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.
Gaga 演技不错诶。这么抓马的故事就适合过年看！
“两个人就算有共同的过去，心里也可能有着不一样的回忆”
好不好看没关系，凭大陆不让拍，我就要打5星
平庸至极，剧情如同一条直线，连个起伏都没有。
中间睡了好几次，分三天看完。似乎挺好的故事，怎么拍成这样？古驰家族出面干涉了吗？
*总体而言还是OK的，虽然略显青涩。很早之前就知道谈善言，因为柯炜林，终于看了一部她的作品，不算惊艳但尚且OK
今年两部老雷的片子，都是史诗级别的电影原教旨主义电影，但是对于这部真的毫无兴趣，太长了。毫无惊喜，也许有几场戏好看，但是压根撑不起来啊！相比《决斗》更让人没有惊喜，老雷已经84了，就看一部是一部吧。还有就是老司机是怎么做到同一张脸，在今年两部戏里毫无魅力，之前的电影魅力四射的，演技了得
头和尾不错，中间段不知为什么，放弃了人物，事件也简略带过
强者恒强，弱者，扶不上墙（强指的是Lady Gaga )
談善言加分，鼓勵一下新導演與年輕人，不用太嚴厲。過多音樂，父女對談就對談，不需要太多配樂。當成GL/soft porn看看兩個女生接吻挺唯美的，再者是共鳴吧，在香港教育界很多教畜，看到女生的叛逆要反禮教，可是徒勞無功。說故事的技巧是欠奉，故事框架簡單，一看預告就知大部份結局。在性身份/角色方面有些對傳統的嘲弄都幾難聽，最後21世紀還要回去禮教之中，想像力與突破力守舊。 不過香港的環境也一樣守舊，唉。
【7.5】这一大家子精彩的爱恨情仇啊，我合理怀疑这是一部喜剧片，全是荒诞的黑色幽默。片子很一般，很多剧情特突然，有点在糊弄的感觉。（给ashes to ashes整整一颗星星🥰）（第五十五分钟才认出莱托...）
剧情太表层，仿佛跟看了这起真实事件的新闻文章一样，对于第一主角也就只看到一个又傻又自傲的女主，没有更多人物弧度，故事如果就只有弑夫这个重点的话，那真的太无聊了。
嘎子姐演得是真的好，口音加外形我以为她重新投胎去意大利了，但是这个故事是拍得真无趣啊……又被预告骗了
大概就是當初看Timing的感覺，編導跟技術真的都是emily level？但可能是血液中有著tvb的因子，又或是演員的功勞，後段還是有被勾到一些情感（但實在太多其他電影的影子了）
有些东西没拍出来，3星多一点，加一份感情分。Lady Gaga演得真棒，Al Pacino 和 Adam Driver 的表演本身也都还是挺好的。
优缺点都很明显。表达情感够真挚，但技术及能力欠缺。花活太多没必要。李芯悦这个演员以后应该会出来，层次感表现的可以。三星
The First Girl I Loved 2021 Blu-ray 1080p AVC TrueHD 5.1-TTG， 1:34:56.791 (h:m:s.ms)，21.86 GB
长到仿佛望不到结局的长篇电视剧，砍掉一个小时都绰绰有余。节奏也非常奇怪，本以为的重头戏——谋杀案——拖到最后五分钟才登场，然后这时突然开启倍速，匆忙收尾。电影太过费力铺排商战和家庭两条线，反倒完全脱节，后期已经趣味全无。
两个穿婚纱的新娘；in & out 时的生理不适，和扎耳洞时的痛，都和心碎一样刻骨
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