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.
怎么说呢，当战士前一秒还在说话，下一秒就被炸碎；当梅生叼着女儿的半截照片完成必死任务；当千里一步步的放手让万里自己飞；当伍万里报数第七穿插连应到一百五十七人，实到一人……我明明是有动容的，但随后就被传统主旋律拍摄手法拉出戏，就这样两个半小时，不断入戏出戏，相当分裂。
海报还以为是黎明，还在想，这片儿挺老的啊……
突出“信仰”，坚强的意志；李侠，“文能提笔安天下，武能上马定乾坤”各方势力，不同的倾向，不同的任务和目的，用日常的身份作伪装，能看出对之后谍战剧的影响；与日本人跟汉奸斗智斗勇的剧情很精彩，到了后面就弱了些，剧情上略有bug，但瑕不掩瑜
彩色修复很赞，服装、家居色彩搭配，纯正民国风。
永不消逝的电波
2015-06-15，王心刚？。。。没认出来T_T
七连全军就义只剩一面旗，万里能留下来全因为是大年初一。
能在片中正义凌然地说出“因为我是中国人！”而不显得浮华，真的是很有魅力的时代影片。
精神可嘉！值得铭记！虽然修复的一般，但看电影看的不光是画面，更重要的是情感表达。最后一句台词瞬间破防！“永别了…”
跑老远找到一家艺术院线看，彩色修复观感极佳。《潜伏》等谍战经典都能看到这部的影子，鼻祖。“同志们，永别了。我想念你们。”
这种电影真的应该经常放给孩子们看，敬佩，热血
但是，好像身边的人不完全是这样认为
今天又看了一次，很紧张，没怎么快进看完了，男帅女爱，节奏快转场清楚。十几年的事情，电影短了一点，另外舞台感比较重。
这种电影真的应该经常放给孩子们看，敬佩，热血
经典的革命题材老电影。孙道临先生虽然出生成长在北平，但是完美的刻画了一位老派上海知识分子和坚毅的地下党。最后被敌人逮捕前依旧战斗在电台前，并从容不迫的与战友诀别的片段堪称经典。李侠的原型是烈士李白。
一部一群日本特务共产党谍报人员合演的不知道为啥的戏。
时间线没太看懂，最后结局有点仓促了，精神是好的
最好的观后感:我会很珍惜很珍惜今天的生活。
意识形态色彩颇浓， 但还是有着革命浪漫主义情怀。
院线重映。开场李侠出发去上海之前，骑马的时候是个全景，他是真的在骑马，离开的背影好酷啊，其实那个时候就已经想好最后一幕的“永别”了吧。
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