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.
看得好感动，哭得眼泪哗啦。一开篇北野武唱起《浅草小子》，我眼泪就藏不住啦。铃木保奈美还是那么美，可是年轻时多么放荡不羁，如今也是典型日本女性温良谦恭的模样。
干瘪的内核，单薄的人物，平庸的调度，靠着一个完全不可信的桌下炸弹悬念吊了半个多小时，拍得像一次严谨单调的裁缝活，最无聊的室内剧就长这样……
【另外，在短评里恶意剧透的“谋谋谋”是有什么问题吗？每看完一部悬疑片都要剧透？？？】
故事无论是内容还是叙事结构都是相当普通甚至有点俗套的，“严师慈父”的日式或者说是亚洲的传统形象扑面而来。但那种纯真的感动依旧能够感受得到，三星半
情节so so，好多地方不可深究，但Mark Rylance一个人撑起一整部电影，好演员还是让人看得过瘾
merry chrismas
前面是中规中矩的励志片。与其说是北野武的传记电影，不如说是北野武对恩师还有法兰西剧场那段时光的怀念。 就像我们不忍心苛责《你好，李焕英》一样，都融入了创作者真挚的感情。 累积的情绪在最后师父去世之后开始爆发，最后的长镜头让人忍不住落泪，师父和北野武一起说着“我是谐星啊，八嘎呀路”，然后跳起踢踏舞，这结尾太美了。 老年北野武居然和青年是同一个演员饰演的，确实是一个挑战，演员完成得很出色。
他是一个cutter，不是tailor.
明显过誉。不过就是用雅克特纳或大卫柯南伯格某类题材的电影，与约翰保曼某部电影进行了嫁接混容，试图用后者的角色身份去尽量误导观众，然后再用前者的角色身份去解释剧中发生的一切惊奇反转！只可惜答案揭晓未必能让人满意。首先，因为这种层级的掩藏身份不留痕迹几乎不可信——何况还总和熟悉这种身份的人打交道。即便成立，也等于变相贬低这两种职业的达人们；其次，剧情的叙事操纵感太明显。导演虽假借男主之口反复强调“无法完美”，可这些所谓破诈和意外其实也都刚好在需要它发生的时间点发生。比如，那突然打来的电话要是没响怎么办？柜中人感觉危险如选择其他意想不到的方式出柜怎么办？总之，没有人可像男主那样在一个必然包含太多随机不确定性的事件链条去实施阴谋！反复的险象环生+逢凶化吉？这不叫惊悚，这叫喜剧！……两星半。
倒更像是师傅的传记片？影帝完全被大泉洋压过一头 觉得这种记录那些逝去的艺术的故事都格外动人 像是师父 百鸟朝凤 默片解说员之类的 人与人之间的羁绊赋予了艺术额外的价值
质感不错，里朗斯老特务间谍了，尤其最后目露凶相。故事有惊喜但不大，几处所谓反转能猜到且铺垫得也不太够，用做衣服来类比计划有意思，永远做不出完美的作品
从头到尾都很心酸、也很真实、我印象最深的台词是「你以为他们是谁的徒弟」从这里开始影片对我来说才开始进入好看、老师的死让我的情绪上来了、到了男主回忆与师傅的点滴的那段、就开始绷不住了、泪目、加上电影主题曲、主题曲和这个故事绝配了
演员好，女主选角太现代了感觉随时能掏出智能手机开刷
精致反转片，反转设计还行，不过如果从西装片来看，还是喜欢第一部《王牌特工》那种娱乐性十足的。
让男主的气定神闲显得非常悬浮
如撥洋葱一般，一層一層地，早就感覺這個英國裁縫一定不簡單，不露聲色的如果自己沒有秘密，也是知道秘密的人，最後的結尾還晃了一下，非常精巧。
三星半。
也有不太严谨的地方，但现在还愿意尝试这种风格，还能完成得这么好的片子，必须五星致敬。同类可看《夺魂索》《足迹》《死亡计中计》《暂无出口》《在糟糕的日子里》
从故事设定本身的角度，加上悬疑反转的水平来看，这部作品肯定是不下四星。
精巧的单场景悬疑故事，并不烧脑，却因为角色需要在各个势力间周旋而颇为有趣，算是一个不错的小品之作。
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