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.
《逃出绝命镇》的壳子，帅气食人魔的old school设定，以及结尾蹩脚的女性觉醒意识，anyway，girls help girls
前半段感觉确实挺新鲜的，但是中间开始男主对女主有真感情的时候就还是有点俗套了。后边基本没有惊喜（还有就是我被狠狠剧透了）
吃女人的世界暗喻明喻啊！制作质量上乘！就是比想象中要vanilla一些
hulu品味就是比较特别吧，就看看塞包哈哈。相亲部分就已经让人抓狂了233不如说是个都市讽刺剧。
Oh GOD.隐（明）喻很不错，They DO eat women.
看简介想直接快进到下药囚禁段落，结果美女俊男一出场，还各种唯美特写，就舍不得了，真是养眼。。妹子像邻家版安妮·海瑟薇掺点儿玛丽·伊丽莎白·温斯特德，表演状态很准确，看着让人心疼。。最后那个逃跑的黑男，导演立场很明显了。。以及，虽然没写真实事件改编，但我一直相信这世上的某些地方真的正在发生类似的事情，而且更加绝望。。
两个小时有点没必要，很多细节可以再精简，反杀转折是一定的，但3/4都是猎奇，吃人肉的组织和舌尖味蕾的品尝，照美食纪录片来拍，的确有些放大来反胃，变态嗜好终究被情感所迷离，故事也终归堕入烂俗，角色层次还是浅显，逻辑上很多推动就不成立，这样的智商和行动力在绑架和杀戮上是如何一马平川的，观众一心震折在人肉外销受众庞大，又在不断嘀咕变态男主如何被反杀潦倒，以致结尾浮皮潦草的结束故事多少有些遗憾，好在后20分钟的落俗却又有的爽利的成分，但黑人酒保小哥，变态男主妻子，以及结尾失踪的男保镖这两条线置入的太莫名其妙，种族设定和女性互助的议题其实也空洞的流于表面。★★☆
强行政治正确，吸毒人员有那么好的身体素质？内容无聊。
虽然镜头语言看起来是普通糖水片，但是后面的故事没想到结合时事看这么写实😅哦不对，除了结尾，现实里的坏人总是能逃脱惩罚。本以为只是惊悚片，其实却是一个实实在在的恐怖片。导演的视听技巧其实很拙劣，但仍掩盖不住“也可能是你”这个想法所带来的恐惧。令我恐惧的一点是，本片里的吃人没有任何隐喻，纯粹是简简单单地将人的身体作为商品进行中长期剥削，假如确实有这种需求市场在的话，我相信本片就是一部纪录片了。
hulu品味就是比较特别吧，就看看塞包哈哈。相亲部分就已经让人抓狂了233不如说是个都市讽刺剧。
最后女性有利的武器还是??和xx
每一个元素的原创性都几乎为零，乍一看意义也不大，但这么组合起来在内核上有些意外的妙处，且整体性和节奏感尚可。是教育片。
除了人质五个人，玩了两次反转，警察一如既往鹅鹅鹅打酱油。通过救人完成自我救赎，很好
发现一个bug，劫匪完全可以开别人的车呀！封闭场景很考验剧本的水平，难点是如何在有限的场景展开戏剧张力。总体来讲蛮好看的，引发一个思考，死这么多人，个人英雄主义这种处理方式值得与否值得商榷，似乎又陷入了列车道德困境
电影还是有许多令人惊悚的桥段设计得很好，塞巴斯蒂安成功塑造了这样一位病态角色。
贪恋《普通人》女主的美色看的这部片子。片子还挺变态的，但整体虎头蛇尾而已。搞成了个大女主反杀爽片了。
3.5⭐男主老婆这个角色有点多余，尤其是最后一场戏特别画蛇添足，三个女的手撕男主那里好真实，比超英电影打的疼多了……剧情硬伤明显，但是还算好看
又名《我的超市男友超懂保鲜之Girls help girls》。首先女权意识下的性别命题电影可以拍，但是这么拍真的没必要（去年的优秀代表：【最后的决斗】正剧里现代视角的女性发声，【圣母】奇幻设定下的女性解放）。这不是蹭女权热度，这是蹭拔叔的热度。384还是帅的，但是撑不住物欲食人魔的人设。看起来奶憨，变态的段落又有点像喜剧人。料理桥段没有血浆也没有精工，竟然用一段配乐就混过去了，实在是怀疑导演搞不清楚类型片重点。女主的忠勇黑人闺蜜和闺蜜的关键时刻掉链子前任黑哥，真的是在政治正确的领奖台上又打了一场表演赛。全片最有趣的人物其实是男主老婆，那份细微的妒忌、病态的爱恋、冷静的行事都太值得发掘了。可惜不仅没展开，还让人家临到片尾变成了一个憨子。
在所有可能产生意想不到桥段的地方，都被导演和编剧完美的避开了，我努力让自己“相信”他们是有意为之；如此平淡的剧本被他们如此平淡的展现出来，真是很难为他们了。话里话外中体现出若隐若现的道理，也被淹没在无趣的观影体验里了。另：一如既往的美国电影种族大杂烩里，亚裔仍然“执拗”的扮演着受气包和倒霉蛋的角色。
2.5 有点太长了，不过吃肉片段挺毛骨悚然的
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