髓：为什么我们的生命不再平等了。针对疫情的不同国处理。
动机一直模糊不清，最后的发问更是无力，这又不是Killing Eve，真人真事改得太抓马了。
经历了疫情+家里有中风患者的观众才能看出这部电影的写实元素
PS:第一次从电影里找不到发行公司，也可能是我没有文化。
Jodie Comer真是好演员呐，如果不是表姐球迷就好了😁
以普通人的视角切入这件全球性的灾难事件，故事很简单，但导演选取的事件及运用的视角都很不错，中段长达十多分钟的长镜头跟拍，压抑的中近景，不时的虚焦失焦，以及以不停的电话录音为主调的音效设计，增加了观众的在场感，跟着戏中人物的情绪而呼吸，朱迪科默的表演也撑起了这场戏，最终的崩溃也突显人类在疾病面前的无助，而最后面对镜头的质问同时也是对制度的控诉。7.8
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不是只有胜利的战役才值得出现在影视作品中，疫情正在消磨这个世界的所有人，我们遭受的无力与痛苦都是真实存在的，都是值得记录的。
本子，想说的太多，就不说了。
一个小人物陷入泥潭时绝望地挣扎，和在极端境遇下闪烁的人性之光，以及对英国防疫对养老院的不重视的控诉
这才是真正的小正大 几乎都能被称作是后covid时代电影的开山之作了 从个体出发 对权势和政府体制进行强而有力的控诉 不一味歌颂 让人回归人的本质 该犯错时犯错 该牺牲时牺牲 最近在看野田高悟的剧本结构论 里面有一句话说得特别对 电影不是用来宣传的 电影是生活的镜子 依然还是得回归到平民的生活上 没有人的生活是美满的 真实地展现生活中的苦痛和不如意 也呈现所谓的“不幸”结局 才能与世界电影齐肩 judie comer太绝了 她的呼吸完全carry住了整部片子 长镜头下的演绎一气呵成 绝
不输电影制作水准的单集SP。刚看了《失控玩家》没多久，再看《help》，感觉Jodie演技得到了很多延伸和可发挥空间。中间求助那一段几乎是今年所有女演员中最出色的表演了，看来好的剧本是需要这种好演员相佐的。如果是在院线，Jodie可以冲一下欧三影后了。
又是一部类似疫情纪录片的电影，又是恍惚着感叹这是两年前的事情，又是无奈的期盼这一时代能快点结束的心情。
女主勇敢、无助时的几段表演很不错。
是不是没有价值就没有了意义 那些被忽略的不是东西 是生命
看了前半段没明白在讲什么 再看才发现原来是以新冠为背景的故事 小人物的视角 用了多个一镜到底的长镜头 把那种焦虑 无助 绝望到歇斯底里和慌乱的状态展现的很真实 比某国医生拍的好 新冠下不讲家国情怀 只讲小人物的悲欢 拍出了灾难来袭下 受害又无法得到及时救援的人们的挣扎 死亡与无奈 也是一个很好的角度 只是没想到结尾是这样的 如此压抑 充满了无力感
以小见大，国内拍的比起来就是屎……不过英国同样很奇葩，敢拍却不防疫，真是无话可说
很棒 对啾各种怼脸拍 每种情绪她都能游刃有余地处理 很喜欢最后她和观影者的对视 要关注具体的人 而不是数字
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