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.
8.2 是加州图景的拼贴画，也是pta的《月升王国》，镜头下的1970s一点都不美好，相反那是一个充斥着骚扰，疯子和歧视的年代，但同时pta又热爱着这些成长于那个时代的年轻人们，坚信着懵懂的他们将会改变世界，所以主角总是在奔跑，以完全感性的激情去想象，去恋爱，去打破社会的桎梏，无需任何冗言。Alana真棒啊
表达他所要表达的
时间是一种奢侈品，在《内莉与阿诺先生》偶然又必然相遇之时，他们在这个议题上获得了一种共识。不出意外，PTA也会认同这个观点。继《缝匠》之后，他灵动又极具掌控感的长镜头再次聚焦「时间」这种奢侈品。在《甘草披萨》这部拥有诸多「时间」节点，复古色调的青春喜剧中，贫富以年龄划分。自卑属于年轻人，因为相对扮演固定角色的老「司机」演员来说，年轻演员可支配的时间「资源」不多。但，青少年却可利用时间去塑造一个个有趣又忠诚的角色。男主「假」扮嫌疑人那场戏值得细品：上一秒还是被仰望的「老」帅哥，下一秒就成了一无所有的穷光蛋，尽管是一场有惊无险的奇遇，但摄影师借由前后构图的微妙变化提醒了青少年，那是一笔「折寿」亏本的生意。幸而在25岁生日前夜，女主对于女权主义本质有了初步又深刻的理解。BTW，她的生日不在十二月。
整个故事线基本也是男女主角爱情与事业的来回交叉，舞台也发生在洛杉矶，但与《Lala Land》相比不管是爱情还是事业，包括主角的外貌和才能，都普通平庸许多。男主角总是见色起意，但从生活中寻找商机的能力很强。女主角势利眼，总是希望靠寻找更好的另一半来发家致富，但眼界和格局都广于男主角。这种爱情中的功利与浮躁，当代的中国观众应该是一看就懂并且习以为常，难有什么新鲜感，不过PTA对影片服化道、摄影、音乐等的整体把控，还是能够给观众带来当年LA的真实体验，与《好莱坞往事》组合着看应该不错。
What unpolished, awkward, yet sweet youthfulness.
独角兽真的会有激光？飞马真的很坏？新冠真的这么吓人吗？陪娃看片总会想点大人会想的事
好像是昆汀的《好莱坞往事》和布拉纳的《贝尔法斯特》的结合。第一次看PTA的片子，还是和近两年奥斯卡一票电影一样的特点，就是很私人化。男女主以及经历的各种事件都是导演对于周边人经历的一个总结，所以影片的观感又一次割裂了，像一段一段的小品。好在对于那个年代的还原挺够味儿的，跟《贝尔法斯特》不相上下，也对于那段时代共情不起来，不过黑胶（甘草）唱片（披萨）yyds
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最後一段什麼鬼？日劇跑是萬能挭？有不矯情的愛情麼？
所以为什么叫licorice pizza?
复古的色调，无数个tracking shots，主角看似离我们很近，然而又被各种“荒诞”的台词疏离。
看完就看完了，没啥特别的。回头想想，竟觉得回忆里的那段时间很悠闲，神奇的感觉。结论：胶片颗粒可以按摩视网膜，哈哈哈哈。
可真是太私人了，私心多到琐碎，故事剪成饺子馅，一开始我觉得，这是一个关于抓不住的青春，以及等不到的成年的深沉故事，但最终这些东西都被乱七八糟的私人情感擦去，还真就只是一个爱情故事，当然有些地方还是佳句频出，让人不禁沉浸在往日时光中，或许PTA他就是一个只会拍过去的人。
加上一个个事件折射出七十年代的美国一些危机
落日轮廓剪影
非常像三十年前拍那个时候的二十年前，而不是当下拍五十年前。承认剧本和导演掌控手法高超，却无法得到新鲜的感受。
PTA最轻盈的作品，依旧充斥着奇怪和迷人的味道
剧情很俗套，骗骗小女孩子可以，里面配的歌不错 3.5/5
那就奔跑吧 拖着我们这副不完美的躯壳 它在所有不起眼的地方都散发着好美丽的光
如果我说没看懂剧情会显得我很笨蛋么….每次感觉自己懂了，时间线好像又飘走了。但镜头语言很出彩，画面调色很对我胃口，如不考虑剧情的合理性是非常值得一看的。
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