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.
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我想了一下觉得这是个自由主义新人类变老后就会变保守派魔怔人的隐喻故事，姑娘还是挺好看的……
拍得很用心，剧情太弱了。拍这么长，又这么无聊就没意思了。
很有执行力和想象力的美恐，致敬了不少经典恐怖片（我看出来的有砍门《闪灵》、房屋结构《德州电锯杀人狂》、湖边《十三号星期五》），岁月是最恶毒的惩罚，想吸卡迪小子的大鸟，尽管那是假的
2022年第109部：应该比不上农夫女儿们的故事。
我只看到的是一部自作聪明，毫无灵魂地进行借鉴的普通恐怖片
老年x缺乏的罪。主要是最后没什么高潮，反杀太简单。片中一直说米娅·高斯怎么有灵气、前途无可限量，一直没看出来。就拍色情片而言，长相撑死了也就算个邻家，演技片中一般般。就是同时演了老妇算有那么些吧。反正没有说服力。女2还满漂亮的，可惜一看就是送人头的~
前半拍片部分比后面的猎杀要好，前后完全2部电影，通过一个神经病生硬的联系起来
拍小黄片还挺有意思的。两个反派的死法也是前无古人后无来者了恐怕
但是有些视听应用则是值得商讨的问题
中途摄像师在浴缸里的俯拍镜头，还致敬了一把《未麻的部屋》，而收音师女朋友劈门的画面，也很《闪灵》。总之惊悚片是不会再看了，看的心累。
当摄影师被老太杀死，高潮就此到来。 恐怖剧情从头就营造的比较完美
仍旧是公路惊悚片的套路，标配都是一群有男有女的小年轻+农场变态杀人狂，只是把作死玩法改成了拍黄色小电影，贡献了不少裸露镜头。杀手也从高大威猛的形象改成备受衰老煎熬的退伍老夫妻，战斗力主要来自别人的关心，气氛则主要靠白发皱纹与变态性幻想来营造～而他们之所以杀人原因也是很简单的老头不行了老太婆却想要，想来老去的不举比惨遭屠杀更加可怕~渴望年轻肉体的欢愉，算是提供了一个比较猎奇的角度，只是前期节奏太过缓慢，不匹配屠杀气质，好在尺度上有一定把握，女主最后的车轮爆头反杀虽在意料之中，也还是有喷射的快感。所以片名X的意思应该是操！
用惊魂记搭起剧作框架真是太有趣了，挖掘性作为恐怖的核心点也挺好，就是音乐太喧宾夺主了，好几处都是幽暗女声把我差点送走。
想到骆以军讲的爱丽丝门罗的小说，那个想要青春永驻的老妇人。最恐怖的可能就是一直等着开灯，结果一把鱼叉直刺上脸来。音乐很特别，老年人性欲角度和交叉剪辑较少见，但也不算得什么。一路都铺垫上了，全片整体性比较强，但给的又太直白了，多埋一点观感会更好。
演技:★
虽然拍a片的剧情有点类似《墨西哥之疯狂摔角狂人》，但是电影质量上比那部强很多！在好莱坞恐怖电影ip被吃得油干榨尽的时代，能出现这样一部原创恐怖片，实属难得！
整个人从头到脚都在emo。
《X》——恐怖的不是自然的衰老，也不是生命体的丧失，而是一颗永不服老的心。有时想想，年轻何止是一种资本，美丽何止是一种权力，但是青春刚一握在手中，日影转瞬即逝，这个世界永远都会有更加年轻更加美丽的事物出现，能够想到并有所接受，也是一种能力。
ps这俩妹妹真是近几年恐怖片熟脸了 米娅高斯跟悉尼妹外形气质和发展路线还挺像的
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