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.
简单的坚强，简单的语言，才能讲好悲伤的故事。
真相大白前觉得不可理喻，觉得律师老婆和女主的对峙句句在理，真相大白后又是另一种不可理喻。
背负罪恶换取妹妹的未来，这条路上无人可诉，唯有挣扎咽下。因为爱并不需要证明，更无需全世界知道，自觉值得就好。
为了曾经的女神看的。剧情太痛苦了，看得很抑郁。
6.5/10
各大营销号的吹水，其实也就是一般，真的审美疲劳，影业的质量不行，这是一部为获奖而存在的电影，所以在我这种大众眼里，一般。曾经的演员、演技派要么人至中年要么老年暮霭，要么息影要么偶尔客串，新晋的连何为幽默活力都不明所以，嬉笑胡闹的新生代，电影圈也是青黄不接，宁愿《东城梦魇》肥温的压抑，也不喜欢桑德拉的这张苦瓜脸。替稚幼的妹妹背锅20载，了不起的亲情！
看一半猜到剧情。逻辑有点弱。结尾处理的挺好，Sandra bullock演技在线。
基调隐忍沉重，结合季默大师配乐，亦姐亦母的救赎之路，桑德拉布洛克的表演很传神。
旧的怨恨难以消解，新的仇恨因此衍生，失去亲人的他选择夺取她亲人的性命来报仇雪恨……谅解两个字看似简单，但要做到却时常并非易事
剧本很好，里面的人物塑造很丰满。整个故事层层递进，叙事中带点悬疑。桑婆的演技炉火纯青，眼神中有沧桑与隐忍，坚定与不疑，值得二封。
导演相当克制，一部不错的表演佳作，借着看上去很实，很真的社会事件。如果给韩国导演拍，一定反转一次又一次的复仇电影。导演并没有让剧情朝着观众的设想让任何一个人去挂号。着力表现女一号内心的挣扎和生活的不易。
桑德拉布洛克一个人的表演，故事紧凑有反转，结局也非常耐人寻味和意味深长，整部影片都在投射着定罪的不严谨，枪支随意使用，出狱者无法被社会接纳，报复心理很多社会问题，是很好的体现社会性问题的片子。
其实是一个很严肃的话题。站在寄养家庭、警长儿子和主角身上都能理解各自的心境、处境。饶恕（forgive）意味着和解，这种痛彻心扉的感觉很难站在一个轻飘飘地旁人视角感受得到。另外，很不喜欢一些肤浅的戏谑评论“冲奥片”“拿奖片”。
#小两口的午后影院 #豆瓣电影
主角都是出狱后不被社会接受的罪犯 这部比《美好的世界》观感好 但着重点不太一样 各有长短
Sandra Bullock 一张厌世脸，看的人真的好不爽，但是演的真心不错。最后有一个小反转吧。剧中人人都没有错，造化弄人，女主也真是委实可怜！
2021年最催泪剧情片，全程红着眼看完，结尾我泪崩了！https://v.ixigua.com/NQ9xtp6/
没有犹豫的时间，你不可能恨的人摧毁了你的一生。然后你溶解于她。
还好最后是圆满的结局，实在是太虐心了！5岁小孩儿就会开枪？感觉有点夸张。配角都是老熟人啊！
配偶评价，桑德拉布洛克还挺适合这样的角色的，有点强硬但又不够强硬，关键是还有点蠢，科恩嫂就不合适了。
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