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.
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A rape is a rape is a rape
威尼斯非竞赛单元全球首映，超爱雷爵爷的《天国王朝》，没想到有生之年还能看到他再次指导历史题材电影。男人的行为永远是为了争夺脸面，为了宣示权利，无人关心受伤害的女性，她的发声遭到质疑，她的命运身不由己。
看到朱迪科摩被强奸的戏份我后排的摩洛哥男人哈哈大笑 一种和电影的恐怖互文
最有意思的应该是那些重复段落，因此这并不是简单的POV转换
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@Anthology Film Archives 一代人有一代人的伤痕，the play goes on
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中國有才華的演員導演不少 只是他们缺少这样的机会发出自己的声音 缺少机会表达内心的想法 很高兴香港和法国的资本给了一次机会 他们给出的这个回答很有力 加油！的确出色！
三个不同视角的罗生门，丈夫，舆论，狗屁朋友，庭审对被强奸女性的不友好把我看哭了。
像是一场盛大的舞台剧，片中有川剧舞台，并多处运用了微型diorama。当小丘福像童年伊万一样在空中飞翔，看似天际的幕布被划出了一条裂缝，小丘福也从楚门幻境回到了现实。困在自己亲手修建的猪公馆里、喝医用酒精消愁、把粪蛆烤熟、磨碎用来喂养捡来的弃婴。从抗日战争、内战、文革到大跃进，故事走向在意料之中（参《霸王别姬》后半段）却总有惊人的影像处理。影片中三次（？）长桌吃饭的众生相，镜头从左至右依次滑过：老传习社、人民川剧团和酆都鬼蜮。仿佛此时的镜头就是驼儿手里的老式黑白照相机，《椒麻堂会》就是那张未拍下的照片。七月十六日安远路189号，方坛。
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PS：被朱迪·科默美到！
挺好看的。灰蒙蒙的电影色彩。四川话的对白。小成本好电影。
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三个钟头过去了，
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