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.
不像是穿越更能代入到惊慌失措的迷路
现在看东出昌大的电影会觉得有点奇怪，虽然这部他演得还不错。逃离主流社会的男主，虽然有可爱的妻子和孕育中的孩子，抑郁症还是无法好转，只有在不停的奔跑中谋求平和。被孤立的转校生，虽然有姐弟俩愿意和他一起玩，愿意教他游泳，但他心中一直无法平静。自杀未遂的男主虽然最后失去了妻儿，但他还能感受脚踩草地放肆狂奔的快乐。跳下岩石的转校生悄无声息地失去了生命，内心从此不再受到困扰。无论是哪种选择，都可以理解。只不过，留下希望的那种，就留下了快乐的可能。
人们在草上散步，把身体的重量全部压在草上，但是草依然连绵不绝的生长。
不要再拍这种平平无奇的回忆录，不要再让过气男明星自以为是的扮演人生导师的角色证明自己了。
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这是电影应有的样子之一，这是人类应有的故事之一。
东出昌大两年后又出演角色，也像是扮演者自己，仿佛他把这两年反刍后再展示。而我也像他扮演的角色得知死讯般，回应死亡的只有静默。
剧本设计的其实还行，穿越，平行空间，有点俗套，但也拍出该有的效果了，就是前面冗长，结局没有回到该有的世界，但是内心向往的空间
其实平平淡淡，家人健康平安就是最大的幸福吧。
太浪漫了！
意外的不错，每一个不同的选择都让我们变成不同的自己
果然要看剧评才算完整 男女主演技炸裂 尤其男主 好几种人设都驾驭得很不错
好无聊一片子，感觉不到主角的成长，对生活的刻画很潦草，连说教也没说出几个金句。
奈绪的角色付出了许多许多
她们说，这是个回忆录畅销的年代，所以你写了；他们说，想不出有什么可拍的原创剧本那就再来一部如父如子的白男传记吧，于是你拍了。尽管制造了浓厚的怀旧情怀和文学氛围，少年成长、心理弑父的老套故事没有讲出任何新意，Junior的人生就像千万遍重述过的既有模板一样，毫无独特性，不触及任何对当下言说的意义，让人迷惑立项初衷。男性楷模的人生导师，两个时空交错的自我对话，在此「酒吧」的核心意象和作家事业的关键纽带也未能立住。比较好奇Ben Affleck和George Clooney主演和导演的位置互换来演绎会如何。Lily Rabe还是很美。
片中的一些东西还是值得拿来讨论的，例如说必须得杀掉另一个时空的自己代替她，好像和彗星的结尾是一样的。虽然还是有些bug经不起推敲吧，但整体还是可以。
叫tender bar但丝毫感觉不到bar是故事的核心、主角的救赎。鸡零狗碎没有重点，东拉西扯没有提升。
抑郁症，回乡，跑步，滑板，遛狗，烟火，函馆。东出真的太适合这种丧颓又自私的角色，那些跑步的镜头也确实治愈，结局蛮耐人寻味的，你可以说他跑了出来也可以说他彻底崩坏。主线和年轻人那条线结合得有点突兀，但那两个拖树桩想要去卖钱的少年人，那个想要养狗的女孩，那个总穿运动服教英语的朋友，也蛮让人印象深刻的。最惊喜的是奈绪扮演的妻子角色，她在这段关系里不是只顾埋头奉献，而也有自己的索求，有主动去爱的能力有进退的勇气。摄影师把函馆拍得很美，也有可能函馆不管怎么拍都美。
两星半吧，剧本有点糙，主角的心理变化走向本应是决定整部电影的主题的，差那么一口气没拔起来。设定被玩烂了没玩出新花样，整体平平无奇，有彗星在前，又不如彗星的节奏和紧张感。人性在这种情境下居然还这么善良（冷静）？听到儿子还活着的时候，立刻开枪杀了她不是更符合那种经历诡异事件后心理变化吗？
还行 大屏幕是应该是灵异第六感吧 也就是女主已经死了
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