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.
4星的感動值，3星的完成度。看到哥哥舉殯那場，不可能不淌淚。戲裡，梅姊說從未見過香港像現在這麼糟。那是2003年。
穿着婚纱往上升的时候，灰色的灯光一点点掉在青色的皮肤上，整个人一点点在屏幕前消失不见。就好像要把她送到哪里去。
太能共情了！这两个人都住在我脑子里。一开始我还有点嫌弃Dakota的眼神演技怎么只会暧昧。但和最后的车上谈话一对比，觉得她真的挺合适这角色的。Ps：Este原来有在偷偷接私活！所以Alana演电影，就Danielle在专注新专辑吗？
丰富的细节，有些事情，还是得等相关人物不在才能放开了拍吧
音乐 剪辑和大量对白掩盖了价值观的偏离 但是打发时间可以看看
主演能抓住几分梅艳芳的神韵和性格特质，表现挺不错的，就是后面年龄感和阅历没有体现。很喜欢早期舞厅的那场戏，有原型初生牛犊不怕虎的感觉。张的选角则不太像，可能因为是配角。
很轻松愉快的电影，下班回来看它可以给这一天加分，总之看完之后很开心，所以要给满星！
16/10/2021 @ PREMIERE ELEMENTS。客串陣容實在過於豪華 // 劇本太貪心想講完梅姐各方面，成品最後變成流水帳也自然無可避免// 前半還好，但泰國到慈善這部份的剪接簡直是災難，直到03年演唱會才回復正常 // 真假footage穿插效果強差人意，既然已經花錢租紅館重造服裝就不放心讓王丹妮完整唱完一首？ // 阿魚和古生表現最好，王丹妮和劉俊謙已經盡力了 // 對於matchy一段要用化名也明白，但將這段情美化如此….只能說理解但不認同
好哭就完了。且不谈还原度，只谈梅姐本身，能理解她人生，能被女人花感动的人是幸运的，行为他们感受过人间滋味，有苦有甜。爱过恨过，不枉来人世走一遭。
可惜了，人物传记不好拍，一部两个小时的体量，要讲亲情，友情，爱情，事业。什么都想讲，最后成了流水账。开始仿佛回到了港片时代，最后只剩下情怀了！
很不幸两年前看到波西米亚狂想曲时已经有了对于该类型传记片的一点想法，《梅艳芳》这部电影取名为《梅艳芳》实在有些不大妙，它似乎并没打算真正探索梅姐的成长历程，而仅仅在通过各种片段来讲述梅姐的成名于陨落，预告片剪的实在很好，电影不如预告系列。或许我们需要的不是ppt般放映式的一生，而是着眼某几件事探索成长蜕变。很喜欢梅姐，演员眉目间缺了几分梅姐英气，多了点妩媚柔情。服装造型上的还原度只能说没有做到最精细，演唱会还原较波西米亚差了5个朱迪。
比较冲击人心的是张国荣去世的那件事，但说真的，这感动本身是由事而起，跟电影又有什么关系呢。
男主自导自演自编剧。。敏感。。从小就喜欢姐姐。。二十多岁的生活。。告别真的很难过。。下雨的车里。。放手就是新生活。。何必敏感。。
其实一般话，甚至有点流水账，但是看到最后还是很感动，还是因为梅姐，还有那首《夕阳之歌》
这部不好拍、拍不好、不拍好的传记片还是拍出来了，导演、女主角都很用心，勇气可嘉！
从影片来讲，除了时间节点，没有可以贯通全片的线索或者说叙述动机，只讲了“她做了什么”没有讲“为什么这么做”，遗憾。演员如提线木偶般被摄影机控制，没有成长线，只有工具人。
一家人在派对上打完架挤在车子里回家好好笑
尽管整个剧组已经用最大的诚意来致敬原型了，但打动观众的仍然是那些高糊画质的影像资料。
也许我长眠，再不能醒来，你是否相信我化作了山脉。
这种让歌迷影迷难以代入的致敬和缅怀，还不如彻底杜撰赤裸裸地圈钱，王丹妮是十足的靓女，但是从台风到嗓音到长相和梅姑大概只有一两成相似吧，哥哥的演员更是毫不相干
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