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.
一战战壕到二战前夕，前线小兵到首相秘书，George MacKay特快专递情报信件的标志性场景「荞麦跑」现已正式列入影史。严肃正剧的定位注定除了集齐优秀演员，重现昨日以讽喻当下政治的些微意义之外，对如今世界仅剩「道德说教」。工整乏味的导演手法使其无法跳出纪录片语法的阴影，即使借助原著在课本事件的空白间隙里穿针虚构，惊悚氛围和人物塑造的表现依然毫无新招，趣味寥寥。当片尾字幕亮出，影片用意更是昭然若揭：给被单一主流叙事方向盖棺定论为绥靖罪人的张伯伦一次重新建构，但也因此过度干涉引导的意图，电影彻底失去影像的独立性沦为教学和创作两边不搭的尴尬产物。无数细节渗入明显来自刻意制造平行以作今日代言的后见之明，也让主线关于无法选择生存时代的立场相左无名人物的「抉择」变得虚浮，同窗走向陌路的设计亦全是老调。
拍的非常不错，很细腻，讲述了那段鲜为人知的历史背景，人物都很不错，紧张的氛围与英式的精致都展现的很好。
故事张力尚够，悬疑紧张欠缺，罗伯特哈里斯的原著读起来应该不错
难得好片，我们只是无法选择生活的年代，英德新生代两帅比演得真好。
紧张的氛围与紧凑的节奏，知道结局的我依然很慌张。最大的败笔在于不改变历史结局的前提下，对于保罗刺杀失败的处理。他压根就不会有这个机会。
本片对张伯伦是不是有美化的嫌疑？慕尼黑协议的签订充其量也只是让英国做好战争的准备，与张伯伦的妥协不值一提。本以为是政治片，却没想到是高质量男♂同片，有被磕到，他们因误会而看似友尽，多年后因英德签订协议重新邂逅，共吸一支烟，义无反顾前往希特勒地点保护你……最后那个保镖竟然也是反希特勒者令我震惊，德国金发男好帅，最后的回忆杀好伤
1938年英法德意在慕尼黑讨论捷克的苏台德，捷克只能在会场外等待宰割，而今天俄罗斯与美国欧盟欧安讨论乌克兰问题，乌克兰都无法坐到谈判桌上，历史多么的相似。
当所有人都能闻到战争时，它是不可避免的。能把平淡的故事拍成怀疑和恐惧的困局，历史是已揭秘的悬疑吧。Paul容易理想化狂热，Hugh is just Like A Puppy. 间谍活动约等于余情未了前任见面，打字员姐姐逐渐理解了一切。
归根到底，大嘤那届人民不行。如果像维多利亚时代那样，勇于扩张、积极维护帝国利益，那么一支地方部队就能早早搞垮元首。然而，一战显然毁灭了生存者的自信和激情。大嘤官府也丧失了锐气。策划暗杀是不愿做的，发起十字军东征是不能做的，鼓动底层反抗(大部分是左翼)是不敢做的。要是元首稍稍做个人、有一点信用，或者愿意与英法平分欧洲，那么战后的大嘤，应该比现在强势得多。[ZXZJ]
政治是丑陋的，程序是必须的。很难说英国的文化和官僚体制是完全无效的，即是无捷径，不走极端。
架空历史片，张伯伦真是各种让啊…也难怪二战后英国被彻底肢解……
去掉两位虚构的主角，这可以算得上是一部张伯伦传了，有人说有洗白嫌疑，但恰好也给了历史课本里没有的角度，即便在那样的一个年代，许多人都在为和平不懈努力，不管是虚假的亦或是短暂的，再看当下一群人还喊着乌拉
可以7分吧，两个男主塑造还行，历史就不行了。
张伯伦在对希特勒实施绥靖政策的同时也在采取重振军备的措施，以及1938年（或者说整个1930年代）英国糟糕的经济状态和战备情况导致其无力承担战争（张伯伦角色在电影中所说的台词“我只能打我手上有的牌”就是此意）——这些都是历史事实，反倒是令自从高中英语教科书之后除了微博博主文章就没读过其他历史类书籍的简中网友们大为惊诧了。“所谓希望，是指望别人出手做事来改变状况”，这句台词颇有内涵。
在历史车轮之前，每个人的决定或许狂热，或许偏执，或许盲目，但无疑都是坚定的。如今看来，那样的年代，似乎没有完全之举，余下都只是无奈妥协。后半段有点同性电影的意思啊，很隐忍但又在不断挑拨着你往那方面想。。玩的溜
“如果一开始不成功，就一而再，再而三的尝试。” Try.Tre.Try again.
“这太重要了……”
几个年轻人尽力在历史大潮中掀起一点小水花，片子的历史观与我们熟知的传统观点有些区别。
歷史故事有趣的點就在於，每一個角度去剖析歷史人物都會有不同的感受。在這個故事裡，我們就看到Chamberlain為什麼會有這樣的犧牲，這樣的觀點其實是好的，因為人是多面性的，不能因為最終的結果是錯誤的，就否認了他當下的立場就沒有為和平做出一些努力。
我心目中仅次于至暗时刻的文戏战争片。选角顶级，Jannis真的可以去好莱坞试一试了，和George的对手戏十分精彩。每个人都知道他们没有成功，但是我很感谢编剧在那样一个绝望的时刻能够给我们希望。反战与希望，这才是现代的战争片应有的内核。
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