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.
还是勾起了某些情感，不全烂。
好的是梅艳芳这个人，电影倒是一般般。作为传记片只是讲述了一段故事，没有太多深入的探讨。王丹妮真的很多地方很神似了。
老戏骨还是老戏骨，太喜欢古天乐和林家栋了，戴眼镜的古仔非常有Eddie精准时尚的设计师气质，还有林家栋，也是真的将华星总经理的感觉拿捏的妥妥的~
昔时人已逝，今日歌犹存。
主要是梅姐魅力大～歌好听
嗯，其实我一直犹豫要不要给4星。但后来想想，其实自己就是单纯为了情怀去看的，一开始的预期放的还蛮低的。所以这个片子三星半，不能再多了。真正看到结尾的时候哭得不能自已。用歌曲把一个人的前半生串联起来，有太多经典的片段，足以让人催泪！当然除此之外还有就是港女的精神！太拼了！但是遗憾也还有，演员尤其是主角的表演，非常的生涩。越看到后期越觉得她没有把人物经历的那种时间线演出来。这个是特别遗憾和唏嘘的部分。片尾的彩蛋千万要留意，特别的好看。
作为传记片，只想说如果走情怀的话，没有什么华彩段落，毕竟和真人纪录片结合起来，剧情部分不是很重要，只是起烘托作用而已。
导演剪辑版，第一看这么平庸的人物传记片，只能说意义大于剧作本身。
差强人意，这种水平真的还是不要拍比较好。梅艳芳张国荣这样的人，有谁可以替代演出来？
爆哭到湿透口罩，但并不是被电影打动，是勾出对哥哥和阿梅的回忆，所有影像里撕开的记忆全部是真实的人物和事件，从这个角度来说谁演都不会有印象，唯一意义是告诉世人哥哥和阿梅的无人能演性。 虽然王丹妮眉目里依稀有，但哥哥的扮演者真的是五雷轰顶！ 电影对哥哥的去世有重笔刻画，这个对我杀伤力太大，看完久久回不过神来。
也许很多人说还原度不够云云，但在我看来，这部电影的意义可能不是为了让本来已经很爱她的人怀念她，而是让像我这种出生晚了几年，错过了认识最辉煌时的她的人来认识她，爱上她。要是她还在就好了。
(导剪五集版)看之前没想到Anita的传记竟然给了那么重的篇幅洗白近藤真彦这个空前绝后大渣男 可能因为新人演员本身是模特出身 无法短期内训练出在歌舞台风上重现的实力 所以对演艺事业上的风采和才华 表现得还没有KTV掌掴事件这样的人生插曲多 而且化妆师也挺省力的 20岁和40岁几乎一个妆 打出年份全靠观众自己脑补 不过第四集还是看得我破了防 但也是因为放出真人影像 与影片差口气的演绎没多大关系
认真稳妥的流水账拍法，也实在没有出彩之处。（江志强杨千嬅见面会）
她是永远的“香港的女儿”，她的一生写满传奇，她仗义、豁达、无私，坚持做公益。在曾经那个“盛产”巨星的辉煌时代里，梅艳芳绝对是十足闪耀的那一颗。男选角有点问题
不要美化渣男。
不知道该如何评价。优点缺点都挺明显，更像是一份精美的纪念梅姐的纪念品。电影上来说，能表达的重要节点都表达了，不能表达的也没办法。当然也没必要，毕竟不是纪录片。能被梅姐的经历以及每个人物所感动。但是这种什么都想兼顾的故事线，最后的感觉就是没有一个内容是深刻的。每个细节都做到了尽量的真实和还原，正因为如此，艺术性上就削弱了很多
今天的香港娱乐圈竟然凑不出钱拍梅姐。
还是别拍隔得太近，太熟悉的人物了，演不出也拍不出人物的半分魅力。
影片就如同一个大事年表，割裂迷离，被感动到的是那个时代可以被称为传奇的人们带有的人物魅力，我愿为此致敬和缅怀。
观影前看过一些不太好的影评标题，没有太多期望入场，不得不说这部电影太好哭了～作为一个80年代末期出生的人，对梅艳芳的了解来自爸爸，但近几年看过很多张国荣，所以张国荣去世那段已经崩了～全篇还原度很好，致敬！
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