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.
镜头语言很简单朴实，仿佛纪录片，但那种压抑窒息和无力感却贯穿全程，当然也得益于啾迪超棒的演技，向所有无私奉献的护工致敬！
Jo表演太精彩了！虽然故事简单，深度一般，但是本身就是写实电影，很勇敢！
感觉结尾是个败笔、、配乐很会渲染气氛。朱迪科默的演技好不错
时代的一粒沙落在个人身上是座山。敢于质问勇于发声就是改变的开始。ps:几位主演全出生在利物浦，口音很正宗😂
ITV的电视电影。两位主角都很棒。Individual record vs collective memory. 没有束缚的人才有更多故事对吗？
前面挺好看的，尤其是涉及到的新冠肺炎，但是最后三分之一转场铺垫过于薄弱，导致对男主线处理非常突兀和尴尬。与此同时，最后结尾对政府的质问，更显得缺乏说服力。
Help 如果意译成 英国护工 也许比现在的译名 援助 更好。不是全部讲新冠疫情，新冠疫情袭击海尔默兹护理院这个封闭环境大概只占1/3多。但就这50分钟左右的戏让整部电影无比精彩。医疗系统崩溃，海尔默兹病人在疗养院里得不到救助绝望的死去。看过的第六部关于新冠疫情的电影，从《封闭》普通人的封闭压力，到《中国医生》还原式讲述疫情的开始，还有岩井俊二的疯癫，再到help里没有血腥，但用焦点前置的大块黑色配大提琴偶尔一下的紧张感。至少电影人对疫情已经从害怕，好奇到泰然处之和冷静思考。现在的世界冷静是最可贵的，因为太浮躁了。
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hhh院长是肥瑞里面的心理老师呀跟啾啾同框联动了hhh。。。jojo好美好美好美好美💗💗💗
那段啾迪和托尼在夜里合作的的戏，通过变换色调更改视角真是看的人心里一揪一揪的。片子简单又有力，这才是抓住主要矛盾了
泪流的片子，Jodie Comer演技爆棚。
感觉结尾是个败笔、、配乐很会渲染气氛。朱迪科默的演技好不错
片尾怼脸特写质问zf非常有张力、过渡也很自然
有那么一下子心情又回到了去年晚上躲被窝里边看新闻边哭的时候，好无助啊
拒绝煽情，不需要宏大的叙事，只需要简单真实的讲述这件事 中间一段长镜头很窒息，朱迪演得仿若真实体验
现实就是这样，歌功颂德的佛跳墙看多了，需要提神醒脑一下
我愿意用看dont look up的时间再看一次help
长镜头那段朱迪科默的演技挺绝，以后肯定能拿影后
如何在年老体衰 生活不能自理的时候 还能获得有尊严的生活 太难了 这个社会对于老年人的临终岁月 总是缺乏足够的尊重 毕竟生命的消亡是一种损耗 不像新生 充满希望 还是希望老年的自己能走得体面点 更多的临终关怀可以早点合法引进国内
那些阴阳怪气的人看个电影也优越感爆棚。
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