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.
两个演员，一个场景（其实是三个演员，两个场景），仅以聊天推动情绪，非常的舞台剧。四次会面刚好对应起承转合，工整精巧，轻松不做作，故事推进十分精准。再有这部电影很费演员，两位主演选得好，满分完成表演。原来就喜欢汤普森，现在更喜欢了。
本来赞叹哇哦这是我今年看过的最佳女·性电影～后来觉得这简直是个小型乌托邦（就像“手天使”之所以为“天使”）～两位演员都太棒了！！
人老了的象征就是喜欢给别人当妈妈，所以铭记，即使老了也别七嘴八舌多管闲事。
电影是写得弱了些，架空的白日梦，然而汤普森演得真的太好。社会建构加诸女性思想和身体的规条实在太多，难以摆脱，连幻想都摆脱不了亲情修补。弯女类似题材的《脑震荡》倒还可以看看，也是白人中产阶级的幻想
断断续续的音乐最初只在调情时响起，第一段落将结时却不知不觉在诉说心声时响起，美妙而俏皮的表意。打开自己对一些人而言是个漫长的命题，被接纳的渴望与本能的释放往往微妙交织。那些永远无法被他人给予的，你只能且终将诉诸自身，越是难以取得，越是证明它的罕有，如同你事实上需要一只猫在身边一小时并在最后无声离去那般独一无二，而你也许很晚才能探索到那个答案。
而有人喜欢手牵手看电视，有人10分钟/一小时
真的不愧是高端鸭终于理解为什么有人会花钱叫鸭了haha..以及女人高潮时真的会年轻啊真美，所有女生都应该看看这部，已经打算让我妈看看了
从头到尾只让人看到一件事，女性的性压抑。别的东西都是泛泛而谈，像男主的肌肉一样空有其型，一个训练有素的ai完成女主设定的程序。但是性压抑性羞耻这件事太值得说了所以多加一星，我现在都不知道怎么合理看待。性是不好的这件事，如果是父权制带来的，为什么没有任何男性受到过这种洗脑影响?又为什么是女性更容易emotionally attached to the sex partener?有待探索。
this is so wholesome
虽然是他带领她走出性的囹圄，但最终高潮是她自己给的，她的美丽也是自己找回的
天呐。。。看来我也和伍迪艾伦一样，灵感随着性生活一道消失不见了，只想雇一个小哥来做门萨题。。。但影片让自己想起几年前看过的一篇微信文章，讲专门给残疾人提供替代性服务的职业，还是挺有触动的。检验一个人是否活得好，不在于基本生活需求，而在于能否满足基本欲望，就这点上看现在大部分人都活得不太好
两人伴随音乐翩翩起舞时太美好了，太美好了。
男主好美，但是有一种无人气的瓷娃娃的感觉……而且为什么做鸭还要当心理医生？ 活着好累，我今天好累，我也不喜欢我自己的身体，我不喜欢我的一切。
虽然是他带领她走出性的囹圄，但最终高潮是她自己给的，她的美丽也是自己找回的
简单说三点感想：
过于明晰而简单，像是一种政治口号的图解。性的交流里怎么会有那么多边界清晰、分寸拿捏恰当的对话。。
#Sundance2022 Emma Thompson: can't believe this kind of film is only being made in 2022. It was very freeing to work on this film.
四星
I cried because it’s somehow so relatable and empowering for me对我来说比before sunrise更现实、更可能发生、更有意义、更现代的两性关系展示，一种随着成年愈发充斥我的孤独与羞耻的reflection，this is not and cannot be the solution to my problems but I’m so grateful that a movie like this can be made
无论是已婚未婚离异甚至是独身主义
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