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.
强国分瓜弱国默，人微言轻逆势难。
7分。基于历史拐点的创作，实际上属于架空历史的剧作。从电影语言角度审视可圈可点，原著作者和导演大概希望对张伯伦这位颇具争议的历史人物做一种重新认识和评估。
從個體視角觀察歷史轉折事件，非常有壓迫力的緊張氣氛，台詞中又有洞徹未來的意味深長。歷史書上的幾行字並不能了解到當時的社會環境，能在理解電影觀點的時機看一部電影，是一件非常美妙的事。對和平的不斷嘗試談判並不是愚蠢的，而與之相反才可怕，現在這個時間點也是同樣。湊巧兩天連著看了傑瑞米出演的電影，蒼白削瘦的面孔下襯衣尖尖的衣領，優雅的姿態很迷人
历史洪流里的关键性人物旁边的小人物 好像做了什么 又好像啥都没有做
看完很悲伤，比《法比安》更悲伤
三星半吧，作为一个历史既定但人物虚构的影片，其实结局都已知道，只是为了两个男主的努力与白费功夫感到伤心罢了，张伯伦走下飞机发表讲话时，Hugh看着风雨欲来而决定了自己的未来，Paul回到了柏林，也准备为革命献出自己的生命，Hugh和Paul的感情太让人唏嘘了，本来也只是为了男主们看的，那个年代牛剑的年轻学子们啊。
好的导演能把虚构的故事拍的惊险而又精彩，国内很多导演能把真实的故事拍的枯燥乏味，除了喊口号还能干嘛，仗着人多随便一拍就能赚到钱，自己觉得整挺好呗，其实就是个屁！学学人家一个政治片能拍的毫无尿点！
设定突破了硬拗的极限，剧情极其无脑，表演超级浮夸
为张伯伦正名，慕尼黑协议被解释成为牺牲个人名誉换取备战时间的战略决定
昨天刚看完原著，趁着新鲜的记忆又看了电影。
片子拍得还是很用心的，三个年轻人分别是德国、英国和犹太人。没有落入俗套的爱情故事，也没有讨论时代潮流下的个人命运，只是想认真的反映慕尼黑协定那段历史，而且最主要的，想给张伯伦重新画像。
重塑历史记忆是很重要的一件事，先是《敦刻尔克：英国英勇战斗之地》，跟着就是《张伯伦：被误解的抵抗者》、《苏联：二战的发动者》，过两年再拍一部《希特勒：欧洲的守护者》。
历史车轮浩浩荡荡，而历史又是如此惊人相似，虽然这两位青年未免有点太入无人之境了，不过这让我想到了「巨人的陨落」，一场让全欧洲不同的年轻人卷入了战争的故事。
典型的为表现主题，瞎凑各种大俗烂、想当然、不合理、不严谨桥段。
netflix 一口气做了9张不同语言《慕尼黑 战争边缘》的海报，可见最近财报压力有多大。片子极好，一直是手持，前面晃动幅度大一点加快节奏顺便文本一下不稳定的关系，后面入戏了幅度就小了很多。从感官上讲，这种台词极多又是历史背景的电影，如果再拍的四平八稳，估计没人看了。因为是历史，也希望不要重演了，俄罗斯股市跌到熔断，欧美股市跌了4%，大概不仅是美联储要加息吧。
在战争面前，个人的力量有时候显得很无力甚至很无能，尽管他们拼出了浑身解数。比如被人诟病的张伯伦，还有那两个不起眼的小人物。电影从一个全新的角度再现了二战来临前的少为人知的故事背后，很精彩。
最后要哭出来了。thankyou thankyou thankyou
虽然看似主角们做的是无用功，虽然最后的战争没有避免，但不做怎么能知道呢
除了磕英德两位小哥哥的CP外没什么可看性.50/100
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