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.
我承认A24的视听语言确实牛逼，但是这部《X》几乎没有能让我高潮的戏码，可能过几年就会忘记这部几乎没有故事性的电影了。（2022.4.17豆瓣6.0分）
色情部分可以，男女主角拼命的不穿衣服，可在真正大胆展现时，又犹犹豫豫的，血腥部分恶心，恐怖片的血腥可以再高级一点，对老年人的画面不太好直视……
So damn good. Sex is gas. They are all burnt out. 后半段也应该再唱唱歌。
又一次被外媒评论骗了，又一次被a24的招牌骗了，2小时干点啥不好呢？非要花时间看点这呢？
ps这俩妹妹真是近几年恐怖片熟脸了 米娅高斯跟悉尼妹外形气质和发展路线还挺像的
很不错的恐怖电影，老年人的描写，衰老肉体恐惧，情色价值观表述，甚至是老太太翩翩起舞，或许观众太期待升华，到底这么重笔墨描写一个老太太有何用意？最后反而走回了欧美恐怖片大杀特杀的套路作结尾，导致风评不佳吧
全片的把控点就在于关于老年人对性的问题，些许变态但也确实。
点子虽好但成色欠佳，节奏太慢看得人兴致缺缺，导演表达和虐杀情节一度无法兼容。以及《闪灵》的N+1次用法。如果偏老年人看了绝对火冒三丈，本来老年性生活的话题已经被忽视了太久，你可倒好，直接放到恐怖片里。
片中的导演有没有拍出一部很棒的成人电影我不确定，但本片导演确实拍出了一部很棒的slasher film。
不愧是A24出品将七八十年代B级片风格重新解构做出如此文艺的作品。猎奇故事开始最后进入残暴时间全片致敬录影带时期B级片但特别不喜欢硬切换的剪辑方式，只能说导演追求个性忽略B级片本质就是简单粗暴
高龄夫妻档杀人狂，杀起人来干净利落，成人片剧组不承想落入了恐怖片片场。老奶奶是年轻女演员所扮演，有坐地吸土那味。
大颈动脉喷血到尸首分离；干草叉刺眼；近距离胸腔暴击；鳄鱼的宵夜；回廊冲刺大爆头；车轮碾压头颅成肉泥 … 虽然这部电影也谈不上什么尺度，死亡手段也没啥冲击和新奇，但只要你电影看的够多，就能更加乐在其中，因为它们大多来自早期各种廉价恐怖电影 ～
之前期待太高了 剧情一般 有些镜头和配乐还不错 有些一惊一乍的声音真的有点过于大了 俩老变态死的时候有点好笑
完全没想到女主和老太竟然是一个演员演的！！！化妆和演技都太牛了吧
finally出现了老年人需求，和老去的恐惧源头其实差不多，但这种方式就很小成本+娱乐化。
音乐:★★★
这…大概…就是邪典片？虽然…但是…好喜欢结尾！
我不喜欢它用音效故意吓人的那些片段，还有那些破环肢体的画面，引发生理不适
3.0/强烈的复古感，视角十分猎奇，只不过…人类的色欲衰减应该和年龄增长成反比才对…我也没想到本片最具有视觉冲击力和最令人不适的是「床戏」…
血腥恐怖场面拍得比sexual scene牛逼多了
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