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.
若提到《闪灵》，那只能说是对库布里克的僵硬模仿，若不是早有一路下跌的评分和各路人马的差评，则可以力争年度最失望影片了。最遗憾之处必然是将一个本来甚有张力的人物和其背后牵扯的东西拍得虚浮、没来由、无层次——这现实中人与环境皆是如此地复杂且有趣，如何能接受艺术电影缺乏对真实的想象力呢？至于小K，在文本无力的背景下再卖力的演出也无济于事、甚至适得其反，同影片中那些奇怪的、意图明确的、令人抓狂的压在喉咙底的对白声共谋，谋杀我的耐心与好感。
没想到我是哭着看完的 （音乐非常非常喜欢 原来是Jonny Greenwood
演技好，但好像也只有演技好，放在近两个小时的电影中又显得太单薄
他們是被關在體制裡錦衣玉食養著的人，動物園裡的白老虎，有人渴望成為籠中鳥，但有人想離開，因為被這觀賞的人群耳語壓迫得喘不過氣，讓我想起「得體」的凱特王妃，I feel sad for her.
另，某字幕组，历史知识是有多匮乏才能把简西摩备注成女演员（。更不用说多次把指代戴安娜未来的Queen翻成女王了。
怎会有如此做作的电影…还有，小K，我们不要再挑战自己，演这么需要演技的角色了好吗？看得我如坐针毡，芒刺在背，坐立不安。
空洞，华丽，神经质，斯图尔特控制力很好，电影整体上没什么惊艳的地方
过满的情绪与表演先行于故事，加之故事本身十分之平，于是产生了非常割裂的感受
作为一个戴安娜的粉丝，看这部电影的感觉有些不一样，或许这是克里斯汀·斯图尔特最好的表演，但是这并不是最好的戴安娜，也不是最好的英国王妃#2022奥斯卡阅片倒计时#
看完给我的感觉“戴安娜”整个人很别扭，不知道是不是王妃本人就是这样，但是看起就是很怪怪的，个人觉得没有剧版的演员更贴切，不过服装还有妆容整体很美的，小k的演技也比之前好很多
看了一半，小K演得挺好的，衣服也好看，只是这片子神经兮兮的又有些无聊，我不喜欢。我印象里戴安娜王妃是一个正面评价的女性，这片子里的却是一个恋爱脑的弃妇，在我看的二分之一里根本没有任何能让人有正面评价的表现。
明明是在场的心理描摹，却时时刻刻隐含着对传统主义的预设批判。两种语态是相悖的，历史人物的消逝。小K宛如第一天正式上班的青春期残留份子，痛苦是真痛苦啊。
就很绝，镜头非常棒。镜头语言加上小k的表演，真的能感到黛安娜的孤独与怀念，真的看哭了
戴安娜王妃之分手的决心，几乎全程压抑和神经质，即便如此我K的演技还是得到了释放
斯特尔特表现太好了！！远超预期，脆弱悲伤怯懦勇敢，角色转变的每个层次都有抓到，依然带有自身的独特气质，却让这个人物还能显的可信自然，这是电影明星的魅力，她与戴安娜最神似之处，就是那种在个人身上挥之不去的叛逆与不适
一开始看感觉是塑造了一个强迫症的世界，而戴安娜是个误入的手足无措的小女孩。不过接着看下去，其实工作人员都很有人情味的，而且事实上对她都是非常友善和包容。还有独舞的片段演的太失败了，尤其是还有童年对照，演的就是她想蹦野迪的肢体。把戴安娜不幸的出口寄托于父亲、祖宅、旧时光、中产生活，创作者太一厢情愿了，一种美国人的简化同理心的想象，好像开车唱歌吃肯德基就会快乐。
小K的独角戏，太用力了，不如《王冠》版黛安娜自然。
怼脸，耸耸肩膀，左右转头，露侧脸，反复如斯，我像是在看她为Chanel高定拍广告拍封面而不是拍电影。
演成了“疯女人”即视感，尽管比尼克尔基德曼演格蕾丝凯莉和娜塔丽波特曼演杰奎琳肯尼迪的灾难性效果要好很多，但仍摆脱不了刻意和做作。
是斯宾塞不是黛安娜王妃。这个视角更纪录片更趋向于刻画人物。但电影相对集中的时间点却分散了故事性，流水线般的情节和大量近景特别缺更标准的文艺片。这一切都很矛盾，却有着冲突般的美感。小K表演多少有些过誉。
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