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.
6.0；北野武师徒情，很真挚的感情。一大败笔是年轻的北野武也面部抽搐，这明明是他90年代车祸面瘫的后遗症啊。不过最后老年版北野武的化妆惊到我了，达到以假乱真的地步。
Berlinale居然会入没想到 肯定又有人要出来说这说那了（嘻嘻）剧情本身不反套路吗？挺棒的啊 也许我对黑帮题材本来就有滤镜吧 这是“凡人”也有搞翻（搅屎）帮派的典范哈哈哈哈哈 😃😃😃
气质独特
太古老了。像是70年代的片子的感觉。当然老爷子演技牛逼。
太精彩的黑帮外衣密室剧情，一口气在清晨看完，完全不觉有尿点。。老头情商智商太高，说的故事好比什么动作都强。Zoey Deutch与参演的电影都相当不错。（第1801部）
3.5
3.5吧。故事挺过瘾的，单一场景小制作悬疑。但未免过于精雕细琢，设计感太强，情感浓度不足。气质有点像《利剑出鞘》。老头的戏当然不错，但没有达到他个人最佳水平。
编剧就像是主角裁剪师一样，精巧地剪出一部小而精巧的剧本，片尾的⭕渐隐字幕也暗示着一种周而复始的结构吧——黑帮烧死了他的妻女，他最后也用一把火来结束这对黑帮的覆灭之计。
不管是怎样的大人物，回首人生时，最怀念的永远是一无所有却青春洋溢的日子。仿佛还是浅草的那个小男生，理直气壮地宣告世界「芸人だよ！馬鹿野郎！」
或许电影有很多瑕疵，最大的问题是，如此多的精妙设定，如果说没看过剧本，我是不信的，感叹老裁缝的智力超群，最后的反转着实让我大吃一惊，原来如此啊，怪不得前面一直在扮猪吃老虎，你才是BOSS中的大BOSS，我觉得给4星就是因为我被说服了！牛逼
当编剧技法完全过时之后，只有范儿还能保留价值了
喜忧参半。结构很好，甚至舞台剧可以沿用。裁缝的故事总是有很多，他们总是身兼数职，可以是特工、可以是情报员、可以是黑帮。无论潜藏着怎样的城府，也不及那身上的一件西装！创作的很高级，却仍旧感觉意思不大，也许我不喜欢这样的类型吧。看着很累，好似不能错过任何一句台词一般，结束后一回味，就那么回事吧！
话剧式电影，拍的挺精彩，一家小店的夜晚里节奏真是跌宕起伏。只是剧本明显过于追求工整，在情节合理性上并不那么近人意。角色表演来说，除了主角稳健扎实外，其他都只是凑活吧。
很有腔调的电影，反转度倒是一般般，大致能猜到剧情走向，不过我刚开始猜老头是FBI来着。
师徒情谊很感人。
前半部分不错，后半段剪辑太快太硬，和整部电影基调不搭，也和电影真正的主角气质不符，随着剧情不断推进，较平庸没啥特别想象力的调度把房间内的神秘感也消耗殆尽，最后来一个同类电影较平庸的装酷收尾。影片开玩笑那段是个小高潮，骗枪里没有子弹算很不错但属于缺乏深思熟虑的点子，因为作为专业杀手，这么小的左轮手枪有没有子弹的分量感还是知道的，我有个比这个更好的点子，电影发展到这里裁剪师已经单方面碾压，给观众番茄杀手会被骗的感觉，但番茄杀手果断开枪，打死两个保镖，同时强化了该反派角色，不至于主角给人一种不过是走个过场扮猪吃虎罢了。
"If we only allowed the angels to be customers, soon we'd have no customers at all."
如此这样讲诉故事的高手是昆汀和科恩兄弟，本片只能是个弟弟
很久没看到这么老派的话剧电影了，连看了两遍。角色一个接一个来到舞台，登场再退场，在平静的对话中均匀摇摆、字字珠玑，抛出越来越多的新信息，最终达到高潮。剧情虽无深度，却足以牵动心弦。就像搓麻，摸出一张牌，就会改变牌面，诱牌做得好，又能引发整桌牌的局面。但可能编剧写得太顺太密，又总觉得差一口气。不过马克·里朗斯真是三招见输赢的高手，看起来不费吹灰之力。
有明确的泪点处，也不是个好电影了（自认为），因为这些真实的事件本来就真挚得足以让人流泪。
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