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.
男女主真的帅，汪蒋共三方斗法也颇具看点，只是鬼子演的太戏剧化。管中窥豹，奠定之后谍战剧所有套路和模式。（汪的男反派真有格调，穿着太洋气啦
2021.09.24 终于啊 不消逝的电波结束了
黑白原片拍摄于1958年，算是《潜伏》的爷爷辈了。电影故事跨度从1938年一直演到解放后，简简单单一部文戏就把共产党人英勇不屈坚定不移的战斗精神展示全面了，根本用不着《金刚川》《长津湖》《八佰》里那样炮火连天血肉横飞的表现手法，却依然让人感动不已。PS：孙道临老师虽然发际线有点高，但整体形象真的是玉树临风啊！
绝了，比第一部还好看，战斗集中于水门桥，真的很不错。就是哭麻了🥲
——兰芬同志侧脸特别像吴莺音。
因为那个时代的一些人，永远相信信仰的力量。
#经典老电影# 李侠夫妇假扮夫妻潜入上海，利用商人身份把地下党得到的情报利用电台发出去，从抗日战争一直坚持到解放战争的前夕，最后暴露身份为国捐躯。“同志们，永别了，我想念你们。”#孙道临##袁霞##王心刚##袁丽珠#
首部黑白转彩色4k修复的故事片，大银幕观看加分不少，虽然电影手法跟表演方式会过时，但是革命先烈的故事与精神是不朽的，孙道临演绎了什么是正气长存，大义凛然，最后一封电报发出了，李侠的精神却永存于电波中。“同志们，永别了，我想你们”7.3
大银幕上的电流声，是老电影的Icon吧，牺牲就是福报的宣传片，那个年代没有私人情感，只有国与家。
话说我现在有点不喜欢这种片子了~不过还是不错啊
孙道临一开始看着不像干革命的，后来就觉得“好棒啊！李侠！”
看的时候觉得很惊喜。流畅的长镜头运用让整部影片质感提升，1958年应该还是尚未摆脱戏剧拐杖的第三代导演，可王苹导演中已经成功地“去戏剧化”了，演员表演真实动人，场景还原用心逼真。除了时间过渡上有些突兀，整部影片还是非常值得赞许！
64年前的电影，演技，设备都是不足的，但依旧掩盖不住它的好。男主浓眉大眼，气质不凡，真好看。女主差点儿意思，当然按照她的角色来说也说得通。另外，那个女配女间谍还挺时髦挺好看的。
党要我和谁睡觉我就和谁睡觉，老婆还真是组织上发的啊！败家娘们怎么治？入党啊，有党性就没人性了，整天为世界上还有人吃不饱饭而睡不着觉，哪里还会剁手。
演员们的表演和说话方式会容易让人出戏，但也不会是冲着表演来看的哇~那个绿色衣服的胖孩儿真的太可爱了，电影里的爹妈不管谁抱他，都拿他的大脸往人肩膀上贴贴
2021.10.04曹杨影城观影，彩色修复版
有些电影，即使经过时间的洗礼，现在看上去仍然经典，不会过时。可惜这一部不是。影片的思想性可以说是相当高，但是艺术性和故事性均无甚特色，因此无法成为超越时代的经典。不过在我观影时，王心刚出场的时候，很多同场的阿姨都举起了手机拍照，让我想起了看《地久天长》时，王源一出场，我身边及前排数十名小姑娘都在摄屏。可见即使是扮演反派，帅哥的魅力仍然难以抗拒啊~
加一星，为了孙道临!
打五星不是说作为电影多么优秀，而且说所有人都该看看记住那些英雄那些事迹。
看同名舞剧之前做的功课，惊奇发现B站居然有高清版，甚至配有中文字幕。老电影的故事讲的稍微迂回一些，人物个性丰满一些，最后段落非常经典。2021年10月又在电影院看了4K彩色修复版，感觉修复过后，角色服饰和背景环境是最吸引人的，甚至会不经意地注意墙上的图案、招贴画信息（有一幕显示良友商店里有卖牛奶巧克力和冠生园）、衣服纹路、房间摆设等，也算是让细节更丰富吧。整部影片自始至终强调发出电报信息这一工作的重要性，以及男女主角如何适应环境并保持坚定信仰，虽然现在看来略别扭，但总归是让最后“永别了，同志们”的表达更有力量。同时，多处画面又从台词、道具等处剪辑过渡，从敌我两个空间创造“蒙太奇”，构成了有趣的电影语法。另外，与反派的斗争，也有不少曲折的过程。
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