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.
疫情解封后的百老汇音乐剧+911 20周年纪念让这部作品天然意义非凡，相比《汉密尔顿》讲述美国国父背后的男人的丰功伟绩，《来自远方》展现了加拿大纽芬兰岛民的力量与善意，it's a celebration of humanity，这是对普通人的赞歌。
人类唯一指定主旋律，今夜你我都是荣誉纽芬兰人。
一切都太像一部话剧了，顺理成章的职业与压抑，顺理成章的身体羞耻，顺理成章的冲突与和解，几乎就是一篇命题作文。因此尽管它提供了一个很好的观照视角，它仍然很不真实。更何况，由一个年轻貌美谈吐优雅的男娼来“解放”一个中年妇女的叙事看似惊世骇俗，实则保守（一种老男人嫖雏妓的对位叙事）。男主的形象亦颇为扁平，我们无力分清他的言行举止有多少真情实感，又有多少只是出于“职业道德”（毕竟敬业的色情演员简直不要太多）。艾玛·汤普森的演技精湛到了可歌可泣的地步，但本片的深度也就止步于此了。毕竟诚如戴老师所言，“我不相信消费能提高女性的地位”；钟点一到，女老师裸身自鉴无比洒脱，然而这究竟是“犹可脱也”还是“不可脱也”？
最后的几分钟有点意思。高端鸭。我更希望这一切都是男主预料之中的，包括争吵以及和他弟弟坦白并告诉女主，目的就是引起女主的共鸣而最后达到高潮。这或许也是他热爱这份工作的成就感。
Fantasy？no. Liberation？YES！Even a first step！
小而固定的空间，两个陌生男女由性爱进入到情感，这两个都是极度私密的领域，主要依靠对白和表演，结构上以男女的关系变化为主线，完整的四次会面，从第一次的紧绷到逐渐展开，表象的性爱被隐藏，展开的是内心。两个陌生的男女开始的性爱任务，其中一个很年轻，一个至暮年，明明可以发展出很多戏剧故事，但偏偏任何强情节都没有，只在房间里不断对话，说很多看似无关紧要的事情，观察身体，而这竟让我看下去了，这样的叙事让我感到好奇，也让我思考其中核心是什么？
最近看过最好看的电影了 我真的钟爱话痨片 男主好有魅力 我如果有钱我也点他！
So tame. So predictable. So...Meh.
在性方面，相对一部分男人都不会克制自己（甚至是非法）的欲望，而大部分女人则太过于克制自己（合理）的需求。女主在婚姻中压抑自己的性需求，从未感受过性高潮，为了男人可笑的自尊心，还要假装高潮，在丈夫离世后，终于按捺不住潜滋暗长的欲望，点了一个鸭，却因为过于自省、压抑太久导致的拘束、保守的道德观念、对年龄、身体的羞耻而不得其法，好在最终还是在打开了自己，得到了快感，而且最妙的是这快感是自己带给自己的（去他的阳具中心主义）。男主真的是完美的性对象，英俊、性感、温柔、尊重对方。反对关于性的暴力，祛除对于性的羞耻，让我们把性还原成一件美好的事情吧，平等、自愿、安全、愉悦。P.S.很可疑的是，现实中的性交易不会这么美好。
911祭，用欢乐来取代悲痛，用友情来化解仇恨。
女机长太帅了！！！尤其那段solo，高亢婉转，余音绕梁呀！！
有了Ham的官摄在前，这次反而觉得还是录音更好听。（果然还是要先看现场版啊！近距离摄像丢了太多细节了）
弥补去年被退票的现场，挑在911二十周年上线也很合时宜，主题嘛，来自陌生人的最大善意
So wonderful, so so wonderful!
节奏很紧凑，在一个小空间内能把一个互帮互助的紧急事件演的幽默又感动。
室内剧，对于中年女性的“性羞耻”以及女性身材焦虑的探讨都太流于表面，不过当喜剧看看尚可，汤普森阿姨贡献了较高水准的演技.60/100
其实电影里一直在强调，leo就是一个fantasy，不必当真。现实生活里，那些找鸭的女的可能在疯狂砸钱做私处保养被pua。最好笑的是女主去探寻leo真实身份，并试图了解，不就是性转版的劝人从良第一步嘛。实在很失望，女性对自我探索的实现还要通过男的这一客体，这不就是男权思路的那一套吗。唯一区别就是，女的还在担心冒犯男的。
精彩绝伦！！！
最后，喜欢Nick和Diane！中老年情侣好甜，想给他俩写文！
很感动！开始感觉可能有点闹腾，而且因为每个演员都担任了好几个角色，会有点错位的诧异感。不过最后那种厚重感和爱的传递的正能量还是传达到了，尤其是从那些人起飞离开后开始，那种怅然若失，挺戳人的。
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