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.
《小时代》版的《追忆似水年华》；好演员不一定是好导演；如果才华尴尬，千万不要随意尝试氛围；女性主义电影快被平庸的本质和矫揉造作的氛围感给玩死了。
非常高级、非常微妙，只有小说家才能写出来的所谓“桥段”，让汹涌的老伤痕结出了新鲜的痂。
一个母亲，她首先是女儿，是女人，才是母亲，女性道德优劣不应该被母职绑架，作为处女作很惊艳了。
someone chooses to be a mother someone just becomes a mother. if she knows then will she let herself become an unnatural mother? olivia colmon’s performance is so natural. 感谢我妈不抛弃之恩。
明明可以讲更多，却陷于情绪的表达，很浪费题材诶
一直到影片的最后五分钟 都在怀疑两个女儿是否出了什么意外 然而并没有 一切都正常 大家都活得很好 但母亲内心的伤口也同时被无限放大 即使摆脱了痛苦和抑郁 却依旧是想到就会晕眩就会流泪的一辈子的创伤 算是继蓝色情人节和婚姻故事之后又一个家庭“劝退”电影 就听了几分钟电影里女儿们的哭声 就有点心情烦躁了 感觉到了那种crushing responsibility
夸夸配乐和服道化，很用心。
Olivia Colman可以把所有片子演成她的独角戏
可能我期待一个更邪恶的母亲、、感觉还是没有完全够及一个母亲向母职惩罚复仇时内疚和隐秘邪恶之间的复杂纠葛
妙笔：脏兮兮的被爱的洋娃娃 一步步清洁 一次次脏出想象 / 在电影院里因为受扰而感到受辱 灼灼目光里的泪水 / 女人的经历像一个周期 年轻的nina作为对峙和比对 又在创造女人宇宙 这个宇宙里的每一寸呼吸 我和我妈都在其中 / 文学性真强 —— 必须成为电影的文学
一个中年女人在海滩度假 目睹了一个三口之家的甜蜜 同时也伴随着争吵 背叛 无力 这一切引发了她和自己两个女儿之间的往事 所有的亏欠都难以弥补 因为生命是一趟单程列车 有去无回。。好在结尾的电话预示着母女关系的缓和 但那些伤扣总在暗处 隐隐作痛
似乎想要探讨母女关系，探讨母爱是否自然而然，但到最后又似乎什么也没说，一切都悬浮、模糊、散漫。不断切入的闪回以及局部特写更是雪上加霜。观影体验无疑非常糟糕，但难能可贵的题材让我不想给低分。片中有阿尔芭·洛尔瓦赫而前期宣传竟然完全没提她。
3.5☆
电影作为玛姬吉伦哈尔的处女作很不错，顺便继续夸奖一遍Olivia Colman的演技。还挺能get到Leda作为“自我”以及作为“母亲”之间的挣扎与无助，还有抱着洋娃娃时情感缺失的部分，但是不太能理解Nina一家对Leda莫名其妙的敌意（假如他们只是纯粹的没素质那当我没说...）。
第3490-可能是近期看过感触最深的一个片子。女人在怀孕生产育儿方面感受到的一切，让女性本就纤细敏感的心理，承受着男人这辈子无法感同身受的压力，严重的情况需要一辈子去消化和解。
额，不是太理解啦，也不太能感同身受，虽然我也是一个深陷育儿和职场，被家庭琐事闷到窒息的妈妈，只能庆幸自己还有双方父母可以分担，没那么多自我实现的抱负和梦想，有一个空闲的下午看书逛街拍照，就已经很满足了。女儿还算乖巧贴心，没那么多让人烦躁的习惯，当然，也可能是渐渐忘记了她小时候整晚整晚哭闹不睡，累到崩溃的时候吧。无论是深陷生活的泥沼，还是突破藩篱找寻自我，不后悔自己的决定是最重要的。没有对错，只有值不值得。
全程代入女主致郁，讨厌一大群不是善茬的大家族，厌恶在电影院吵闹的傻逼少年，被小孩无止境的哭声弄得崩溃，还有女儿敲妈妈的头，无法忍受，这该死的母亲天职。
隐忍隐忍再隐忍 压抑压抑更压抑 对女儿的回忆全都充斥着聒噪 看了更加不期待生育了。 母亲应该只是一个选择 为何社会把它设为了必选项。以前看过一篇文章叫《我后悔成为母亲 但我不敢说》大概是想表达同一个意思 母亲是很伟大 但请不要剥夺母亲作为独立个体仍然会有自己的追求。
SHE IS SO FUCKED UP. This old lady, is mean, kind of creepy and lost. Dakota Johnson is so beautiful.
演员出身首执导筒的玛吉·吉伦哈尔交出了一份不错的答卷，片子在视听与表演上可圈可点。
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