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.
是不会主动去看的类型，不过还真是不错啊，印度片也比中国片自由。很多社会现实，很多反转，感觉这要是拍成8集左右的故事片，把没讲完的故事和很多支线人物丰富一下会更好，多个主题都能讲到，而不是现在有点太多了。
依然是这种主题依然发人深省依然存在每个角落
这剧本太有张力，最后几分钟怎么像下一部的预告片
前半=就这就这8.5分？后半=卧槽卧槽我去牛逼，高丽附体了啊这是。其实客观说镜头运用和配音都比较差，并且除了主角们配角演技也有点垮，剪辑也有的地方有点乱。但是，但是，架不住好的故事、主旨和编排。简直高丽电影附体嘛这是。拆成两天看完的我前后心情简直大不同，很想五星但缺点也不容忽视就是了…
问题是，现在这把锄头去哪儿找呢？
广场，学生，抗议，暴乱，镇压，政治，种族，性别，教育，人权，亲情，爱情，友情，全部浓缩在160分钟里面，无限反转，无限精彩。
同热评，这部剧包含了如此多的现实话题，让我惊讶，连印度片都这么敢拍了……真的厉害
这电影最后变成了政治家们的仇斗就略low了。普通人=工具，码的，他们不仅要利用我们，还得拍成电影来羞辱我们普通人。
最近，印度好片有点多啊，《较量》的剧本是真的好，反转不太高明，没铺垫，以后说不定我国又要翻拍这部电影了，但是印度电影的通病就是太长了😂😂😂
你把故事背景换到zg，我觉得一点也不违和，但肯定过不了审。
你们一边给韩印两国的尺度电影打着高分 一边埋汰贾科长国外获奖
7，也许很多人认为这种题材“像”某些高级的电影，只是这只是善意的误会。故事很悬浮，其中的法庭戏，如果不是编剧的经验不足就只能说明印度的法治真的太差了。警察杀人的铺垫不足导致前面不足以代入，还有莫名其妙的慢镜头，除了律师很多人都在讲显而易见的情绪，全员降智（包括控方律师）。我理解都是为了反转，最后的一小时确实亮眼，虽然全部从律师嘴里说出来不符合电影语言，但实现的情绪效果（正如角色说的，点燃观众的情绪，人们就变成了信徒）还是不错的。
我们有改变电影的郭嘉，
依然是这种主题依然发人深省依然存在每个角落
涉及面广，女性，学生运动，黑社会，私刑道德，媒体舆论，种姓，毒教材，政治大腕。但是我觉得伴随着这种程度的反转，前面讨论议题的力量就被相对地削弱了。
最后律师啥情况没整明白，警察那段搞清楚了。好烦，拍的如此隐晦。
本片三个关键词：阶级歧视、体制谋杀和肮脏政治。问：谁和谁是宿敌？答：百姓和政客。如果这是一部推理小说，那就是社会派法庭推理佳作！本来以为法庭上关于案件细节的逻辑推理大反转就够精彩了，没想到到了最后时刻又反了两重！且关于警长这重反的既在情理之中又在意料之外，不但呼应了前面的伏笔，这人物也更丰满立体了起来。最后一重反的虽然有点刻意，又有点不太现实，但却很好地满足了观众的情绪和心理。历朝历代老百姓都被人当棋子，舆情都被人当武器和工具，这个故事以小见大，从一个点撕开了社会黑暗的一角。水能载舟亦能覆舟，愚弄操纵百姓者必将被这变革的巨浪吞噬。
案中案，局中局。印度电影真的很不一样。他们真的啥都敢拍敢讲，他们也是真的啰嗦。就算不插进歌舞，中途也要插进主题曲烘托气氛。这个议题是真的复杂。讲到了种姓制度与歧视，女性权益，学术霸凌，国家机器与肮脏政治，全民狂欢的网暴正义，一环扣一环，一层套一层。但也因为要表达的太多，让人眼花缭乱，失去焦点。（2022.7.23 周六 晚上 成都兰台 一楼 电视 两个人）
2、提问的人被戴上了镣铐，指责的人也被戴上了镣铐，说谁呢这是！😅😅
很敢拍，国内是肯定没法上映了。 教授很好看，美女一个。一个电影揭露了法律的腐败，警察的腐败，学校的腐败，体质的腐败。不过反转有点生硬，虽然是为了突出警察的黑，但是从故事的角度，有点刻意。
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