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.
全片最不意外的就是女主和摄影师必会上床，但明明可以有一百种收尾的方法导演选了个最烂最玄幻的，直接把前半段营造的氛围和高级感打破沦为三流悬疑片，逻辑难自洽。
3.5⭐，大部分在预料之中，所以没有太大惊喜
这种悬疑惊悚反转片虽说跟西班牙的比功力还是略逊一丢丢，但已经很不错了
剧情脑残的情色片，男一女一二的身材都很棒！
收藏本片到 好看并不完美 文件夹。
看的惊心动魄。也许有时候装疯卖傻是活着的唯一方式。而这种对女性肆意摧残的世界好像离我们并不遥远。
创作者还是挺有才华的… 编剧导演一人。最为观众来说，看完本片就觉得有哪不是那么舒服，例如我就一直纠结摄影师对老婆死的悲伤…男朋友自杀…虽然后面反转合理化，但当时看就心里一直在那搅着。甚至觉得这是个烂片。
太婊了太婊了
女主眼睛好漂亮。片子很优美，但却缺了点东西，四平八稳的。也算还行吧。画面颗粒质感很好，看着很舒服。
后半段的反转有点意料之中，多一星打给敢脱的女主
前面是a片吧哈哈哈 后面反转超多！结尾精彩！
结尾没有那个复仇的反转，可以再加一星，会更值得反思。导演选角没问题，西德尼和刘承羽都有说服力。
说实话，这个故事是真的把我看进去了，整个片子探讨的命题发人深省……尤其是抓住了当下人们的主流三观，好好的聊了聊什么是欲望，与所谓的对错。确实我没看过之前几部更经典的同类题材作品，但这一部就叙事手法和节奏而言，我认为都足够扎实，没有急着丢出反转。那种目不暇接又自以为高明的反转，在我看来才是最无聊且俗套的。要说缺点，一是几位主角的表演相对一般，基本只是在外在和个人气质上符合了角色本身，但缺少足够打进观众内心的深度（尤其是刘承羽，真是太可惜她这副独一无二的皮囊，难怪一直只能演花瓶）。二是最后要是可以早一点收住，可能会更高级。不过我又想了想，或许之后的情节，也正是为了迎合一种当今的主流价值观吧。毕竟人们都不想要在看完一部片子后，感觉自己被骂了。没多少人能真的去自我反思，并想要自我反思
当你凝望深渊的时候，深渊也在凝望你。当你自以为是“上帝”的时候，你早已落入“上帝”的圈套。如果没有结局的“复仇”整体会更好。
角色动机莫名其妙，结尾牵强刻意，几位演员还是挺养眼的
剪掉最后10多分钟的戏，不要自赎，不要复仇。
They wrote a phony story, and put lots of titties in it, just to entertain us. I'm touched.
前段揭露人性的欲望，偷窺就像個深淵。當你得到一樣東西，就想著還能得到更多，卻不知這個深淵的危險性，會造成多大的傷害。
不错的电影，最后报复有些过头了，说白了是个愿打愿挨的事，女主报复后仿佛能洗清自己的责任一样，其实这只是让她的罪孽更重了。 另外，为何不搞姬……都到那份儿上了，假如有这类情节上7分肯定没问题
很奇妙的观影体验，分两次看完的，中间等待时候竟然很期待继续看，很久没有对片子后续有这么强烈的好奇心了，“当你凝望深渊的时候，深渊也在凝望你”，我可能像女主一样望着望着就陷进去了。片子还有两场我特别喜欢的啪啪啪前戏，镜头和剪辑施展的魔法，让验光仪的旋钮、刻度都那么有性张力。结尾多余。
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