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.
最感动的地方是男女主分别和自己的爱人相遇，一见钟情的时候。竟然可以在几个镜头之间把喜欢、试探、撩拨、确认关系都讲清楚，让人觉得爱情就是自然而纯粹的。
特别平常，但因为平常，所以能够体会
刚看觉得制作稍显粗糙，演得也比较拘谨，回潮汕后地方民俗的东西涌出来就好很多，“外省的”与婆婆的鸡同鸭讲，埋着的随时要爆的离婚炸弹，第二幕就渐入佳境了，结尾婆婆的服软也是对传统思想的反抗成功，比较有趣的是婆婆是家里的话事人，也正是她在为难儿媳，所以有时候真的不是girls help girls，媳妇熬成婆后会自带操纵儿子命运的权利欲，这也是好多婆媳关系破裂的原因。
更巧妙的是，妈妈去到深圳后，以妈妈的视角丰富的女友形象，便代表——以潮汕与深圳两个地域的跨越象征着的守旧观念的突破。最终故事得到非常圆满的“合”。
女二美晕我…好爱亚裔女 亚裔女全世界福音…
但现实生活中请不要效仿电影里的行为，如果不是特别了解对方，不是知根知底，千万不要形婚呀!!很危险!!特别是拉拉集美们要注意!!
向上的三星半。语言听感上的相近导致有种看台语片的恍惚感。但这是绝不逊色于某些台语片的潮汕方言片。用回乡的契机回溯潮汕传统文化的美与弊，同时兼有时代大潮下海边小城汕头的思变。
穿插了歌舞元素还蛮轻松的，一开始还以为男女主人公的取向会逆转，是我世俗执念了。
妈妈的人物弧光最完满，配乐太好太好，素人表演的稳和情感流露的真，弥补了导演技法的拙。
除了有点长，都很好，有一星打给印度的先进性（全靠同行衬托）。也不知道为啥，一定要歌舞吗？虽然只有一点点。
真实自然的故事，流畅舒适的表达，真挚契合的配乐，恰到好处的情怀和地方特色，以及带着惊喜和巧合且省钱的彩蛋式收尾，春节档最佳，与其刷大片不如捞一部有趣的小制作素人电影来得有意义，四星加一星，权作赞助！🎉
好久没看宝莱坞，好看，有笑。就是说全世界只有塔利班和他的盟友即东方某负责任大国在逆行了。
这个月可是骄傲月耶，片中的彩虹大游行真的是羡慕了
虽然但是，三段主角的情感经历也太水了，一见钟情然后光速确定关系，两个半小时的时长，何不认认真真讲好其中一段。
能拍出形婚这种题材的电影无疑又是一个进步，至少能把这种现象通过电影摆在明面上，而不是视而不见听而不闻。为了摆脱家人的逼婚而形婚，可形婚又怎能解决后面一系列的窘境呢？还是要面对真实的自己，勇敢争取自己作为性少数应得的权利，最后的光明磊落总好过躲躲藏藏，圆满大结局。有些剧情可以删一下，絮絮叨叨的困的要命。
也许真正限制人类的是一副一副的躯体，以及躯体加之于人类的框架，而灵魂是不受限的。我们被躯体所限，又为躯体所吸引，成为躯体的奴隶，这才是可悲吧。
虽然我也两次到过潮汕拍电影，但是纯潮汕题材电影我也是第一次看，首先用了偏向极端的人物关系，挑战潮汕传统妇女的观点，但是看到中后段感觉剧情有点拉跨，几处分分镜表达不恰当，当我以为我会给这部电影打低分时，最后一段手机拍摄的表演，把我感动了，尤其是妈妈的演员，就素人演员而言，最后一段的表演，是全片最好的表演，非常真实，非常令人动容。
母亲第一次坐飞机，还是为敲定儿媳妇，
方言拍摄还挺有意思的。作为一个闽南人，对于潮汕的很多风俗是熟悉的。传统文化方面，现代人应该去精华去糟粕。离过婚还真不是什么了不起的大事情吧。最后的和解和大团圆很突兀。好想去潮汕吃牛肉丸和火锅。
除了成熟的故事与人设外，影片本身非常市井气，很生活化，将潮汕本土特色都呈现于镜头中。如调味料洒于全片的各种特色喜剧元素更是新鲜趣味，让观众抱腹大笑。
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