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.
有点失望。抱错娃的两个女人
佩德罗•阿莫多瓦《平行母亲》2021
几十年前的故事在口口相传中也没有变味，有人证有物证还有专业人士帮助，怎么看这样的溯源故事都太完美了点。历史与母亲身份的衔接也稍显生硬。而且女主怎么能就这样把孩子给ana啊，冷静过头了反而不像母亲。
首先，这个故事里面每个人都是清醒独立的成年人，不添麻烦、自担后果地爱和分离，给在东亚互相纠缠情感勒索的环境里长大的我一记重击。但一想到这种个人主义对应的是什么经济结构与意识形态就立马感到厌倦。其次能看出它想讨论的是“基因”，以及它在母职、家庭以及历史语境下的角色，某种程度上是一个主题先行的东西，尤其是在电影里这些人身上讲这个，没有什么好玩的。
罗素兄弟老家Cinematheque免费首映，谢谢，但我更应该呆在家里看Solaris。整个片子看下来我实在是坐立不安，当你打开手机就能看到当下战争的实时动态，你很难冷静的看完这几个中情局哈佛帮的老同学派雇佣兵全世界大搞破坏到最后却要惊呼：How can you kill a little girl? 在这个Gun violence频频出现的夏天，这难道就是观众最希望看到的电影？而且罗素兄弟你们确定小女孩儿和高斯林这条线没什么伦理问题？我估计喜欢打游戏的人会很喜欢这种电影。总体来说，我不推荐。
虽然包含了一些细腻温柔的细节，但整体还是略平庸了
低于预期，有点失望。算是阿莫多瓦的三流作品。
尽管阿莫多瓦已经失去了早期对剧作细节强大的控制力，但是中段一度还是拍的非常好，只不过结尾主题突然转回开头，两个题材没有很好的衔接住。
Penelope惯例地演绎出色，主线情节还是很感人的。
两条线呼应度不够，为佩佩短暂的搞姬生涯加一星😉
继Spencer瘫突然被Sally表白看懵我后又被这片潘突然被小女主亲吓倒。。。I would like to call them lesbians jump scare.
冲刺全放在了前半部分，结构叙事都很喜欢，后半部分却跑不动了。全剧只有Janis抱住Ana的镜头是我深刻体味到她母性光环的瞬间。短发的Ana一直让我想起阿黛尔的生活…
克鲁兹女神真的诠释什么是风韵，每道皱纹都是那么迷人🥺 最重要的是演技太强大了。刚看时还以为阿莫多瓦怎么也拍起了国产剧的惯用情节？结果接下来的情节真的还是不走寻常路。PS.爱死这部电影的初版海报，打算贴家里。
西班牙，追问历史，人民的记忆，女性，分娩，艾玛。
Chris Evans在剧中的小胡子造型让我觉得他之后可以分别出演斯大林、周树人以及希特勒。
克鲁兹女神真的诠释什么是风韵，每道皱纹都是那么迷人🥺 最重要的是演技太强大了。刚看时还以为阿莫多瓦怎么也拍起了国产剧的惯用情节？结果接下来的情节真的还是不走寻常路。PS.爱死这部电影的初版海报，打算贴家里。
母亲永远是阿尔莫多瓦影片永恒的主题，这一次因为抱错新生儿造成的两位母亲的命运交织，剧情狗血，胜在情真意切。不足之处是关于墨西哥内战的情节显得很突兀。
有孩子的没有母性，失去孩子的仍要做母亲。Janis不会去篡改真相，棉签试纸同样给了历史真相。安娜剪了头穿起白色背心就大概知道会和克鲁兹点燃火花，四个人的奇情在乱葬岗前和谐起来，仍旧是多色多线多元素的阿莫多瓦。
已经靠近真正意义上女性的电影了，却还差一口气。有些联接如果是生搬硬套，何必包括在电影里。男性热情、放纵、不懂事，女性世代单身母亲，追寻祖辈回忆，Lopez的坚韧和无可替代的温柔。
突然意识到阿莫多瓦镜头下的爱都是超越性别和世俗的
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