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.
其实编排及氛围搞得不错，但导演有些保守了，应该与时俱进，《致命录像》就好，不用非要写实成渣画质的录像带效果！毕竟高清时代，1080p、2k、4k……就连运动相机视频画质基本都可以。而这特意制作的“录像带”效果，真的影响观感。
录影类型，小故事恐怖电影，有意思，从猎奇角度来说，观感不错
這系列就是這樣，僅止於有趣，但都說不上好看。
就挺一般的，负责串起来几个短片的大主线尤其弱智。
喜欢storm drain 很喜欢the subject 尽管是最跑题的一个故事 滤镜真的带感
我是真的很喜欢，片子中创新了很多第一人称的镜头。
第一个故事最佳，很好地展示了伪纪录风格吸引人的地方，完整的故事背景和来自Rat Man的未知恐惧相得益彰，大大增强了剧情高潮带给人的观感刺激。三星。
整体还凑合吧...
猎奇，cult，血腥，伪纪录片形式将各种元素一网打尽，难得看到一部爽片，看完《钛》，再看这部，从表面来看，人和金属是可以共存的 3.5/5
带滤镜的奇观大赏，哇哇冒血，手里的零食都不香了😬
好看 ,好看 , 这个系列真的不错 , 机器改造成为人
没能把握好电影与伪纪录片的界限，犯了和前两部同样的毛病。Rat man和印尼故事给好评，血腥程度很高，整体来说依旧不如系列第一部，但是好过第二和第三部。
7分，很聪明的采用了短片集合的形式，这样每个短片可以很轻松的仅以一个有趣而单纯的点子出发，而无需考虑在拍成长片后所导致的剧情深度以及设定方面的乏味与漏洞。这样的形式同样也使得录像带恐怖片这一拍摄手法可以从机位、清晰度等方面做出区别，也让以往此种类型片一直容易被诟病的合理性、趣味性都得到了很大的改善。
稀烂的几个故事，没一个出彩的，也没有伪纪录片应有的真实感
印尼科学怪人博士那节真的不错，够劲儿，其他能猜得到剧情进展的纯吓人打咩。和朋友一起看最开心了、全程半遮面挡脸凭借字幕来判断画面可看性
有点意思……第一个故事的鼠人好粗糙～实验室那个故事再次揭示，科学家疯狂起来，世界就会毁灭……
其实编排及氛围搞得不错，但导演有些保守了，应该与时俱进，《致命录像》就好，不用非要写实成渣画质的录像带效果！毕竟高清时代，1080p、2k、4k……就连运动相机视频画质基本都可以。而这特意制作的“录像带”效果，真的影响观感。
除了亚裔机器人的比较刺激外，画面剧情都不太行
看完了，眼睛也瞎了。鼠人：特效差评，这是鼠人还是马人哦？守夜：八十年代丧尸片即视，那半拉脑袋让人想起《活跳尸》。铁女：印尼在变态这块赶美超日，血肉横飞中间穿插一段纯爱，太有那味儿了。血族：全程就是个晃，明明是一群种族主义红脖子，怎么翻来覆去虐个白皮吸血鬼，敢不敢抓个黑哥玩？我以为的串场：仙水看到黑暗录像带，逐渐崩坏。实际的串场：一群中二恐怖片脑残粉大搞行为艺术。复古不是说不行，但你不能全盘照抄啊，毫无新意的一部，恐怖和血腥哪样都没到位，老式录像厅画质还看得人想吐。非要说就印尼那段还有点意思，有豚鼠系列精神继承人的味道了。
第三个故事机械女挺好，甚至可以拍部长片。总得来说没有前几部好看，主线跟支线小故事关联性也不大。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
