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.
女性角度去讲所说的婚姻与家庭，但总感觉偏向平淡，可能就是想要这种风格吧
我有时候真的不太清楚埃莱娜·费兰特是太悲观还是太清醒，什么平凡琐碎的小事在她的笔下都显得好有思考力度。
整个就挺莫名其妙的，没有get到高级，就觉得乱七八糟。
免不了会直接会想起了伍尔夫的《一间只属于自己的房间》 这么多年过去了 这个房间还没建好
直到娃娃嘴里吐出沙虫来 这些年反刍的愧疚是否也终于可以向谁倾吐
演员出身首执导筒的玛吉·吉伦哈尔交出了一份不错的答卷，片子在视听与表演上可圈可点。
近景镜头过多，已经让人不适。带过孩子的妈妈更容易理解这部电影。配乐不错。
婚前看婚姻故事，孕前看暗处的女儿。每日一思what does marriage bring to women。很可能会是我本年度最爱的电影。
「没有她们感觉如何？」「太棒了！」科尔曼又贡献了一次完美的演绎！
7/10，这部片构思合格、制作工整，试图通过女主角的闪回戏和年轻母亲遭遇间的互文来深化角色形象，这种策略没问题，但具体制作上有诸多薄弱之处，比如对当下女主角的动机和转变的塑造较为欠缺，比如片中其他母亲的角色显得多余，甚至会影响叙事紧凑性。此外，片中儿童的塑造不幸沦为纯粹的符号，符号的构建几乎仅来自对儿童“吵闹调皮”的多次重复，这更让影片显得生硬、机械。本片是玛吉吉伦哈尔的首部作品，就结果而言这部电影已达到平均水准以上，期待她日后的作品。
可能我期待一个更邪恶的母亲、、感觉还是没有完全够及一个母亲向母职惩罚复仇时内疚和隐秘邪恶之间的复杂纠葛
费兰特也算是整体比较熟悉的作家了，我没法儿把这部当成独立的新电影。片子给我感觉有种说不出的奇怪，我再找时间看看书吧
正如电影里所说，作为妈妈的过程是“unnatural”的，尤其当你是个natural person，自我和母性的拉扯就会显示出不被他人所理解的异常。然而你知道，那不过是寻常，是无数女性经历过或正在经历的寻常。
这个插叙剪辑和人物刻画的还是挺奇怪的，不是说什么不行，但是既然决定了生育就好好养，既然决定了抛弃就不要又回来愧疚。但表演还是很好的
演而优则导的吉伦哈尔家姐姐的处女作及格了。现时和回忆双线叙事的剧本结构虽不新鲜，但很考校节奏。奥莉维亚的演技着实了得，以至于年长的女主戏明显比年轻时更好看。话说这片不该加个「犯罪」标签吗？
3.5。較為細膩地展現「母職懲罰」，但過度設置懸疑氛圍且過度依賴演員表演。
这个插叙剪辑和人物刻画的还是挺奇怪的，不是说什么不行，但是既然决定了生育就好好养，既然决定了抛弃就不要又回来愧疚。但表演还是很好的
能看出来是伪欧洲艺术片的美国独立电影 不过最后的结尾真的好绝 恐婚恐育只想在电话里当母亲 想要给予爱更想要自由和呼吸 （will sandwich笑到了
2，本来以为要接收一个悲伤的结尾了，而最终重获新生的感觉真的太好了，以及让我心生希望感的配乐做的很好。
我看的断断续续，但是还是会有共鸣。被很多其它打断，但是最终还是看完。
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