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.
被命运诅咒的女巫努力寻回为人的一生，喜怒哀乐等一切失去的情感。。。
人没有记忆还是人吗？是僵尸，拖着身体走来走去的僵尸💧
看着看着以为是岩井俊二去拍了恐怖片，后来发现也不是…看大家说是马利克，但我没看过马利克，看来我未必喜欢马利克…不知道打什么分，有喜欢的部分也有不喜欢的部分。
似乎看到人类不过是寄居于不同外表下灵魂物种，面具下肉身里那个才是真正的你，不过像是穿上不同外衣只是外衣是不同人的表皮而己。
一个人还在盛年时就患上痴呆症，无疑比判了死刑还更为痛苦，看着自己一天天的物是人非却又无可奈何，真是最折磨人的。可是，人无论如何总是不能放弃希望，在那些艰难日子里能支撑你活下去的，唯有极其浓烈的爱，撑起你对于未来的希望，他们会让你明白活着才能有来日。以前是你来守护我，现在换我来守护你了，你的孩子已经长大了，你可以不用一直很辛苦了。
很特殊的观影体验，因为女主物理失声，所以几乎整部电影都是女主的心语，这也导致了错位感，因为刚开始女主并没有那么成熟。
女孩，女人，妻子，母亲，女巫成长史，也是女性成长史。成为男人后还能爱男人，才是真正的勇敢。
太绝了，外壳是奇幻恐怖的女巫元素，内里却是通过不同人的视角审视西方封建社会中的男女两性关系，女主尽管看尽了人间丑恶，最后却依然选择了相信爱情，血腥却又美好
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摘下坚强的面具接受不完美的自己是一条漫长且艰难的路，然而残酷的是对于早发性阿尔兹海默症患者来说，一切都像是被按下了十倍速，转眼间就被时间甩在了身后。父亲曾错过的女儿的童年和成长，在逾期三十年后尽数补上，也算是万般不幸中的最大慰藉。在关注病症本身的同时，它又像是自我迷失的巨大隐喻，在这样残酷的过程中，家人便是浩瀚星空中那个耀眼的仙后座，无论我们深陷何处，都能带我们找到归途。故事本身并不出彩，却赢在了表达的方式和内容上。当父亲握住女儿的手，当女儿轻抚母亲的头，那些没有刻意渲染的情感全都喷涌而出。
又是泰伦斯·马力克的风格，充满诗意的静默的荒野志怪故事。是女巫，是女人，是男人，是小孩，这个世界如此走一遭也不付光阴了。
太阳升起，我的身体像一条河流，流淌了许久，却仍在原地。这是一个灼烧着、痛苦着的世界，但或许还能感受温情的火光。
對節奏舒緩的folk horror一直都不是很感冒，但是意外地很喜歡這一部（也許我應該再給《羊崽》一次機會
我不想什么泰隆斯马利克的风格，也不想看什么文艺片的基调和内涵，我只是想在无聊的时候看一部“恐怖片”！一星给女巫不停变身这个有趣的设定，一星给风景，一星给演技，但不妨碍作为一部恐怖片来看让我感到无聊和浪费时间。
3.5 语种优势的低语和画面匹配度极好 很舒服 由初生女巫的视角看人 看阳光 看流水 看情感
找不到工作的人都成为「作家」了，拍不好电影的人都去拍「文艺片」了
你看清你自己了吗？你是魔鬼吗？成为了女人，又成为男人，学会爱，快乐，笑。可世界依然在灼烧着，痛苦着，一边痛苦一边爱，这就是人类。不要做人类。（镜头配乐更优秀，我太喜欢了，全部。）
原本打的3星，看完点评有了更深的了解和体会，加一星。女人啊，爱情啊
不错的处女作， 套用女巫这层皮在人群里面从原始到社会女性再到男性（灵魂女性）再到女童自然成长为女人这个轮回，讲女性身份窘境和自我觉醒与社会压迫。 比较精巧的是男性身体女性灵魂这层设定，蛮有趣，很直观地说出了性别本身就是灵魂问题而不是生理问题。 很泰伦斯马利克了，利用浅景深，大特写以及角色自我对白串起整部影片。 还有各种自然景观的空镜头，有一种自然主义的空灵感。 整体不错。
一时兴起凌晨看恐怖片 发现是邪性惊悚文艺片，间歇让我想起充满宗教神性的《幸福的拉扎罗》。
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