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.
Ps，那个保姆阿姨，那个房产中介经理，还有卖场的主任，谢谢你们！
头皮发麻。“正发生”恰好也是对当下的警示。本就属于女人的、被剥夺又奋力夺回的对自己身体的处置权，如今又面临着再次被剥夺的风险。所以对女人的子宫虎视眈眈的人都应该看看这部电影，睁开眼睛看看那些痛楚，然后再问问自己的良心（如果有的话）自己凭什么可以禁止女人堕胎。
男人在角落，在街边，在正大光明地提出可耻的需求。在痛苦时分承担起整个屏幕重量的却是女人。
2.只有女性才能帮助女性。
这部金狮奖作品，题材关于堕胎，很多类似的影片都获得过重要奖项，这其中还得数《四月三周两天》最为优秀。当然相比较而言，《正发生》的尺度很大，全程给人的紧张感和危险系数也是完全不一样的，真是替女主捏了一把汗。除此之外，就没看到其它值得深思的地方，或许还是这样的题材所衍生出来的优秀作品有很多部吧。
结合现实，名字更讽刺了。但不明白女主为什么做不到剪断脐带。如果女人不能掌握子宫的使用权，那只能说，希望消灭性、消灭性别、人造子宫。
同类型看完还是 四月三周两天 更好，这部有点白开水了。
无删减 已有，看完觉得我等了这么久都值了。金狮奖名副其实。
2022.2.14 瞳孔放大，久久不能平静。大雪夜深感我们这片大地也即将“正发生”。可人家是20世纪60年代啊…
全程怼女主拍 镜头和故事都比较单调 没啥兴趣。
如果没有结尾部分贾静雯说她听到瀑布的声音这段强行意象植入的戏，我觉得这是去年最佳华语片。深深地感觉到主创者以极大的温柔与诚挚去构建一个妄想症精神病人往下坠落的过程中懵懂抵抗的过程——无法不被贾静雯的面容所打动，几乎落泪，呆滞、恍惚、低沉、落寞、惊恐的状态中蕴蓄着回归常态的冲动，同时又带有过去美好时光的一缕明媚。华语片里再没有见过比这更真实丰富动人的精神病人角色。贾静雯那位病友演不好，没有病人样。3.5
作为男人，看的后背发凉，法国尺度确实放的开
悟出了钟孟宏的套路：情节走向针锋相对的关键时刻插入风景空镜头以制造深沉感。
《正发生》，片名特别好。
想起 #从不，很少，有时，总是，异曲同工之处，刚好遇上美国取消了执行50年的堕胎权，这片还要是在说60年代的，时代一直没进步不禁让人唏嘘
《从不，很少，有时，总是》
好痛好痛好痛好痛 不知道为什么无限次代入自己 想着不论在不在堕胎合法的社会都不能乱搞…太痛了…
“有一天我会要个孩子的，但不是以我的整个人生为代价。”
近两年看了不少堕胎片，除了更痛的观感似乎也无甚亮点，有相像情节的女人韵事和432都比这强太多了……
一部法国电影，视点回落到上世纪六十年代，讨论女友堕胎自由。但《正发生》作为一部当下的电影，核心表达一定是女性权利。这个议题放在全球艺术电影语境，也屡见不鲜，但相比第三世界国家的女性阵痛，法国人如今再来讲这个问题，多少就不具有先天优势。原因在于相对更加自由的西欧社会，两性平权的问题层面早已不再是堕胎权这种生理上的1.0式矛盾。而对于电影本身，导演通过近景镜头，始终把主角框在被注视的目光之中，来刻画人物自身的焦虑和状态。虽然手法和内容是作者的自由选择，但也客观现实的弱化了很多外部呈现。与许多知名佳作相比，影片本身探讨的多义性和社会纵深度，反而在多年后的今天是削弱了的。
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