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.
a slice of life/是对童年和故乡的眷恋。女演员很不错，那场讲她为什么不愿意离开belfast的戏很好很好，但更高级的方法难道不是通过视觉表达他们对这个城市的眷恋吗，更希望多看到些小男孩的快乐瞬间就好了。
同样是家长里短的流水账，这片就显得高大上，父母育儿的教育闪光点最值得欣赏，这才是优秀的电影，再加上范老的插曲，登峰造极
“Irish are born to leave, otherwise there won’t be any pubs in the rest of the world.” 肯尼的《罗马》，一封给故乡的私人情书，又是名为Katherine的女孩，一闪而过的阿加莎克里斯蒂和雷神，了解他的粉丝都会给出宽慰的笑容。是他这些年来导的最好的一部电影了吧，演员也都演得好，小男主真是和他小时候长得一样可爱。Bittersweet symphony, 流泪了。
装x装过头了。故事简直一句话就能说完，硬撑了两小时，各种art movie手法乱用来弥补没有故事的大坑。小男孩笑的脸都僵了好像假笑男孩
几乎看不到导演的野心，精心布置的街道和不痛不痒的台词同当时新教和天主教之间腥风血雨紧张形成了严重的割裂。全然不能以一句“孩童之视角”掩盖导演过于追求唯美形式的干枯品味。《自己去看》、《穿条纹睡衣的男孩》也都是以孩童视角，在这中间往往传递一种环境异化与教育引导的渗透，当所有人都被整个不安的社会环境所裹挟，那孩童视角便更加残忍锋利。这部影片并没有看到，俨然是平淡而又生活化的流水账。父亲的矛盾是纳税和赌马，母亲的任务是在暴乱中教育小孩，整个家庭是游离于斗争之外，外界的环境矛盾中心并不是靠几场骇人听闻的教父演说的戏码就能阐明清楚的。
好温柔啊……真的是有情饮水饱，结尾的致辞也很温柔：为了留下的人，为了离开的人，也为了迷路的人……
其实这部电影拍的不够好 但是近期男童arthur虐杀案让我看到6岁左右的英国男孩都会有一阵难过？
工薪阶层家的小男孩的成长故事，亲情和懵懂的小爱情。黑白调调配着那些有年代感的歌曲音乐，视觉听觉上还是很享受的。不过大概是过于追求画面的极致了，反而犯了中国电视剧常见的毛病：街区暴乱再乱，发型妆容不乱。
No matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.
中国人肯定很难共情和理解一个北爱尔兰家庭为了挣更多钱从贝尔法斯特搬到伦敦的纠结和艰难，这距离差不多只是相当于从青岛到北京的距离。何况那里还充满了暴力、宗教名义下的冲突、债务和各种不安定，对中国人来说，巴不得早早拍屁股走人。
极其私人的影像回忆。通过断断续续的对话和为数不多的彩色镜头将记忆中模糊但却精确的美好甜蜜的记忆画面表述给观众，引导着观众跟随着画面一起进入自己的童年时光。一个限制在了孩童视角和童年回忆关于宗教冲突下的离开故乡出走他乡前的纠结于不安的故事，但这样的视角就注定了整部电影只能成为一颗美好的糖果，丧失了更深层次述说时代的机会......
肯导又没到总结人生的阶段，急吼拉吼。好处大概是有机会看到爱尔兰演员们用爱尔兰腔讲话。
导演的童年自传故事，能看得出来对故乡的怀念与依恋之情，但整体的故事还是过于平淡，中间叙述点太多了，有点杂乱，并没有抓住中心来讲，复杂化了，比起相同类型的「罗马」来说还是差点火候。
Shedding tears in the theatre. Delicate, quiet, floating, and touching. Textbook-level shots and larger-than-life themes. Brilliant end and soundtracks.
同时能明显感受到喜欢与不喜欢这电影的地方，故事很走心，这个原创故事很棒，是一本优秀的剧本使然。然而又能感到有目的性地过分炫技，太满当变得溢价。或是剧情转折快，有些东西立体了，有些又有点赶脚。但对于奥斯卡来说技巧多未必是坏事…（7.5分）
无意间保存的，以为是法兰西。画面和音乐很有味道，英式幽默
有选择本身就是一件幸福的事情，不知道为啥这句话会冒出来。
乡愁电影最重要的就是真诚，是如何让世界各地的观众为你的故乡记忆而共情。相比《罗马》的严肃与忧郁的女仆视角，《贝尔法斯特》明快且天真的孩童视角也不失为一种容易共情的叙事方式。配乐很舒服，柔和地切入贝尔法斯特的风景，后又进入属于回忆的黑白。Kenneth Branagh很有诚意地分享了他私人珍藏的童年回忆。
喜欢孩子和他的爷爷奶奶在一起的对话！画面很精致，但总有种在滤镜下画面有点奇怪的感觉！ 老人看着看着自己的儿孙们离开贝尔法斯特：go, go now, don’t look back!I love u son ,萌生出一些感动！其实我们的一生一直都在告别！
《贝尔法斯特》是肯尼斯·布拉纳献给故乡、献给时光的一封深情款款的情书。在20世纪60年代末贝尔法斯特的动荡时期，有的人跨越大洋远走他乡，有的人眷恋乡情安土重迁，而影片中的小男孩，却只想守着喜欢的同班小女孩，哪管什么街头巷战，什么家庭危机。
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