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.
但没人愿意看这些啊…
《致命录像带94》★★★，依旧是本系列的一贯风格，不过这次稍显创新，让每个小故事间有了串联。
太太太太太nb了，改造人故事就像游戏 我爱cult
由于VHS3拍的是稀巴烂，所以这片无论如何肯定是比上一部强的，不过这也说明不了什么就是…印尼哥的段落显然是最有趣的（不过和VHS2比差的就远了），其他段落的话，第一段倒有点80-90年代的怪异campy风，第二段是真的乏善可陈（简直是冷笑话…），第四段其实还算有趣，但是最后shit hits the fan部分太短、收的也太仓促了。最后，每次搞串联的中心段落都太一般了…
录影类型，小故事恐怖电影，有意思，从猎奇角度来说，观感不错
故事一其实蛮套路的，不过短时间内让记者及摄影师从日常到极度恐慌，还是充满紧张感的；故事二与其说惊悚，不如说有股幽默感，尤其半张脸的眼睛看女主，很有群尸玩过界的喜剧加恐怖的感觉；故事三人体改造还是很带感的，梦回90年代，几次视角的变化蛮有趣的；故事四直接没看进去，不是很喜欢这种拼盘电影的感觉。
第三个故事虽然有点不切题但是最好看，整体优缺点都挺明显的
The Empty Wake＞The Subject＞Storm Drain＞Terror＞Holy Hell（Holy Hell的最后是个什么东西...）。整体比Viral好一点，但是比不过2和1。（有些失望，以及感觉94这个后缀有些让导演们束手束脚了）
第一个，第三个故事是我最喜欢的，第二个故事结尾稍微有点俗套，第四个故事感觉是有隐喻的，但没怎么看懂。致命录像带也算是我伪纪录片的引路人了，可以的话请一直出下去
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The Empty Wake＞The Subject＞Storm Drain＞Terror＞Holy Hell（Holy Hell的最后是个什么东西...）。整体比Viral好一点，但是比不过2和1。（有些失望，以及感觉94这个后缀有些让导演们束手束脚了）
录影类型，小故事恐怖电影，有意思，从猎奇角度来说，观感不错
照比前三部差很多，除了机械博士的有点意思，其它的都不够邪，而且少了这个系列最重要的东西，就是xxx漂亮妹子！
以至于现在就记得这几个故事了
还有1个像“串串烧”贯穿全片的灵魂主线故事
主線反轉最沒意思，其他四個故事都還好，機械人類這部我總覺得有股日本風味出來kkk
应该把守灵人的时间缩短点外加把最后的一群逗比删了这样至少观感上会舒服很多...
除了印尼机械义肢变态改造博士的那个故事略显违和和游戏感外。各个故事都是传统的B级血浆片风格。特效也很给力。
被新鬼影实录伤透了心，还好致命录像带还是内个味倍感欣慰。印尼老师的那个机器人的故事好喜欢啊！有血有肉有情有义，甚至还有一点感动。
《守灵》、《鼠人》最佳，印尼那个属于自嗨，和主题根本不搭。
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