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.
阔以阔以，苏联？俄罗斯的主旋律电影，画面、手法、情节都不错，推荐
腕不少，就是个大拼凑，冒险剧套路，一路的斗嘴卖萌打斗和总能毫发无损地打斗，终于找到了变异吊兰，应该是阿凡达星球带来的！为了一朵吊兰一路破难关最终就一个活了几百年的老男人，口味真重！最后一朵花和穿上麻布盖得什么玩意？也没说明，还要骗我续集钱？
比想象的还是要爆米花一点，但也没好到哪里去，艾米丽布朗特的角色并不讨喜，剧情也只能说规规矩矩不够引人。
比起第12个人还是差了，战火中的爱情让人动容，以伤残之躯重返蓝天，再上战场需要极大的勇气，这一切是在九死一生重新拥有美丽爱人的情况下作出的决定，更显不易，而这些都是有真实原型的人和事！
迪士尼乐园的游乐设施改编的电影，我之前没去玩过，电影是标准奇幻冒险动作片，每一个流程都可以预测，看来迪士尼准备打造下一个《加勒比海盗》了。
二战苏联飞行员被击落在敌后，历经千难万险，在铁匠一家帮助下，回到部队，却失去双脚。装上假肢，重返蓝天！
有Dwayne Johnson领衔，很难不觉得这是从《勇敢者游戏》片场右转就即刻完成的作品；同样意图找到《加勒比海盗》开始的荣光，外加几分《夺宝奇兵》的杂糅 - -所以放眼望去全是种种成功元素的陈旧拼搭。当然三位角色各自在与时代背景格格不入的“突破性”设计以及谈及的表述修正，自然也只是跟随时代完成以求心安的更新。出彩的地方都在Emily Blunt，带来了一些有趣的时刻。【Jack Whitehall的角色意义与出场远超电影本身，生意也好，填补份额也好，都是关键一步；堪锁大军不要嘴炮我们白墙，谢谢❥(^_-)。】
苏联的英雄片，冻死人的风雪，奇迹般地活下来，还能二个义腿重新打击侵略者，这个不错。
前半部是拯救飞行员尼古拉，后半部是飞机钢铁是怎样炼成的
真就是乐园项目宣传片。。。而且你指望着有巨石强森在还能有什么“险”吗哈哈哈哈哈哈！
空战很精彩，不过苏德飞行员区分不清晰，看起来有点小费劲，这一幕如果不要太那么忠实，设置一点明显的区分，会更精彩
接线员怎么就忽然有责任感了，后来怎么就忽然认罪了？？
剧本戛然而止的中断给观众带来的感觉不像留白，而类似赶工，略不满。
本人是一名资深的Battlefield 1玩家，特别热衷于空战，对于讲述二战飞行员的电影格外关注，总体来说摄影很出彩，影片的光影造型处理，比较合我胃口，肖像拍的好美，不过最重要的还是剧情，感觉导演什么也想要，但是最后整体呈现出来的没有一点出彩，讲故事的节奏也好拖沓，特别是对于空战戏的调度节奏，战斗的紧张刺激性完全没有拍出来，可能是我关于二战的影片看多了，这部电影很难调动起我的情绪，整片唯一让我记住的一场戏就是飞行员强忍咳嗽咬断木棒，这让我感同身受，算是合格的“苏联”主旋律影片，期待斯大林格勒白玫瑰。
broken people save broken people
这配乐和编排的确很有迪斯尼风格。故事一般。
俄罗斯主旋律。剧情割裂得有点厉害。空战+雪地生存+身残志坚+继续空战。爱情桥段略狗血。最喜欢雪地生存那段，最终战的烟雾弹必杀技还有点意思
5.5，作为一个纯主题公园电影，其实还算是完成任务，生编个冒险故事还能致敬一下赫尔佐格也算不容易了，确实是很平庸，但至少不招人烦，马马虎虎能看
【11.57G】毫无新意吧 反派造型挺带感
很少看俄罗斯电影，镜头比较现代，但表现还是很老套的，有的地方过于用力，过于直接。总体上看还不错。
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