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.
到底是要群像（女性的苦难）还是突出女主？最后有点两头不讨好。这个“超能力”的设定也挺奇怪的。另外最后一幕也太潦草了。@TIFF2021
是一部很美的电影。对于charcot医生的诠释和正统的医学教育大相径庭，不过想想时代是慢慢发展的，也许当年就是电影中这样。对不可知的世界心怀敬畏，可能不只是精神科大夫的职业道德。
在男权环境中，girls help girls 。
故事发生在一个处处存在着对女性的束缚、限制的社会，那里男性有意或无意的对女性的伤害时有发生，即使是至亲之人也能轻易找到伤害她们的理由；甚至同性也不能总是给予彼此支持。故事的主舞台是一个充斥着“疯”女人的病院——与其说她们是疯女人，不如说她们是背离了部分社会意愿而被逼疯了的女人。随着故事的深入，两位主角的命运逐渐交织，观众也能看到真正的“疯子”其实是病态地操纵、利用女人们的男性。故事的结局能促使观众生发出对女性全面、彻底的“解放”的期许。尤金妮的饰演者的演技无可挑剔，表现力十足。影片大量运用中、近景描写刻画主角，能让人容易产生共情感与代入感。一些巧妙的镜头语法能够表达男性的绝对力量对于女性的压迫。
我的梅拉尼女神自导自演的第一部影片，很棒！！一刚开始觉得节奏有点慢，后来就慢慢进入状态了，女主演技很好，看见鬼就是疯女子，看见神就是显灵，男权社会的双标尽数体现
人物: 护士长有个性
可怕的的是，这样的事情还在眼前发生，以疯癫来欺压女性的世界，从来没结束过。
见证梅拉尼·罗兰从演员到导演的蜕变，这部疯女人我强推，2小时的观影体验，见证了女性之间真挚的友谊，但又闻到了一丝丝的姬香
是 很美 恨不得每一帧都能做海报… 可是.. 这是电影啊… 不是照片集..
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一看评论怎么那么多矫情的，明！明！非常！好看！值得全家去看，故事悬疑紧张最后结局圆满，多好啊，不懂为啥说一般
梅拉尼·罗兰什么时候当导演了？看她那副瘦削的脸庞我都忘了她在《无耻混蛋》里的样子。电影讲的还是女性自救，沉郁和舒缓。
梅拉尼罗兰的自导自演令人刮目相看，完整地营造了一个色调暗淡、配乐阴沉的精神病院，清晰明了的传递女人的不同情绪，从而塑造“疯”这一印象。
那个年代真让人窒息，全片感觉很压抑。治疗疗法像过家家。
对比开片镜头与结束镜头，女主角的心境都不同了。欢笑声、海浪声盖过了一切情感。
开头的场景真好看。
记得老师曾讲过关于doctor一词的一种说法
后面剧情就有点看不下去了 给配乐加一星 @2022-01-22 01:58:43
只有女人才能写出女性之间互相理解互相帮助，以温柔和坚强对抗世界的压迫和不公。电影没有答案，也无需给完美的结局，只要她让我们看见，引发思考，这就够了。改变不是一个人的事，是每个人的事
尝试代入女人们的视角，被剥夺，被压迫，被虐待，被侮辱的人们的视角
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