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.
7。#72ndBerlinale「音乐性」夏洛特·甘斯布依旧魅力十足！
我永远都会喜欢这种影像，困顿之中的温柔的力量。甘斯布仍然是这么迷人而有魅力。配乐实在太喜欢～
或许只是不属于我
太舒服了，尽管可以说生活像流水账一样在平平无奇地进行，而所有人都只是巴黎这座城市的旅人。平淡但不寡淡，所有的情绪和波澜都恰到好处。
夜色一样轻盈温柔地疗愈，女性和母亲的力量。
不好说氛围营造的手法是否算讨巧，但情境来源于种种故事型，细节恰恰在被拉远的时间里模糊了。喜欢Talulah临近结尾睡醒后流泪那段，它证明了美好的回忆同样也是疼痛的回忆。
想送给我的孩子一本日记
米夏埃尔·艾斯又拿出一段缓缓流淌的时光，虽不似《阿曼达》轻盈、灵动，个别几处对八十年代的巴黎过分沉溺，但其余都是掏心掏肺的生命体验。无论是青春涌动的荷尔蒙、写诗的激情或是对电影的痴迷，都能在这部作品里找到对应。
削弱情节笔力（节点如旅人般轻轻匆匆来到人物身边和离开），削弱时空实感（城市图景和时间变迁形同过眼云烟的幻象），留下的空落交由一次次自人物敞开的片刻补充和主导，相信彼此散落在生命中的交集。不落至实处，朦胧模糊却不可擦除，一如塞纳河畔光晕。
When I was young I listen to the radio
非常动人。夜旅人电台联系着整个故事线 是坚强是勇敢 也是治愈也是热爱。
夏洛特真的和小时候长得一模一样，我真的想在电影里看她和女人上次床。
1980年代才是美好时代，有午夜广播，有圆月映花都，有密特朗，那时还没有没有互联网
Hold it in, let's go dancing, I do believe we're only passing through. (soundtrack 也太美了
转变画幅与胶片质感模糊时间，永恒的巴黎夜色下人们的不安躁动才是流淌的一环。坠入冰冷的河水，药物弥散在大脑中，身躯无处隐蔽，被抛弃，被忽视，被压抑。却仍然可以去看《鸟人》，去看侯麦的新片。和关于杜拉斯，李维特的一切。那是最坏的时代，也是最好的时代。
在巴黎街头和妞散步是多美妙呀！🤣
虽然这和我想象的生活不一样，但我还是尽力去热爱。80年代的巴黎好迷人，是我向往的地方。
今早在淅沥的雨声中看完的。豆瓣统计我看过127部法国电影，但没有一部和它一样。尤其是在现今的2022年，竟然还能看到如此赤诚的电影，真的让人意想不到，如获至宝！
整体感觉好像一部80年代的德国电影……完成度不错但又似乎缺乏点“新意”。导演让剧中的小青年们看侯麦听Television，法国人民的品味就是这么厉害的嘛~
40年前的巴黎夜，不谈论浪漫，聚焦于一个家庭的温柔和善良。生活磕磕碰碰，骑着小摩托穿梭城市街道，坚持喜欢的事，做善良、温柔的人是件多么酷和浪漫的事。
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