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.
希望如果有下一部，导演编剧还是多抓抓剧情故事线吧
大家不要苛求逻辑与合理性了吧？我相信那种时刻真的每个人都会舍生忘死，以命相博，也为如今的幸福生活感到无比感恩。
【7】战争场面的用心程度和制作水平华语最佳不过分，但是文戏的疲弱程度相对于前作有过之无不及。整部电影像一部血腥、黑暗又大气磅礴的mv，从不吝啬大规模的交响配乐，但就是不像一部符合叙事规则的电影。泪点满满从头到尾，煽情倒是不刻意，但显得没啥温度，属于好哭但没思考空间的剧本。由于第一部铺垫，心理准备很足，故没啥失望。最感动的还是那句“实到一人”和梅生燃烧的车。拍得挺好的，下次别拍了。
比第一部好，但是有些偏离历史了，水门桥战役之惨烈还是要看历史才能感知到，致敬先辈英雄们❤️
球球了，可以美化自己，但千万不要将敌人降智
完整度比第一部高很多 徐克把电影创作成英雄主义精神 文戏和武戏之间也更加顺畅 但故事依然讲的太长了 毕竟动机和矛盾并不多 没有必要在三的在双方阵营中切换 不过最后的收尾依然悲壮惨烈气壮山河 但在电影语言中 不是只有滚动字幕这一种苍白无趣的表达 饱满的情绪和镜头已经把一切推向了高潮
三个小时的叙事时间浓缩了那场惨烈的战役，在接近真实地基础上塑造典型人物，通过强大的细节展现出中国志愿军的英勇，真实的历史比电影更加惨壮，珍惜当下就是在很好的告慰逝者！
有个观众说，看完《水门桥》后认为中国一定要搞好工业。我都觉得这是个好主题。可惜这部片子也不能往这里拍。
相对比来说血肉模糊的场景已经比较少了，故意一瞬间带过
挺感人的
额，这一部感觉有点删节重要桥段的感觉啊。。剧情有几个点不太连贯，不知道是怎么回事。反套路的拍摄手法还是可圈可点的，当观众以为最后志愿军一定能炸掉桥的时候，桥却还是被修好了。但从这个点里面却可以看出当年敌我双方实力有多么悬殊，但志愿军战士还是那么去了，还是那样打了，这或许是电影给我的最大启示吧！为伟大的志愿军战士默哀！
我们之所以能成功，就是有一群不怕死的英雄，一群信念坚定的英雄。敬礼！
每一个牺牲的角色都让我泪洒当场…想象一下实际的战争应该远比拍出来的更残酷😭文戏很少，没有大的毛病，总体四星半，为祝福新中国万岁满星！
7分，剧情比较平淡，有点假，不如能文能武李延年
比第一部好多了，文戏挺煽情的，尤其是那句“新中国万岁”，战斗牺牲场面很震撼，也很真实，真的是战至最后一人，九连干脆就打没了，战术布置也有了，但李延年珠玉在前，面对美军重火力抱团冲锋，零下40度迫击炮从未哑火，战士直接把缴获的电台打掉，连长时刻缺失在指挥位置上等等小毛病还是无法完全满意
我们居然还打败了远胜于日本鬼子的敌人，这也太令一部分人痛苦了！
挺感人的
看完心情很沉重。
体悟以及试图理解去先辈的辛苦，
进攻的时候，那个配乐太过吵闹，容易造成有主角光辉的猜想……
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