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.
伊桑的骚气喇叭裤抢戏
今年看的第一部恐怖惊悚片，整体恐怖娱乐性还可以。故事概念强于情节，当时预告片出来的时候就期待值拉满，很难不让人联想到《鬼妈妈》当中的一个情节，也是类似于鬼魂帮助主角逃脱的戏份。史蒂芬金惊悚小说的即视感更强一些，小镇青少年、变态杀手、超能力等等。剧情存在硬伤，但是还挺好玩，伊桑霍克全程没怎么露脸，妹妹这个角色真的挺好。
故事简单但剧情绝不简单，看得我提心吊胆，结局绝对比博燃，不错。另外，超喜欢小姑娘，真飒
作为惊悚悬疑片还算是及格吧 结局的绝世好兄妹我喜欢 不觉得结局这样算简单潦草
“今天就是那一天。”
好看！buff叠满的通灵师一家vs连环杀人犯，密室逃生部分特别像生化2孤儿院part，游戏感满满，反派居然是增肥的伊桑霍克，为爽爆的结局和龙傲天男主👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
有那么些无聊 中段很明显在节奏上断篇了 就很像开个腾讯会议拉一桌给男主培训培训快点逃走
还我两小时！伊桑先生最近这剧本和角色的挑选能力啊😵🌚
去年的电影今年突然热门，虽然有恐怖元素，但我认为应该列入惊悚片范畴而不是恐怖片。故事内容比较简单，熟悉美国电影的观众看到小镇应该都明白之后八成不是有连环凶杀案就是变态面具魔。“怪奇物语”、“小丑回魂”，随手举出一堆影视剧。这部电影能在旧题材里拍出新意，靠的是男孩被囚禁后和面具男斗智斗勇的沉稳和影片营造的紧张氛围。今天周末，喜欢这类题材的伙伴，不容错过。
碇真嗣大战变态杀人魔，勇敢的少年啊快去创造奇迹！ 7/16 @ Golden Village Vivo City
不错子，一点也不恐怖～
会道歉的父亲形象好罕见，或许也只能在电影里见一见了。
拍出了70年代美国的复古feel，氛围真的很棒，翻译让观影体验大打折扣，妹妹的线基本是没用的。
剧情非常精妙，把所有男孩挣扎和努力都用现代时来表述，剧本真的非常好，情感也非常自然，处处小反转但是合理
设定还行但没玩起来，故事太无聊了，还不如纯超自然呢，而且也不吓人，就两个跳吓（不懂伊桑霍克为啥要接这个伪小丑...
明明是恐怖片的定位，看到最后才发现正能量满满的。只让微笑留在你的脸上，与黑暗融为一体就不在害怕。而转为利用，拳击练起来！
4分。面具杀手绑小孩，妹妹靠梦境找凶手地址，哥哥靠通灵拿逃生攻略，最后靠蛮力逃出生天，就这。
很棒，虽然有超现实的因素，让整个故事变得不太真实。但这一点也是他的优点，让整个故事更流畅，紧凑，每个人的出现，每个人说的话，就像一片片拼图，到最后不多不少，每一部分都有用，看完整部电影，大概就是拼完一块巨型拼图，很爽，恐怖指数三颗星，悬疑指数五颗星，是个很爽的故事。
6.5分。斯科特·德里克森的恐怖片我一直不是很能Get到点，说是只有JS吧氛围铺垫的还不错，业务能力不错。但是说好感觉又有点食之无味。加之这次有别的社会议题的隐喻恐怖桥段就更少，更有点看不下去了……而且隐约感觉这个故事体量感觉撑不起这么长的电影。不过伊桑·霍克的表演看的还是很舒服，至少比在《月光骑士》里当背景板要好。
另一部80年代风小镇青少年恐怖片，虽然这次走密室逃生路线，但贯彻始终的主题还是巨大压力下的心灵成长。反派稀松平常，灵异元素也就是随便写出来，既缺乏挖掘也不能自圆其说，只剩下了一种着急扣题的交作业感。
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