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.
海报设计我也还蛮喜欢的、就因为海报看完了整个电影、剧情三星一星给医生女二、不要太美…
尊重就好 @2022-04-03 19:16:43
出轨后还能打电话给对方 3个人一起哺育小孩 2次家庭会议的反转 又觉得好难又觉得感人
2022开年就看到这么一部神奇的作品，“厌女”但酷儿。非裔女性与微胖女性共同被凝视为“女汉子”的不性感象征，但在某种程度上又和女主和男主性别交换跳舞加上男主被女主公主抱有一曲同工之妙，搭配上这个在传统上反传统的故事，真是奇妙无比。非裔、ABC、杭州与深圳共同组成了潮汕对外部世界的想象（还蛮奇妙的，京味《野马分鬃》想象的外部世界是蒙古的草原，《爱情神话》是一种世界十字路口的想象，《见妈》是一种潮汕中心的想象，一个故事孕育出什么样的他者观和地域还是有很大联系的。）杭州作为他者真是第一次看到这种描绘。吵架戏、长镜头，虽然非科班演员和剧组，看起来都挺像那么回事儿的。以及，vlog、短视频或者说当下最时髦的first的新概念“超短片”都融汇到这部影片中，独立成章又补和电影脱节。真的是太神奇了。
3星给电影，两星给现实，太久没这么实在的的电影了。
故事很平，但“妈妈”的角色太接地气了，让我想起我和我的妈妈。很喜欢那段潮汕风情，大概也是超喜欢那种回家的感觉吧！最后以“手机”录影方式的拍摄，一下子拉近了儿子（我）和妈妈的距离，那种亲近感实在太好！导演说，那也是演员“妈妈”真的第一次做飞机，做为彩蛋，甚好！ 所以，无论我多大多老，还是会想起，我还是那个半大小子在妈妈身边的时候！写到这儿，泪流了下来。怀念我的妈妈！
里面的一些人物塑造作为平权片我看得超级不舒服了，不过想想背景是印度也合理了
看完上海话的《爱情神话》再看潮汕话的《带你去见我妈》，都有一种遥远的亲切感。果然，方言的才是世界的。
相对于前作《爸行》在创业剧情上的突兀感和不适感，这一次在展现潮汕的传统婚姻观和时代发展的观念碰撞上交出了一份真实又好笑的答卷。笑点桥段设计也不会很尬了，除去方言电影本身的局限性，依然推荐感兴趣的朋友看看。
其实笑料剧情都蛮普通的，一些探讨也还流于表面，但因为是在印度，所以还挺有现实意义
1.“这种事为什么发生在我们身上呢？”估计这是大多数父母的心声吧。2.“之前结婚是因为你们，现在是因为法律”。电影很美好，生活很现实。
三星半。潮汕语像是更粗狂一点的闽南语，看下来有种「俗男养成记」的感觉。潮汕的部分比深圳的好看很多，深圳就是高楼、堵车、机场和奶茶（妈妈这个角色演的很好，但剧情有些平淡，后面的转折也比较生硬，没有好好地处理现实问题就草草收场了。歌选的很好。总而言之是可以轻松看看的片子。
除了主演，普通百姓的鸡零狗碎都是那么鲜活，一地鸡毛般地接地气。
强行he，笑点笑不出来，泪点哭不出来
谈恋爱的镜头像MV，也没有什么火花…但和家庭的矛盾方面就真的刻画得很好。动容的镜头一是男主终于卸下防备，戴上骄傲节的面具；二是男主说出实情后在天台的哭泣，而后妈妈慢慢过来抱住儿子，轻拍儿子…后者更甚。唉，能坚持走下来的人、和去理解的长辈们都不容易，都很伟大，值得骄傲
一种妥协，一种无奈
很多地方都看哭了，细水长流，先看了这部，确实很成熟了，但其实有点太电视剧了。
电影感不强，但胜在真诚。
印度拍这样的题材能不加分么，男主出柜那刻真的深有同感，就是突然泣不成声，体验过才了解。
前面真的真实到窒息 但是还是唉 感叹加一星
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