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.
在身体改造方面极具艺术性。未来，器官毫无存在的必要，只会滋生细菌，后患无穷。人类与人工合二为一，在保证了生存的同时，突破身体的极限也成为了艺术表达的强有力方式之一。通过米开朗基罗式的重塑，人类探索了更多元的生存可能性。可是所呈现出来的效果过于平淡，不尽人意，最有冲击力的段落竟只是耳朵人跳舞。跟同样讲述突破身体机能的《钛》比起来几乎不是一个量级的，差距有点大。
表演 异化 sex和surgery 越来越多雷同化的作品让我感受不到痛苦和恐惧了 body horror做的也不够 看得我疲倦
“La chirurgie est la nouvelle sexualité”看完大概能想象柯南伯格家里长啥样，喜欢上网买什么新产品打扮自己，以及对小黑屋的安全空间癖好。为了残缺的痛苦，未来人类用手术刀，和当年在世界上最后一个电影院里寻求吞枪自杀，还是更喜欢后者的干脆利落，进食障碍癖。有一度镜头的意图让我以为小k不见了是被做成什么标本在门后，结果啥也没有，柯南伯格，你再酷，还是很doux只虐你自己。*和一些私人化的细节感同身受了，感谢他展示这些残缺
在这样一个老人眼中
看得困死了，好一剂催眠良药，再也不愁失眠了。柯南堡底线也太高了，还不如尼克病院手术台更有观赏性，以至掉进碎碎念的无聊洞底。高概念走得停稳的，内在逻辑也没什么太多问题。只是影片就像发达的右臂，左臂却肌无力。柯南堡可以比疯提尔再疯点儿就有意思了。
隐约可以解释我为什么总是做梦梦见把牙齿一颗一颗掰下来还像乐高一样连成一串的现象
？？？等级不够，看得我好难受，并且很排斥…
柯南伯格呓语似的探讨。未来是属于科幻的，科幻是属于想象力的。
Surgery is the new sex
比较失望，总感觉结尾太无力了。那位父亲就这么死在阴谋之下了，难道这一切都毫无意义吗？
#Cannes2022 我尊重每个人的醒脾，但柯南伯格我不理解你
堆砌概念和绝对柯南伯格的元素，通篇给人一种故弄玄虚的不适感，一种又高潮又没有高潮的感觉。
在身体改造方面极具艺术性。未来，器官毫无存在的必要，只会滋生细菌，后患无穷。人类与人工合二为一，在保证了生存的同时，突破身体的极限也成为了艺术表达的强有力方式之一。通过米开朗基罗式的重塑，人类探索了更多元的生存可能性。可是所呈现出来的效果过于平淡，不尽人意，最有冲击力的段落竟只是耳朵人跳舞。跟同样讲述突破身体机能的《钛》比起来几乎不是一个量级的，差距有点大。
看得困死了，好一剂催眠良药，再也不愁失眠了。柯南堡底线也太高了，还不如尼克病院手术台更有观赏性，以至掉进碎碎念的无聊洞底。高概念走得停稳的，内在逻辑也没什么太多问题。只是影片就像发达的右臂，左臂却肌无力。柯南堡可以比疯提尔再疯点儿就有意思了。
在身体改造方面极具艺术性。未来，器官毫无存在的必要，只会滋生细菌，后患无穷。人类与人工合二为一，在保证了生存的同时，突破身体的极限也成为了艺术表达的强有力方式之一。通过米开朗基罗式的重塑，人类探索了更多元的生存可能性。可是所呈现出来的效果过于平淡，不尽人意，最有冲击力的段落竟只是耳朵人跳舞。跟同样讲述突破身体机能的《钛》比起来几乎不是一个量级的，差距有点大。
滑稽可笑 糟蹋艺术 身体改造早就存在了 没玩出什么新意
boring and pretentious
怎么突然就结束了，我还以为没演完呢，还在等大招呢。。。。。
被强迫着按一定的速度和时长看装置展览，很痛苦
片中的几个装置可以找一个当代艺术中心直接搬进去了。总感觉今天会在梦里再见到Léa和Viggo躺在the Sark里，招我进入身体之中……
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