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.
贫贱夫妻百事哀，为了保费相杀，可见有多残忍。作为电影来看，这样的剧情也很普通。倒是后面的情节越发喜感，虽有点爆头和爆肚的血腥，还是被各种意想不到的喜剧效果给冲淡了。夫妻间的相爱相杀还真是不灭的话题。
完全超越预期，文本精良，当然原著的精神内核很重要，也被完整保留了的感觉，unnatural mother和unconditional love矛盾么？不知道，这才是真实的母亲身份，真实的人的个体。Olivia演得好赞，突如其来的情感爆发戏，让人印象深刻。
对于女性来说，母亲这个身份很残忍，一个女人一旦成为了母亲，则意味着自我的剥夺，自由的消逝，要想自由地成为自己，则需要经受环境与内心的折磨，很无奈的是，这种困境是无法消解的。这部电影从头至尾给我一份压抑感，不论是从母亲的角度看还是从孩子的视角来分析，这种生活的壁垒是无法解决的，总得有一方遭受痛苦，或者双方都很痛苦。被割裂的自我想要重新拼凑，最终追寻到了自由，可也是身披枷锁负重前行，那份心灵的负罪感，跟随终生。在海边躺下，海浪作棉被，疲惫与解脱潮起潮落，醒来还得接受那份无形的沉重。
个人评分7分（主观影评、不喜勿喷）
从讽刺搞笑到惊悚血腥，插入伦理调味，再回归搞笑讽刺，这个旋转舞步实在华丽……平庸的导演，失业了的过气女演员，和几个越狱逃犯演出了一场囚徒困境的好戏，小成本把“戏剧化”演绎到极致了。
低配史密斯夫妇林中小屋大战逃狱三王，CULT范儿正，黑色幽默范儿足，贼过瘾。仔细看看光头男主原来是另一大爽片猎头游戏里的男主之一。
结局夫妻俩商业化圈钱的一波操作让这部暴力血腥片多了一丢丢意思呢
结局还算可以，就是这男主战斗力 就尼玛弱得离谱！输出全靠女主！
挪威版《史密斯夫妇》，剧情巧妙，血腥反转，黑色幽默，一个都不少。
后半段太残忍血腥了，也太假了，他们俩个普通百姓就能制服三名职业罪犯？已经被打的只差一口气了，满血复活？他爸像个2B一样就冲来了？毫无铺垫。
社会习惯了歌颂母亲的伟大，这无疑是给所有的母亲又加上一道枷锁，仿佛母亲自然地就该无私地爱与包容孩子。导演用独特的视角审视社会赋予的这道枷锁，描述了一个挣扎过、抛弃过孩子的母亲的故事，告诉观众所谓“伟大的母爱”也许不是理所应当的。时间线前后穿插，两个“不称职”的母亲因为同样的挣扎而产生了莫名的连结。结尾略仓促，玩偶的隐线埋了很久却感觉结尾时没用对。
天杀的混蛋宇宙飞船
第一感觉是拖沓。剧本还有一丢丢意思，拍的水平不行。这种故事可能第一次看的人会比较喜欢吧，不过我已经看过「趣味游戏」那么高水平的了，再看这个觉得很乏味。
一部优秀的黑色幽默电影，血浆版另类的斯密斯夫妇。一点点的往前推，两个相爱的人大开杀机，最终明白你一直对我很重要，还要感谢越狱者们提供的夫妻团建活动。另外，男主角找到帮手死得太冤了。
哈哈哈哈。没有爱情的婚姻。互相计划暗杀对方。
舔鞋的地方想到《趣味游戏》，但是是否有这情节已记不太清，《圣鹿之死》倒是有。老爷子全场最佳，挪威够猛啊，实在是没想到情节设定会让老爷子卷入除草机
看老戏骨飙戏太爽了吧，各种微表情足以碾压国内小花
后面比较无聊，前面节奏还是有点慢了，感觉梗有点少，两人性格塑造不够矛盾主要集中在打嘴炮，他爹可真冤枉
电影#079
二b却又深刻，搞笑其实悲情，无厘头却血浆满天飞有魔幻现实主义那味儿，咋一样没认出来monday姐，但她就挺好看！
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