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.
整个电影的BGM很足，常常弄的人很燃，一开始又好气、如果你想拍一部高分片，找一个善良的弱势群体被欺负的很惨，然后为他们呐喊准能高分。
《误杀瞒天记》为家庭而战，《剑客卡南》为农村而战，本片《万岁毕姆》为底层而战。由此，有没有良心，成为划分电影创作者的准绳。
青春是什么？是允许犯错，是接受不完美，也是永不放弃。最后的马拉松太热血了，泪目了
一部绝望与希望交织的电影。
“要是现在不和大家一起跑，就没有办法挺起胸膛地活下去了”
类似《辩护人》《熔炉》的作品，这类故事看的太多，现已触动不了我，羡慕印度那边的创作环境
根据真事改编的为正义而战的事情。台词也很精准！
本来挺多问题，看完了解了一下原型，发现本尊比电影里拍得还要牛逼，一直都尽全力在确保公平公正的同时保护弱势群体的权利，也听说电影拍完后导演和主演貌似都受到人身威胁。第一次知道连低种姓都不如的部落人，部落原型被冠以“盗贼”“强盗”的污名，想来电影里的“罪犯有种姓制度、金钱和权力做后盾，但是受害者呢，我们（律师）就是他们的一切。”也不算夸张，人们高呼比姆万岁的时候，呼唤的并不仅仅是这个人，而是某种精神。是爱，是数百万人的眼泪，是希望。
技术层面太多初级的电影手段了，在严肃和嬉闹之间来回横跳，为了主题的深刻性多给一星。
反正还是被这种烂俗的桥段感动！蜡笔小新就是最可爱的！
从印度能拍出这样的电影和股市经济不难看出未来将会超过zg，时长如果能控制在120分钟左右就好了。 7.8/10
1、意义大于文本，题材胜过叙事，为底层种姓部落捍卫人权、反抗警察强权暴行，这样的故事总是令人激动的；2、影片比较聪明的一点是没有一棍子打死警察，而是通过与警察内部正义之士联手肃清恶警，律师捍卫了法律，警察维护了名声，唯有罪恶是电影的谴责对象。
系简炜。任大。
2小时40分的正反压制式打法，也就只有印度片还能编织出这么多的桥段和伏笔吧，而且歌舞也就只占了20分钟？确实难以想象，在全知视角和情绪赋予里，强弱对比这么明显，法官彻底成为背景板，印度人是怎么编剧做到顺理成章的
风间喊的第一个救命的人居然是小新hhhhhh
类似《辩护人》《熔炉》的作品，这类故事看的太多，现已触动不了我，羡慕印度那边的创作环境
后半段从少年侦探团研究破案开始，故事进入无聊状态，那个“咬屁屁怪”创意有点过于幼稚啊，包括后面一系列的场景，坏人的告白（这是洗白吧）都散发着满屏的中二感，破案的那些推理，有些不符合逻辑啊（可能孩子觉得符合）不要为了刻意英雄主义而英雄主义啊。
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这种电影假设了一个绝对公正的法庭，实际上在很多地区都是不存在的。歌颂了一件个例，虽然也是进步，也难以扭转印度的复杂社会。此片意义大于电影本身，因为剧情并不好看，有些无趣，音效突兀。
青春是铁面具 是恋爱 是闪闪发光 是自卑感 是后悔 是人情世故 是孤独 是曾经拥有 是此时此刻 我愿称为年度最佳
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