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.
怀抱理想主义情怀的“律师”终究担不起家族大业，而敢想敢拼的“妻子”’则在最后一刻被愤怒冲昏了头脑。现在古驰企业中已经没有一个姓古驰的人了，所以这故事想讲的可能是家族企业被现代管理制度吞噬的过程。
画面上仍然很工整，但是故事线过于流水账，几个人物也毫无“人性”可言，性格、情感的转变都很突兀。
雷霆嘎嘎木楞的感情戏和夸张的动作戏也算是跟女主俗气老土偏执疯魔的设定相得益彰了，有些地方尴尬得连美杜莎看了都要被石化。她故作天真地说I don't know her的时候会想到牛姐吗？
不过我鳖演技其实还可以，没有特别出彩但也没有出错，而且，不得不说口音实在好评。被四大风向标提名的确值得，但是没有奥提真的挺奇怪的…（个人感觉至少比小k要强（仅个人感觉，不喜勿喷…
lady gaga本色出演土鳖心机女，演得真的挺好的。。。然后古琦家族一团乱，和大部分有钱家族的故事没啥不同，直到现在运营这个品牌的已经没有古琦的人了，一场人间喜剧。电影较长，卡司不错，但挺无聊的。
对patrizia的人物塑造仿佛她所有的决断都来自于占卜师给她的建议…那么也无从突出她的强大和丰富不是吗？真实故事本身确实挺戏剧化的 但电影也太慢太长了
85岁高龄的太公还有那么稳定的画面叙事力和主题表现力真的是很牛的，想想连另一棵常青树伊斯特伍德都有点力不从心了，就很难能可贵了啊！Lady Gaga演技有质的飞跃，整体对这个行业的嘲讽力度也是很强了
画面质感和演员表现都很好 节奏太乱了 拍成剧集更好 给我鳖多加一颗星
原来带Gucci起死回生的是德克萨斯的Tom Ford。预告比较好看，Gaga这个角色本来以为会更厉害一点，结果中途变成了被老公甩掉的怨妇，莫名其妙消失在主线之中，老公从小绵羊变成渣男的过程也不太自然。由开头的真实事件改编，到最后字幕打出没有Gucci家族成员在管理Gucci让人唏嘘，看下来最惨的还是叔叔和表哥。
之前谁说的那个亮灯前排站起来一排穿gucci的笑死我了
本以为会是坏女人在大家族里兴风作浪的故事，没想到雷公连个浪花都没拍出来，流水账的情节推进让人觉得Gucci家族莫不都是混子，而且司机那个角色怎么就从书呆子变成了败家子，莱托的出演更是没啥必要，谁也看不出来是他，嘎嘎女士胜在有和人物一样的野心，倒也不是她真演多好，就买凶那段她那贼眉鼠眼的演技还以为在演SNL单元剧。
哎呀好久没看过这么古典手法叙事的电影了，果然dou评分很低。
每个人都丑爆了 每个人都蠢爆了 这么无聊的文本如果不是因为古驰这个名字是完全不配拥有拍成电影的价值
大哥本来只是个地主家的书呆子，是嫂子亲手教会了大哥怎么搞事业，怎么六亲不认，怎么耍心机，最后大哥也是这样对待嫂子的，嫂子好惨，其实他俩一开始就不合适，是嫂子努力才让他们在一起的，我同情嫂子。或许让大哥留在嫂子娘家做个卡车公司赘婿，他俩一辈子能过得很幸福很安稳。老鳖的意大利口音模仿得不错。
成片品质一般，比最后的决斗差，就当看嘎嘎了
既然是传记，就当个传记影片看。看着看着发觉这好像不是真的，怎么这么狗血呢，一如传统的金融大亨类编剧手法。虽被莱德利·斯科特艺术处理了很多，但毕竟这些事还是真的。的确挺唏嘘…… 另外gaga已经很厉害了，没必要吹毛求疵，非得说她的演技。阿尔·帕西诺仍旧是殿堂。片子有点长但还算吸引人！
编剧的锅太大了，把一个充满戏剧张力又奇妙的故事讲得这么平淡，甚至最后收尾真的太草率了一点吧？
司机卖掉股份离开那段和被杀那段挺好的，其他……
不可思议的平庸....叙事笨拙到仿佛是在播幻灯片，人物的塑造和他们的行为动机真的不能让我信服。Gaga女士的表演比“巨蛋”有进步，但是也不至于惊艳，反倒是杰瑞德.莱托更让我眼前一亮。
改编自现实的电影里面的故事情节细节可能与现实不符，如果只是通过电影来铭记现实，那记住的只能是与真实情况有出入的现实。
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