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.
4/10。作为悬疑、惊悚片，悬疑感与紧张度完全不够，本来就慢节奏，气氛没有渲染起来只会觉得拖沓。至于故事，更是莫名其妙，罪犯的动机毫无交代，最后的反杀也是令人无语，对别人那么狠，咋对女主就手下留情了呢？
从悬疑电影的角度来说是不太合格的，悬疑性紧迫感都差点。但你代入当下社会女性真实处境的时候，你便会在观影过程中感受到女主的那种压迫感不安全感。男主能共情合理化凶手的监视，却不能共情自己老婆的不安，这才是影片真正惊悚的地方！
氛围真的拍的不错。视角让人代入。就是稍微有点容易猜到剧情发展。然后剧情上有些地方还不够真实。
男人都是软蛋！不要为了男人放弃自己的事业，你会变得不幸！（可是我大爱这部电影阴冷的氛围）
妈呀吓死我了 要相信自己的直觉 最后只能靠自己了
结局还挺出乎意料的，一句话，靠男人死路一条，自救还得靠自己哦
一两个人住辣么大的大平层，我表示很，非常，异常不解
2人躺在地上 那种另类美学 太有感觉了
氛围感真的很好，就是女主总给人感觉睡不醒或者精神游离的状态，。这样也难怪让人觉得是神经过敏。
这个故事告诉我们：隔着窗户看就看，千万别傻不拉叽的乱挥手，会要命的。
还可以吧，剧情比较老套，但不枯燥。挺喜欢女主这款
铺垫很长，没有营造出氛围。而是让我觉得无聊。。 女主来到了男主的国家鸟国，都讲鸟语语言不通。偶尔有年轻人说英语可以沟通。男主天天要去工作。女主偶尔配男主聚餐。自己只能无聊一个人在城市闲逛。但是她突然发现家对面楼里会站着一个男人一直看着自己。看不清。但是跟对方招手，对方竟然也招手。女主十分害怕。草木皆兵。去看电影也觉得后面坐的人跟踪自己。去超市也有人跟踪自己。吓得后面溜走。男主耐着性子跟女主去超市查监控，拍下了照片。并且报警让警察和男主去看看那个男人是不照片里的。男主回来表示女主无理取闹，就算是，也只是邻居去同一个超市买东西很正常。然而一切是因为男主女主逛街路过凶案现场。电视也报道说有个连续杀人魔杀了四个女性，还割头。女主反向跟踪发现住对面的人是一个酒吧清洁工。刚好里面一个舞女是自己邻居。
拍的不错，但是剧情太单薄了，女性的恐惧，放在中国很应景
咋滴最后是诈尸了还是鬼魂出身出来复仇了？这样的男人你不早点看清楚认明白还等啥呢？连你都不信，还不让他早点玩蛋去！不过这剧情也的确是莫名其妙，后面说连环杀手抓住了，结果邻居和她还是被抓住杀了，那到底谁是连环杀手？想表达什么呢，有人偷看绝对就是变态？搞不懂，最后的结果也是一头雾水……
#2022 圣丹斯# 又一部改写希区柯克《后窗》的作品，但是作为悬疑惊悚片，悬念铺垫的太拖沓了，女主内心的疑虑和外部环境之间的冲突处理的太粗糙了，结局也不太符合医学逻辑，唯一的亮点是中间的一个小反转很出乎意料
结局处，震惊。
不知道有多少对本地现状的描绘。
[视]shudder，96.2分钟，多个网站都显示是91分钟，夜店微露，结尾微血。女主视角，北欧风慢节奏，麦卡·梦露颜值难撑这么久，前期红裙亮眼，后期<环太>男配开口，有电影院
穷组，剧组团队其实完成的不错，奈何故事顺撇严重，不太合格。。
铺垫一大堆，反杀一瞬间。女生真的要相信自己的直觉啊。
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