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.
演员都很棒，其实原作也很好，但是把六年的历史强行塞进2个半小时的电影里真的太过勉强，匆匆忙忙的流水账叙事，虽然是按时间，但是造成了整体叙事的乱，非常乱。整体感觉就是，好像讲了很多又好像什么都没讲，感觉比起拍成电影电视剧更合适。
总体来说还可以，三星中规中矩，一星给柄本明的化妆。
吹爆这部影片的美学镜头，真有被它美住了，水墨画的质感给人超强的视觉体验，黑白色调给足了年代感，身临其境了属于是。
司马辽太郎被原田真人和冈准给绑定了（ 比关原之战更加流水，但其实美学风格还是很对味，可以考虑拍成上下部？
就中规中矩吧，新撰组也实在拍不出什么花儿来了。
没有三船敏郎的《新选组》，一群乌合之众趁天下大乱自相残杀，终以悲剧收场。最大硬伤还是叙事，毫无代入感，都是工具人。剑未燃起来，已被枪熄灭。4
暑期来临，希望更多年轻人能走进影院观看这部电影，浙西南革命精神振奋人心，应该被更多人看到并传承。
是怎样做到让一部战争片既隐忍又激烈、既克制又如此动人的？忍不住要为这部《云霄之上》点个赞！
题材新颖，角色很吸引人，适合一个人的时候看，值得观看！
国美也确实是国美，片子的画面做的很漂亮，光线，声音，构图什么的很舒服，但与片子本身割裂，没撑起来。
《燃烧吧，剑》——副长行云流水账似的一生。想想司马辽太郎的原作，人生虽短，其中的每一个人人，都活成了一首首隽永的俳句。
一切尽在掌握之中
对新选组这种大家都很熟悉的故事改编必须突出重点 这部片子没做到 导致大量历史人物只能走个过场
个人的刻画挺深刻，黑白早就的战争无情感更击人心。
有两处男主出现幻觉的地方给我留下深刻的印象，一处是水中他不停的看见尸体，而另一处是小哨子出事后，他看到的幻觉。这两处真是整部电影的神来之笔，在战火纷飞的年代，普通人面对残酷的战争，一定会留下心理创伤PTSD的，这也更揭露了小人物从身体上、精神上、人性上各方向面临的多重压力和摧残，而这也恰恰说明了我们生命力的顽强，心理表达上处理非常好。
单看海报就感觉好有画面感，期待看到这部电影，期待中国电影能够一直有创新不断突破～～电影人，加油！
太无聊的主旋律了，调色煞有介事，一查 果然是美院老师拍的，电影不是做P P T和好看的桌面图啊
国产战争片中的一股清流。艺术院线限定上映，幸好我没有错过。
残酷的战争年代，信仰是一个军人内心的终极关怀，自我意志则是他们抵达信仰的路径。
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