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.
姐姐照料疯老公，弟弟相帮看小童。
两个孩子人物性格整个感觉都没有塑造出来，小威那么辉煌的成绩也不知道怎么打出来的，虎头蛇尾
两个半小时，工工整整规规矩矩平铺直叙的传记类电影，建议参加作文比赛的同学都照此模板按部就班。ps：两个小演员长得也太像大小威了
我最喜欢的一幕是当初教练在姐妹中选了Venus后，妈妈没有放弃妹妹。
当我很小的时候，我总会对自己说，希望自己长大后不要变成那些讨厌的大人，活成自己讨厌的样子。就一直这样长大，我一直都认为自己还是当初的孩子，直到今天看到这部电影……
主角是爸爸，所以相对弱化了大小威廉姆斯的部分，却让人不觉得有任何问题，情节完整、内核正确、演员演技更不用多说，还有很多感动：种族的或追求梦想的。恭喜理查德，78页的计划最终全部实现。想看网球、想看教育、想看成长、想看家庭、想看热血、想看励志桥段、想看Will的观众，都能在本片找到那部分精彩。
Be funny when you can
如果片中采访是真实的就还好，不然太虚了，就像电影的黑白画面
人物塑造成功例子，主角的优点和缺点（坚定/固执）如硬币的正反面般呈现，固执的几场戏看的真脑溢血（褒义）。关于种族话题的论证也颇为公平合理，白人黑人有好有坏。查了资料才发现居然不是胶片拍的，数字拍摄和后期技术现在是很先进了。
快把奥斯卡给Will Smith吧，演得是挺好，但也看累了。这片子，要努力说服自己才能不去翻白眼，大威小威当然是牛逼的，但是比赛全都没有起伏，戏眼全都在他爹身上，关键是这个爹又没立得住，光在那鸡娃惹人讨厌了，就挺烦的。另外各种陈词滥调确实也是每年颁奖季能看到180部的那种，片尾真实影像一出，电影白拍了。但片尾曲不错，Beyoncé还是slay！
虎爸鸡娃的故事在当今的黑人人权与女权议题下重新被包装和召唤出来，从家庭层面上这是一个极其蛮横和冒险的赌博，孩子的自信被建构在持续的胜利之上，其精神状态是脆弱的。但社会总是会赞颂这样的教育实验中成功的例子，这种“优绩主义”叙事以一种极端的方式进行着平权。简而言之，good job but I'll never support you.
生一个天才比中头等大奖还难得，他生了两个。Lucky bastard
这不就美国版摔跤吧爸爸吗。虽然是真人真事改编吧，都是爸爸亲自训练两个女儿，自信到干预教练，也是妹妹被姐姐的光环遮蔽。这个爹从还没怀孕就把两个女儿的一辈子计划好了，要不是女儿们真的天赋异禀，这爹味打鸡血一般人都受不了。还没拍到妹妹出山电影篇幅就不够了，汗。没觉得史皇演技有多特别，只是重新抓到了一些黑人的基本特征，冲奥有点投机感。运动励志传记片反复强调黑人和女权主题，但并没表现太多大小威自己的想法，绝对主角只有这个父亲，母亲角色也只有几场戏但给人印象还蛮深。大小威担任监制，视角有一定主观片面性，看花絮感觉对年代和人物的还原度是很高了。
3.5分，网球版的《摔跤吧爸爸》，你要做的事情已经做完了，现在该由她自己做出选择。幸好选择这样一个结局，不然真的挺无聊的。
小孩子的思维总是自由自在，而大人的思维总是拘束在一个紧缩的空间，从小孩子的角度看世界，有些奇思妙想是长大后遗忘的，所以和他们相处，如果能认真地对待他们，也能渐渐地发现自己丢失掉的东西，小孩子从你那得到的爱，同样也会回馈给自己。
电影是美版的《摔跤吧，爸爸》。本片重点在于描绘网球姐妹威廉姆斯的爸爸的教育方式，能培养一个顶级的网球选手可能是运气，有两个那一定是教育方式上有过人之处。
莎拉波娃和东洋之花登录IMDb小号默默给出了一星。
“不然她们只能无家可归”
虽然138分钟很长，但是看到最后觉得值得没有跌宕起伏的情节，平铺直叙很舒服，虽然前面铺垫太长会容易放弃，但总体看下来还是觉得励志
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