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.
出乎意料地還不錯，氛圍十足故事圓滿。亞裔女主小小眼睛還挺有戲。
片子及格甚至值得四星，唯独用毒品减轻疼痛纯扯淡。口服毒品不是麻醉剂，吃了瞬间不疼，还能保持理智……就很扯淡……口服麻醉品一般都有生效时间，而且作用很难精确，所谓止痛，代价往往是失去理智，止痛往往也将疼痛扭曲为其他感觉。这里不如突出痛感，突出人性，而不是抖机灵，让一个坚持戒毒的人放弃戒毒，从而自救。不吸毒就死，吸毒为了更好生活，这样的选择题不道德也不机灵。吸毒的人才会，人不人，鬼不鬼。
本片無疑是流水線式小本驚慄動作片，但這是當中的上佳之作，最適合周末夜晚觀看。
老套的剧情，老套的结局，老套的浅尝即止，老套的逻辑漏洞，和一点新式的offensive笑话
比想象中好，基本上所有的剧情拐点都在意料之外，女主脑力体力双双在线完全不拉跨，可以称得上半个爽片 / BGM真不错，可以找来听听
小成本，有限空间，人物特征鲜明，剧情矛盾突出。
暴风雪山庄式杀人事件，海洛因能害人，也能救人，这一点的辩证提升了作品本身及格线的水准。
【25】 ————— 🔴 2022【28】 🔵 美国【58】
惊悚片三大俗：人死得差不多了，电话信号终于来了；警察救援终于赶到了，分不清状况被反派杀了；反派终于占得上风要得手了，非要呶呶不休被反杀了。
看预告片以为是偏推理/心理向的，但看着看着觉得进度条撑不住啊……果然揭谜之后的一半就不好看了。而且出场人物寥寥数人，反派率是不是太高了点啊。
片子及格甚至值得四星，唯独用毒品减轻疼痛纯扯淡。口服毒品不是麻醉剂，吃了瞬间不疼，还能保持理智……就很扯淡……口服麻醉品一般都有生效时间，而且作用很难精确，所谓止痛，代价往往是失去理智，止痛往往也将疼痛扭曲为其他感觉。这里不如突出痛感，突出人性，而不是抖机灵，让一个坚持戒毒的人放弃戒毒，从而自救。不吸毒就死，吸毒为了更好生活，这样的选择题不道德也不机灵。吸毒的人才会，人不人，鬼不鬼。
Bullshit？Bullshit! 困在暴雪里的反击，不留活口，补枪。绑架女孩，送到更好的家庭？？钉在墙上，又生生挣脱出来。
除了几个槽点之外，如果不深究确实是非常不错的片子，节奏非常快，铺垫很短且不难看，然后20分就入主题了，女主的演技也不错，很想给到4分的，但我实在痛恨拿到枪不杀坏人这种剧情。
【25】 ————— 🔴 2022【28】 🔵 美国【58】
太无聊了，凯文哈特烦人到我一路上都希望伍迪能崩了他
反转紧张刺激 全员演技在线 尤其是亚裔女主小姐姐 钉枪恐惧 疼得心脏受不了看得直皱眉 红蓝警示灯下的仰视雪花镜头
爆米花电影，典型美国英雄主义。搞笑一般，无脑剧情。
老实说看多了悬疑电影，看谁都感觉有问题！中间的反转给我的感觉就很平静，以至于还有2分钟就结束了，我感觉还有反转呢！整体作为悬疑电影真的紧张感不足，好在演技不错，其实要影片的内核更像是表现自我救赎，找到出口。
暴风雪山庄杀人案，难得有一个智商不掉线的女主，但一眼看到底的故事总觉得少了些余味，毕竟人物不出彩，情节上还不得玩点花活儿。我以为最差会让警察完成最后的反转，谁知正义的枪射偏了方向，这样的类型片一定得把所有元素都用上才对，兄弟俩的口中肯尼叔叔就仅仅出现在台词里，不应该吖。
3.5星！突如其来的事件，自身面临的困境，伴随着伤与痛的经历，封闭的空间与环境构成了人物内在的体验，就像曾经突然离去的父亲与将要离去的母亲以及那一矛盾的姐妹关系。
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