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.
陈词滥调哈哈，Sandra Bullock一如既往的Poker face。
以三年A班的形式开展，以误杀瞒天记的形式进行，用印度女性题材一贯的主题强奸为真相。虽然题材不算新颖，但表现也不差，主要是强奸的男人都该死。
前面铺垫得女主太让人讨厌了，尤其对着妹妹养父母发脾气那一段。虽然最后还是泪崩了。
就是这个音乐，搭配的太糟糕了。每次一想起开头，我就知道，卡点要来了。。。最震撼的话即是片尾。
全片感情基调是隐忍、克制的，天气也是阴沉的，却在结尾处迎来爆发。妹妹在阳光里一步步走向姐姐，没有只言片语，就只是抱着她，一如小时候抱着如妈妈般存在的姐姐。此刻泪崩~
#新片推荐# 《不可饶恕》，桑德拉布洛克年轻的时候是傻大姐，如今是实力派。这个片子看得就是她的演技。非常虐心，令人哭爆的情感电影。这个人物太惨了，太悲剧。看片前做好心理准备
现实中的影子太多了：被性侵的独身女性，家庭中被压榨的女性，对女性优柔寡断情绪影响工作的刻板印象，苍蝇一样的媒体，只考虑选票的政客，结局太过美好。
女性被强奸可能一生都活在痛楚中，而那些强奸犯却换张嘴脸继续好好活着。都看到了吧，不，他们熟视无睹。
开头的节奏很好 很紧张 就是确实有些bug
苏州疫情下的观影•第9部
印度电影里较为常见的题材，以暴制暴的核心！
桑爪很赞啊，最后那个大力又克制的涌抱太难了。后半段她的几次情绪起伏都给我整哭了，执着地怀着期待，却被内心的痛苦压抑，无能为力的人生好无助啊，还好一切努力都值得，虽然let it go很难，但日子总要继续。结尾哭抽了。当然大神的配乐也有加持。
对Naina的一句话印象深刻: Do we just deserve a fucking candle march? 当悲剧发生的时候，政府又做了什么呢？不负责的警察，惩罚力度欠缺的法律，对受害者的忽视，只追表面报道误导大众的媒体……
最震撼的甚至不是电影本身，是电影结束后的那三行字幕。
虽然我很不喜欢印度，我也不希望他比中国更好
人世间的苦难是什么，也许是你往往不知道失去了什么，却又一直在找寻着什么……为亲情宁愿含冤入狱二十载却无悔，戴着有罪的标签而负重前行，世俗中遭遇的仇恨之恶更似镣铐般举步维艰，在周遭的一切都与之格格不入，人与人之间哪怕是一丝一毫的善意示好竟也是奢求的执念。
后面被扣押的司机是强奸犯的设计很巧妙。
当你是一个人，去面对整个社会的排斥的时候，是很压抑的
这剧情不意外，甚至有些狗血，但女主角的演绎和风格处理还是挽回了不少。
印度反思起来有时候比韩国都厉害，但就是改不了。
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