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.
即便我边看边哭 但你们扪心自问这一部对得起梅姐吗
先天缺失+后天乏力，内容上极为保险，拍法上更是无趣。我不明白此时此刻推出《梅艳芳》的动机是什么，创作者应该很清楚，要在现有的环境下呈现梅艳芳的完整人生，最佳的形式是纪录片。
继波西米亚狂想曲之后又一场经典演唱会。两个演员一个形似，一个神似。有点波西米亚狂想曲的影子，但是不如波西米亚做得严谨、细致，真实影像来回穿插很容易出戏。虽然知道有些东西必须舍弃不能展示，但是还是会遗憾人物形象、性格、经历塑造得有些许单薄，她的人格魅力懂的人自然懂，就怕不懂的人会忍不住diss。
爱人得先爱自己。很细腻的刻画了爱的克制，立意虽然不新，但台词、节奏、演员都不错，22岁的男主眼睛亮亮的。干净明亮充满善意的人，希望长大后也能继续拥有纯粹的灵魂，时间在走，但记忆都会在的
传记片很难拍，电影切入的角度看出了创作者的善意，没有刻意强化其他角色负面的标签，强行制造太多冲突，可能有人觉得平淡，但我反而觉得看到了很多美好。梅艳芳的仗义、对朋友的豁达、对社会的无私，都源于她的个人成长经历，从小她跟着姐姐在歌厅驻唱，比同龄孩子早熟，也更坚强能吃苦。她从成名后，一直有人在帮助她，支持她，她知道感恩、知道回报，就像她对刘培基说的：“我四岁出来赚钱，长得没有足够美，如果没有你们支持我，我也不会这么成功。” 变幻动荡中的香港正需要这份有香港印记，永不过时的信念与善念，一起度过难关。
女主表演太油腻了，感觉连自己的女儿都要撩。
I hadn't even started yet, and then you’re like, it’s ok, you have plenty of time. And I also love your new house, I’m really happy that you’re happy. Btw, I do think I’m a soulmate, but I know that Joseph is too.
片子的确有点流水账，缺少点灵魂，但能大屏幕听到梅姐的歌，演员又那么形似，还有一众大牌保驾护航，已经很满足了。芳华绝代，芳华永在！
big house big car, life好easy
就好像在一个陌生的城市漫无目的横冲直撞 当找到心中指示牌的那条街道 慢慢探索直到越来越接近终点的时候 冲过去那一刻发现对面是一堵墙 它不高但也翻不过去 那一瞬间是失落是惆怅 直到终于鼓起勇气转过头 突然发现陌生的城市 除了那条路原来还有好多好多被忽视的大喇叭 红绿灯 斑马线和另一块指示牌 好多选择但也好复杂 好多也并不属于自己
你我相遇在这黑色的海上，你有你的，我有我的方向，你记得也好，最好你忘掉，在这交会时互放的光亮———最后两人回到各自的人生轨迹时脑子里只响起了这个🥺
电影可能不太能让梅姐的忠实粉满意，但是能让不太熟悉梅艳芳的年轻观众看到她的一生，进而去了解她真正的生平，这是它的意义。总体上是一部合格的电影。
确实丝滑，温情向，一个关于成长的故事，男主有点像DTT
Quite rich on the emotional level
几度绷不住哭了，作为故事片来看，还挺完整的，而且王丹妮其实演的挺好，有几分梅姐的神韵。作为传记片来看就还好，基本上全是美好一面，包括讲哥哥也是。只是这个哥哥不是很像，很出戏。
sad, Andrew is just fictional🥺
4星的感動值，3星的完成度。看到哥哥舉殯那場，不可能不淌淚。戲裡，梅姊說從未見過香港像現在這麼糟。那是2003年。
很不幸两年前看到波西米亚狂想曲时已经有了对于该类型传记片的一点想法，《梅艳芳》这部电影取名为《梅艳芳》实在有些不大妙，它似乎并没打算真正探索梅姐的成长历程，而仅仅在通过各种片段来讲述梅姐的成名于陨落，预告片剪的实在很好，电影不如预告系列。或许我们需要的不是ppt般放映式的一生，而是着眼某几件事探索成长蜕变。很喜欢梅姐，演员眉目间缺了几分梅姐英气，多了点妩媚柔情。服装造型上的还原度只能说没有做到最精细，演唱会还原较波西米亚差了5个朱迪。
拍传记真是一件难事，梅艳芳，绝代芳华，同样也是普通人一个，怎么讲这个故事都有被攻击的可能性，导演算是带着虔诚与善良完成这部电影了。故事里阿梅的仗义、大方，对公益的热衷，对演艺事业的热爱，以及她不太幸福的童年都有了。印象最深刻的还是演唱会上的婚纱，《夕阳之歌》也很让人泪目。当然粉丝还是会有一些更多的期待吧，难以提及的江湖往事，在这一部里是没有体现的，嫁给事业时代巨星，大梦一场。
2022上半年最佳。真诚质朴的情感，太容易共情了。再好的演员也没有导演自己演的好。台词诙谐真实，每个人物都特殊的闪闪发光。我太爱了。太好了。
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