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.
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没办法错过演技爆裂的Sandar Bullock，题材的话现实又残酷。
看到桑德拉布洛克，真的是久违了！
女主20年前为啥不找个年轻人演，跟她6岁的妹妹看起来像娘俩，其实20年后也像。
没有反转前的剧情其实就挺好的，这已经是我今年看过的第三部讲述出狱人员重返社会的故事了（前两部分别是浊水漂流和美好的世界），从表演的角度说，桑婆可以碾压吴镇宇，略差于役所广司，整个片子的氛围比另外两部都要沉重和压抑一些，女主的处境更加孤立无援，而快到结尾处出现的反转，以及反转之后的情节可以说充满了抓马，编剧试图用反转来加深女主的悲剧性，但这个反转实在太欠缺说服力了。PS：这片里面的角色领悟能力都这么强的吗，通过一个眼神一句话就能get到重点。
看的很难受，是因为家庭的琐碎和艰辛，将近2/3才告诉观众是妹妹犯下的罪，片尾的闪回交代了小孩子的记忆很清晰，知道姐姐为她顶罪。姐姐出狱为了知道妹妹过的如何尝试了各种方法，本以为警长的儿子会冲动复仇，但是life will go on。
长姐如母，刚毅落魄。桑德拉把这个姐姐演绎得棒极了！她拒绝渔场同事的求爱那一幕和最后一幕与妹妹的拥抱，竟让我湿了眼眶。唉，老了，心软了。
除了遗腹子的部分都很喜欢，绑架什么的太突兀了
为了亲爱的妹妹承担了一切也无怨言
别再纠结什么为5岁妹妹顶罪或者法律的问题了。试问她当时如果说是妹妹开的枪会有人信么。就算有人信。一个5岁的孩子杀了警察。她的一生会好么。当警察抓到她的时候。她把妹妹的座位调整到一个背向视角。就是为了挡在妹妹前面。自己去面对所有的惩罚。
隐忍内敛的片子需要静心看，硬伤不少，但不否认要表达这种克制的张力需要好的演技和剧组。
姐姐是酷的 只是很多剧情蛮跳跃 不符合人物性格啊
女主的演技也太强了，最后的那段女主趴在地上时空闪现的场景真是绝了
罪犯的身份、固化的阶层、永生无法打破的“原罪”。她背负罪恶换取妹妹的未来，在夹缝中残喘存活，只为了心中的爱！女主演技炸裂，每个眼神都是戏，这才叫演技！结尾好评，此时无声胜有声！
生活碾压我们一次还嫌不够，还要持续性的，是嫌我们还不够苦逼吗？
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①是有机会成为一部优秀剧情片的，可惜剧本问题多多。试举几例：警长的大儿子一开始是理性男，力劝小儿子不要去找刚出狱女主的麻烦，但和女主见了一面，只因女主说要重新开始生活，就立刻180度转弯，要报仇雪恨？20年了，出事时还是小屁孩的他们，如此大仇有足够说服力吗？②真相到结尾才告诉观众：是女主五岁的妹妹开的枪，女主为她顶罪服刑20年，合理吗？妹妹当时年龄尚小，请问顶罪有何意义？③对女主有好感的男同事这条线，缘何不了了之？④大儿子被小儿子戴了绿帽，盛怒之下就去绑架了女主的「妹妹」？这样的情感转移合理吗？绑架之后电话把女主叫来，大儿子的诉求是什么？当女主面干掉「妹妹」？那自己铁定牢狱之灾，这叫报复吗？……bug太多使得情节的合理性很成问题，更重要的是，人物的性格都没法立起来，明显是为了情节的走向，硬掰人物行为。
没有惊喜，表现手法中规中矩。最打动我的是Linda Emond的表演，强装镇定的表情下流露出的小慌乱，把女性对女性的同理心表达得如此真实善良。
这个故事处理出悬疑感可能也是一种无奈之举，但被遮蔽了的是那种隐藏其中的深刻冲突，觉得有点遗憾。Sandra Bullock可以准备等着提名了
没办法错过演技爆裂的Sandar Bullock，题材的话现实又残酷。
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