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.
非常喜欢这种质感。爱她，就用毕生来怀念她，成为她。
艺术片摄制捞钱片内容配乐究极难听，空镜的摄影神中神
与其归类到悬疑片，更像一部文艺片。案件本身并不算复杂，但是观看的过程中经常被忧郁的画面和悲凉的台词转移注意力。人生无奈别离何，一明一暗两位女主，映照着一强一弱两位男主，生命的交替，命运的轮回，故事总是重复地在上演着。
看影评对这部电影评价颇高，但就我自己的观感而言，是一件平铺直述的半悬疑电影
有些片子是很良心的，在电影开始前十几二十分钟他就会用剧情演技等各种手段对你委婉表示：快逃！远山淡影就是这样一部电影。
中国版杀人回忆+悬疑版芳华+盗用片名的远山淡影
6分且作鼓励吧，烂片太多，所以这种用了点心思的片子显得格外出众，节奏慢了点，整个故事性太弱，人物的各种动机太浅薄了，都靠台词来渲染，一些设定多余且无意义，队长弄个癌症算什么意思呢？就为了不停地说时间不多了？对主线非必要的东西都是画蛇添足。编导看了些外国刑侦片，结尾那个强行反转啊，到底谁死谁活都没啥感觉了，还是那句话，整个片子故事性太弱。希望下一部片子在剧情上下功夫。
有点像杀人回忆，光影效果突出的好，把芭蕾舞演员们拍的如梦似幻，但剧本不精彩，节奏也墨迹，本来能往深里讲讲美丽的幻灭的，结果浅尝辄止，就一般吧。
有点扯，剧情的转折很生硬，全靠后期制作营造一种诡异的气氛来撑住这部电影。
肯定能到3星及格 多一星 鼓励一下 挺好看的
画面挺美的，偏文艺片，虽然打着悬疑的标签，但悬疑的节奏没把握好，整体人物性格的挖掘也不太深入，没有一个人物的人设或故事能走入人心。年代的特征似乎只能从服装道具上看出来，没有很强烈的年代感的烙印。片子有点长了，节奏可以紧凑些。结尾两人的舞蹈有些感觉。
摄影和构图风格颇像《真探》，故事说的也还算流畅，沉着。虽然还是小众了一些，但网剧应该沿着这个路子往下走，会出精品。
给低分的评论我看了，基本就围绕“叙事不清晰不合理”上，好像他们个个是公安系统里的老司机。我想这演员要都换成洋人，估计那些给差评的人就个个叫好了。
众生百相，每条路都需要勇气，摄影加分，结尾拖沓，但算是网大良心了
要说是悬疑，那肯定是及格了，只要不加推理标签就一定是及格的。为什么是四星而不是及格的三星，私觉得女主像邓家佳，所以我就偷偷加了一星。
表演和配音拉胯了整体，故事有点累，摄影和氛围塑造还不错
片长两个小时，顺畅的看完了。看得出是踏踏实实用了心的，场景方面的细节做的很精致，尤其是摄影，不乏亮点。故事的叙述比较流畅，不同角度记忆的穿插和倒序，交代的也比较清晰。但既然是悬疑犯罪片，在逻辑和可信度上就不该有这么多BUG。刑警队长的离谱表现，差点让我以为是个黑警😓。所有对白和旁白的台本文笔青涩飘忽，也给人物减分不少。一部优点和缺点都很明显的电影。总的来说，值得一看。林音最后那一笑，好美。
构图是真的挺讲究，四星到五星。故事又一些薄弱，三星半。总体来说是个不错的电影
网大诚意之作，值得鼓励。镜头相当漂亮，角色塑造也很有年代感，是部艺术气息浓烈的悬疑片，不仅完整表述了一起连环案件，还侧面表达了年代泪痕与时代之殇。主角原型：张欣，全国公安系统一级英模、公安部刑侦专家、上海铁路公安局刑事侦查处一级警长，具有高超的凭口述模拟画像的特殊本领。从业30余年经手案件11000多起，通过画像破案超过1000起，被誉为“警坛神笔”、“罪犯克星”。2018年因病去世，年仅58岁。
超出预期的一部。女孩子之间的相互救赎永远能打动我，有一条弹幕说“林音是严华自卑人生中的美梦一场”，于是她决定放弃自己的人生，延续她的生命。最后一场舞，她们两个一起跳完。
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