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.
生孩子真的不一定会幸福，家庭的表象如墙上的企鹅家族一样紧密，实质却必须让每个人都各得其所才有延续的可能，而在以不稳定为主要特征的现代社会中，这种期望又经常会落空。
视听普通。故事其实并不复杂，但也没有交代清楚。零星几场戏的细节还可以看，但整体故事起落就是莫名其妙。
这几年一些港台片有一种很相似的大光圈气质…
叛逆期的孩子，环境改变后无法融入新的地方。与母亲的别扭和冲突只有等着长大才发现自己的任性不懂事。
American Girl讲，有时候恨跟爱是一体两面；“但这如果已经是她的最好了呢？”
同样是讲中西文化冲突和母女代际关系以及青少年情感，与外放的 Turning Red 相比，个人反倒更喜欢本片静水深流式的情绪与氛围（东亚 vs 北美的创作及审美取向亦可见一斑），找回了些世纪之交的台湾电影的意境。林嘉欣不觉见老，仍是很有韵味。又及。
[4.0/5.0] https://bit.ly/3EoBb8N
3.5 可能过高期望在于她能把文化背景层次讲高深一点，我现在很少能吃进去有些温吞表达，也可能是太平淡了~
「這個世界上我最不想成為的人就是我的母親，因為她的恐懼會成為我的恐懼，而她的軟弱會使我軟弱。」阮導在訪談裏說，她越不想自己像媽媽，偏偏發現自己越像她。吵架是因為，母女倆的個性太像了—— 倔強得脆弱，理想化於是失望。//「你為什麼對你媽生氣？」「我覺得她可以做得更好。」「但如果這是她的最好呢？」”good enough mother”
从一个国家到另一个国家，从一种文化到另一种文化，从不理解到逐渐理解，从hate到love。喜欢女孩和马的设定。新冠后遗症，原来电影里是SARS。相比来说，更喜欢林嘉欣演绎的母亲
就算这女编剧整个剧本写的全都是“刻板成见”四个字，也不见得比现在的会差到哪里去。
林嘉欣还是那么美，虽然芳仪设定性格不太好，但我还蛮喜欢她慢吞吞的样子
妈妈：“如果没有你们俩我真的还有很多别的选择” so true
同样是讲中西文化冲突和母女代际关系以及青少年情感，与外放的 Turning Red 相比，个人反倒更喜欢本片静水深流式的情绪与氛围（东亚 vs 北美的创作及审美取向亦可见一斑），找回了些世纪之交的台湾电影的意境。林嘉欣不觉见老，仍是很有韵味。又及。
*最后十分钟崩溃哭到无法呼吸
一个富有感染力的故事也有赖于一帮全情投入的真挚诚恳的演员们的集体努力才让观众产生深深的代入感，也悄然引领着观众去反思去理解亦或者去重振生活。
2.5 电影虽然工整，但始终徘徊在无效沟通里。
她把女儿带到了美国，却要责怪她拥有了美国人的思维，真是可笑
好细腻。小时候的自己会钻进一个角度，只觉得大人不可理喻，不求理解，世界可以小到只剩自己。长成了大人再去看，只觉得孩子叛逆，不通情理。所以困境无关乎年龄，大家都是活在感受里。
平庸，視聽語言太弱。但一如既往地喜歡林嘉欣的表演，第一次做化療時的緊張害怕脆弱，處理得很好。
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