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.
和小李认真的看完！风光及配乐是动人的。赵婷确实是在做自己，拍自己想拍的那一类人。果然她没有对自己身份身体的拉扯摇摆~ 想看看她拍华语片
i'll find someone when i say i want to go to wyoming, he won't ask what's in wyoming? because there's nothing in wyoming, and nothing is still a thing "see you down the road" 想去midwest想去midwest想去midwest 😭
有段时间没看这么丧的电影了，每次看这种电影，总觉得这个世界就只剩下这些，一个孤独的人，一个悲伤的故事，有时候看美国的这些电影，就觉得他是一个孩子，把小时候的各种可能都实现了，既然结果并不是我们预料的那样美好，而我们中国人就成熟得很像一个大人，做很多事儿都会思考很多，可从某一个方面来说，又觉得这是一种前卫和保守的差别，只要当事人不觉得有对错和好坏之分，那他就只是一种生活方式而已
像自己的未来，也会是很多人的未来，迷茫孤独但却自由富足
在这个潦倒的时代，她不得不逃离，即便些许留恋与施舍，也换不来心灵的慰藉，因为这是她为数不多的高贵。科恩嫂这个角色塑造得太棒了，影后有希望。
魔幻现实，豆瓣搜中文搜不到。被金融搞垮的人身心疲惫、无家可归，只能一直在路上飘荡
视频里山崖的燕群飞起，埋没砂土里的恐龙遗骨，路旁仙人掌的密密荆刺，摊开手掌令星尘落于右手。这些令一路旷野不辨方向，也有星点光茫。在路上的人穿梭与停留，遇见再告别，并非没有其它选项，她只是可以继续依傍惯性~具体的孤独艰难爱与回忆是无处不在的东西，可以成为一条孤绝狭长路，通向生命终点带着独家记忆消亡。引用的两首莎士比亚，很是动人。
多一颗星给导演赵婷。你为无数女性展现了更宽阔的视野和生活的可能。
我主要是真的不太喜欢科恩嫂… 真的很苦相啊，看了难受。如果换个主演，大概甚至还会列入我比较心水的电影list……
我也不是一无所有，我会整理好自己的行囊继续前进。
有趣的是，片中讲到那些创造了美国的伟大精神，先进沦为边缘，无依无靠，而这样一个故事的叙述者，来自外来移民。
Calm. I love Frances McDormand.
大概可能有无字幕的原因，影片整体给我的感受与豆瓣剧情简介完全不同，我看到的更多的是一种自主选择，而不是被迫。明明可以放弃她的破车，但女主宁可求人也要守护她移动的家；明明好多人邀请她留下来，她毅然上路。在山林中奔跑，收集一个个好看的石头…生活孤独却热爱
前半部写实得像纪录片，每个在路上的人都有自己的故事；后半部美得像一首诗，西部广阔的风景加上唯美的配乐，孤独是自由的代价。特别喜欢75岁老奶奶离开前回忆的那段话，“我觉得我这一辈子过得挺不错了“，生命的最后能说出这样的话，那么这一趟的人生也是不错的了。
除去剪辑配乐和细节处理上缺乏想象力等问题外 还有大部分女导演都会有的一个通病：sentimentally melodramatic
无法承受巨大的失去所带来的悲伤而选择上路，因为在路上没有final goodbye，总抱着希望迟早会再相见。献给那些不得不上路的人，祝福那些没有经历过这种悲伤的人们永远不要有这样的经历。
除了没有一个死去的丈夫跟尚且睡在屋檐之下，我竟也想不太出自己跟里面的人有什么不一样…
★★★★★ 每一秒都太喜欢了。背负着各自的故事与伤痛、脆弱又坚强的人们一个个相遇又分别的故事。年纪越大越能明白这样的道理。see you down the road是最好的迎接与道别。
有些人就是会永远在路上，有些时候，一旦退出了主流人群，就再也不能像从前一样融入一种，愿每个人都能保持并享受独立的自我。
联想到阿克曼的《安娜的旅程》。区别在于阿克曼风格化的镜头语言下是非常现实主义的片子，而赵婷现实主义外表下的镜头和情节是非常浪漫主义，甚至带有乌托邦色彩的。It’s not a bad thing. I like this film and hope I can practice this kind of life myself one day.
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