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.
还有人为不平等在战斗，即使是烂到骨子里的封建制度。
这破电影被豆瓣封神了。剧本节奏太慢了，看不下去，15分钟弃剧。
最近平顶山刘玉琨事件。。。痛心
感觉是现实意义比较重大，作为一部电影和一个故事来看，影片的叙事节奏过于拖沓，充满了无关紧要的细枝末节，和这样高的评分应该有的影片质量比较不符合。
剧本十分，而且居然是真人真事！！本片最大亮点无疑是剧本，扎实到可怕；而其二是“不可触摸者”在剧中的表演，不知道导演是如何调教的，妻子和三个被打的素人、甚至其他的素人群演的表现真的很让人信服，妻子最后在雨中那个感激、痛苦、心酸、释放的那种复杂表情真的特别到位。
好人，坏人和法官都过于符号化，但至少这样的题材人家敢拍
音乐铛铛铛的往观众脸上砸，其实是降低电影现实主义力度的。
断断续续看完，印度真是歌舞的国度，一段黑暗的历史，拍的很励志的感觉
真人真事省去了故事基础，但是电影拍的不怎么样。有些事是一定要有人去做的，如果都不去做，那么光明就会被黑暗吞噬！
印度人社会发展程度前现代，但文化跟随还是挺敏感，学会和美国人一样拍政治正确电影了。
天啊！！！怎么过审的！！！中国电影别学好莱坞，别搬韩国了！！！赶紧学学印度吧！！！
尽管有诸多理想主义的爽文套路（比如坏人都蠢，好人一路顺利），但大概也是因为狱中逼供的场景已经足够给人留下心理阴影，权衡之下放弃了一部分真实的黑暗
要对手中的权利和身上的责任有敬畏之心，正义和罪恶有时候就是一线之隔。
美国应该去印度追究人权反人类罪，不分青红皂白的打老百姓
印度版《辩护人》，愿这世上终有公平正义，善恶自有所报。在人物刻画上，个人还是觉得韩国人更胜一筹
片子是好片子，但拍的确实太累赘了，昏昏欲睡
每次都会被印度电影的反抗精神震撼，本片涉及的冤案悲天悯人的基调令人义愤填膺。没有人权的低种姓人，被暴行践踏，被歧视压榨。更有甚者，被安上莫须有的罪名强行屈打成招。贫苦并没有剥夺他们的善良与尊严，捉住蛇后放其回归自然，被冤枉后遭受殴打虐待仍不认罪。“皮肉的伤痛可以愈合，但偷盗的罪名一旦扣下就是一生”。影片毫不遮掩地剖开印度司法体系的黑暗与腐败，将其赤裸裸地呈现在印度民众乃至世界的视野中。“法院将给出的不仅是一次判决，更是希望”。在律师对真相步步还原，对正义据理力争的情况下，罪恶终于得到了合理的审判。“斗争的运动代表的是千万受压迫者的泪水，斗争万岁”。
种族主义历来是最可悲之事，中国很多朝代也屡见不鲜，只是很少会有国产关注这些，只是关注浮于上层的亮丽光鲜。
韩国和印度的现实题材电影很大程度上是中国观众对于不可说的中国现状的代餐，又是一部某些人看了会气的跳脚“印度人只敢拍却从不改”的作品，印度爱歌舞的风格还是太突出，只是某些人也不想想，自己连拍出来讲出来的权力都没有，输在起跑线上你高贵个什么劲儿?嘲笑韩印只拍不改、日本人只会鞠躬，你怕是很多时候这么点儿安慰也得不到呢
文艺工作者有正义感是很重要的。只可惜，拍出这部电影的国家，却依然是人间炼狱……希望它们的艺术作品，真的能够改变社会制度吧。
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