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.
因为是枝裕和宋康昊裴斗娜，期待了一年多，失望。
最想吐槽的其实是本片过于保守的价值观。
不懂就问：《小偷家族》成功之余，一定要搞一个棒子低配版拉低自己的身价吗？
作為是枝的電影應該是後段那檔。依然是細膩的，演員們也恰如其分，包括電影新秀的李知恩。宋康昊演這角色可說是信手捻來了吧。但整體有如一個童話繪本，用過度溫情的畫筆掩蓋了現實斑駁的底色...剛好最近美國墮胎權議題沸騰，這部片看著也是有點尷尬，我想，他大概是太理想主義了吧...謝謝你的出生，但沒有羽星幸運的那些被拋棄的孩子願意經歷這些嗎?
各有各的难处，以自己的方式表达着对家人的爱，把孩子生下来而不是。。。
如果不知道这是是枝裕和的电影，我可能会觉得它还不错。只可惜，看过《小偷家族》和《无人知晓》后，我对于这部电影的评价，恐怕只能是空有其躯壳了
三星半。是枝裕和的温柔渗透在每一部电影里，善用生活微小细节建立胜似家人的情感，细节处的温暖是是枝独特的力量，以此柔化外部的犯罪事件。无论换子卖子，还是被遗弃者共同生存，都要保留一份深处的真情，注入行将就木的社会。缺点是人物线索过多，警察的部分转折不够充分。是个人的重复，延续的基础上没有更进一步。
《寄生虫》三年后，又一次见识到了宋康昊的魅力。
失去了是枝裕和昔日的灵魂，尽管议题极具社会性，但所有的情感连结都是莫名失真的，过于童话式的善意只让电影徒有温情却不动人。演员没有发挥出色的，IU尤其过誉。
生硬的用小孩的“傻”，再一次把一群没有没有血缘关系的人拉拢成所谓的家人的故事线我觉得无比尴尬的洗车镜头，旁边的观众却湿了眼眶。宋康昊的演技除了面对自己的小孩时的表情还算细腻，之外没有留下什么很深的印象，裴斗娜更是陪跑。唉贼失望，这跟李沧东不是一个水准的东西呐。
各有各的难处，以自己的方式表达着对家人的爱，把孩子生下来而不是。。。
是枝裕和的日式溫白開碰到這些個南韓演員，搞得我灌了咖啡都差點沒扛住，直到iu和裴斗娜天台上的那場戲，笑出了聲才終於清醒了一些。
是文艺类型片。
是枝裕和对iu演技的把握还是比较精准的，大多数时候都是苦大仇深的面瘫，情感高潮时就把脸一遮（怀疑导演事先看过《我的大叔》…….
虽然但是，好无聊啊。总感觉换成日本背景能好点。
導演太溫柔善良，影像表達依舊不打擾而慢慢推進，故事發展時常讓我忘記這是發生在韓國，總覺得下一句就是日語。或許看了很多韓國社會面向的電影，對這個淺嘗輒止的故事有些不甘心，對警察角色有更深入的期待和這個過於溫情的ending有點失望。第一次看iu演戲，覺得竟然蠻好的。
将黑暗或夜色中看不清的人脸作为摄影母题——为数不多的记忆点，然而故事结构和人物设置同[小偷家族]过于雷同了……
在弃养/卖婴儿（有血缘关系切断亲情关系）和领养/买婴儿（无血缘关系想建立亲情关系）的互动过程（公路片模式）中，依旧在探索血缘关系与亲情关系的本质。几组人物之间的关系（多数表现为情感替代）描写细腻。
【20220619】和是枝裕和之前的电影蓝本几乎一模一样：无血缘的分子组成的团体，竟然打破了“血浓于水”的古语。略有新意的是把家庭片和公路片杂糅（不过这些地点似乎也不都很必要），记录了一个家庭的诞生与成长。坐高铁过隧道的镜头算是小亮点：内心深处的想法只有在过隧道无光时才敢脱口。李知恩最值得拿奖的地方，或许是闭灯后，对大家说：“谢谢你的出生”。孩子生父和黑道的线显得冗余。警察可能真的是异化到“最想成交”的人。
和小偷家族的人物主题架构都太像了，还又不如小偷家族丰富深沉精彩。人物的悲伤痛苦罪恶救赎都像隔着一层纱，显得轻飘飘的。宋康昊裴斗娜姜栋元都是好演员，但在是枝裕和手里并没有太精彩的发挥，再跟中川雅也和安藤樱的那股狠劲一比较，就更显得没有光彩。
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