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.
后半段拍得特别好。空间切换，镜头调转，尤其是背景音乐的加持，把处于两难选择的女主心情描绘得很细致。新人电影真心厉害了。
特别喜欢郑雷导演的短视频作品。讲电影风趣幽默内容又分量很足。我为黑龙江能有这样优秀的导演而自豪。
节奏，台词，演技，镜头语言，人物语言行动逻辑一塌糊涂，就算是有个类似彗星和恐邮的好点子，驾驭不了也是白搭，你说他不是好故事吧他也有设计，但前面那些灾难性的缺陷实在是让我无法再多给一颗星。
在成都晴瑞看的点映，物料包做的挺不错的~电影海报有美恐的风格，全片三个演员撑起了全篇~冷色调也是在没有任何特效的情况下成功烘托出了该有的气氛~在不停的反转和空间中，揭露了人性的弱点~
设定新奇，结局也给人以开放和遐想，小成本做到这样已经比所谓的概念大片强太多，还是多多支持鼓励
国内驾驭这种题材还是功力欠缺。只有设定，没有故事。
如果抄袭是这个界定标准的话，是不是所有霸道总裁和傻白甜的电视剧都是抄袭🤭
留白有点多，绑架和片头吵架那几场戏演员演技微微有些尬，如果给雷叔再多点钱，感觉会更好
虽然核心的科幻概念是借鉴了《彗星来的那一夜》，但是整个故事完整性、可看性都是够的，七分可以有。
可以可以，大陆也能排出这样的片了。必须支持一下！如果我进入平行空间、真的是下不去手……
看不下去，说是被好莱坞买了版权，也不过是那边想借鉴彗星来的那一夜又想避免版权纠纷罢了，演员演技和台词也挺脱离生活的，雷哥这位哥估计也是在闭门造车中锻炼出来的
国内终于有开始尝试模仿拍摄这类题材的电影了。“彗星来的那一夜”，“恐怖游轮”，虽然差着十万八千里，但勇气可嘉，值得鼓励，有了开始，后面好好努力。一类剧本逻辑性必须特别强，而且又是小成本电影，场景人物都很简单，只要剧本ok，都能拍的起
在抖音上看到导演郑雷自己说只花了12天就拍完了，没办法，钱少，多超出一天就超支了。看完整片，觉得给三颗星比较合适，主要还是我个人对这种风格不太喜欢，但肯定也有喜欢这种缓慢的、神秘静谧风格的人。无论如何，给导演点个赞，希望导演再接再厉。
这种制作精良的小成本网大咱就是说还是非常不错的。
这片真不错，算是难得的国产好片。风景优美堪比旅游宣传片，摄影水平在线，导演相对克制没有渲染血浆，比如女主有没有杀自己这些地方做了留白是好评。为了获得幸福宁可杀死自己，是这类片永恒的核心，其实跟时间穿越剧类似，都是吃后悔药。影片另一层的隐喻在于，走出悲伤杀死过去的自己，才有可能面对未来，甚至出现奇迹。几个缺点说一下，影片过早地渲染悬疑氛围，平行空间还没发现的时候就开始渲染。几个细节比如独臂人这种，透露得过于刻意。然后作为悬疑来讲，事件展开的突发性不够到位，女主跟博士第一次见面的交流，以及被绑时的辩解都过于苍白，令人捉急。咳，万恶之源果然还是毛子... 影片多次致敬库布里克的闪灵，甚至女主也神似。（而且女主长得非常像我小学班主任）小成本制作的国产电影能拍出这种北美风格，实在是值得鼓励。推荐！
涟漪般越拨波越大的多重镜像森林，不由自主想起《暗黑》。我杀我自己，自私才能活下去，时空悖论下引出道德困境。难能可贵的国产原创小成本科幻悬疑片，全片仅四位演员，均为陌生面孔却演技不俗，尤其女主，但个别声嘶力竭的表现力仍待提高。美绝摄影下的东北郊野光景摄魄醉人，配乐和音效灵动配合出不寒而栗的悬疑恐怖感。英文片名倒过来恰好像实验场的标语语言俄文，片尾曲居然用了舒伯特的《鳟鱼》！用心打造的良心国产片，五星鼓励！！！
剧本框架其实还是可以的，但是能看出来预算不多。
我本来以为前面 望远镜看到背影就直接说平行时空就够离谱了
非常中规中矩，解释的部分也显得太多，伏笔略显苍白
还不错，国产恐怖邮轮。
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