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.
一部改编自真实事件，又是涉及重大战役的谍战故事，英国一众大牌出演，竟然拍出了三流肥皂剧的感觉。原以为是个不出名的年轻导演所为，查看后才知导演是得过奥斯卡奖的约翰·马登，真令人惊讶。这样的故事，即使平铺直叙，也会很好看。导演还往面里加戏，还是狗血的三角恋爱戏，直接将电影品味拉到了尘埃之下。想想英国曾拍出如此多的间谍影片，现在真是有些江河日下了。
B级片,这种装出来的细嗓子不太喜欢,不少电影都喜欢按一个这种角色
不太喜欢日式无厘头的我也觉得挺搞笑的，两个女主都很漂亮的内
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感情戏真的是无聊且不必要 不如多给两个男主一点chemistry来的好嘛 毕竟一部电影聚齐了两位Mr.Darcy what are the odds!
这种漫画般的特质也只有日本人能拿捏，莫名其妙到有点可爱。
很努力地变换剪辑方式让主线不至太沉闷。紧张搞谍战之中穿插精神出轨、三角恋还有其他乌七八糟的元素干啥？啊就当调剂得了…伊恩弗莱明相关的彩蛋是亮点
《The Man Who Never Was》珠玉在前，這一部顯得太鬆散了
二战史上盟军登陆西西里岛开辟第二战场是纳粹的转折，而其中以尸体携带假情报的手段骗德国人很传奇，但本片不能作为历史战争片来看，整体商业化太明显，节奏太快了，人物的出场感觉像在跑步，交代的历史背景也比较匆忙。大量的篇幅虽然花在编造尸体假身份过程上，但是把人物们搞得入戏太深就是侮辱了谍报人员的素质，甚至于还搞出了科叔与美女情报员婚外恋的狗血桥段，再夹杂一些意识形态情节更让全片的段位降低。真正应该大书特书的尸体运送到发现尸体再到假情报生效过程相对比较粗糙简单，除了验尸官的换人有点紧张气氛外几乎都是平铺直叙方式，完全感受不到那种瞒天过海的巧妙和智慧。唯一的笑点是那个大英帝国驻西班牙大使为了送出假情报居然让德国人搞基，为国奉献真不是一句话的事情。整体来说表现一般，科叔怎么看怎么还在王牌特工里面无法自拔。
工整又古板的老式剧情片，各方面正确的有些无聊。连演员的表演空间都被压缩的所剩无几。
另辟蹊径的间谍片，看似积极的精心布局，实则是守株待兔的被动。莫名其妙的争风吃醋和突然袭击的同性骚扰令人不适。
很沉闷的一部影片，这是第一印象。类型真的不适合划分到战争，单单剧情就可以了。如果一个人时间非常充裕，又没有什么急事需要处理的话，可以泡一杯咖啡或者一壶茶，细细慢慢地品味这部剧情片。
很英伦范的电影，亦真亦造的剧情，真真假假的感情戏，还加入了007作者的客串，哈哈。深挖二战题材，也让我们见识了编剧的功力吧。
真滴不错！除了有时候真的吵得脑子疼😂那个呱噪的黑帮女的
对于这段历史并不陌生，但影片参杂的感情戏比重太大，让原本可以很紧凑题材令人看着有些乏味，西班牙的几场戏略显猥琐，全片2个多小时也没拍出大战在即的紧迫感和防谍保密的危机感。。。脸叔倒是富态不少~
由此片可知，德军不是被打败的，是被盟军不停聊天烦死的。没见着咋欺骗，最精彩的计划实施被一笔带过，只有不停唠家常搞三角恋。3
小场景，大战争，全靠对话就能塑造整个电影，高。
剧情有些俗套，爱情线感觉有点为了演员强行设计
两鬓斑白谈及退休还要给小小孩念床边故事的脸叔，这也太老来得子了难道有和达西先生一样的前情吗！仍然拥有让人倾倒的魅力，没想到这段情愫的结局处理是点到为止。谍战片而言只展示了计谋，而没有德方那边对决交手的刻画。在西班牙的行动全靠那位派驻官男女通吃，颜值很没说服力。最后情报人员一齐等前线消息，明知一定是好结果，仍让人无端泪目。
还是老老实实看三分钟解说吧……演员演技在线，但片子节奏拖沓。（坏掉的洗衣机居然是海尔的）本片几个高光时刻：1.黑道老大在女仆店是真心融入进去了，反差萌。2.女仆店的“花魁”在看到主角买了便利店三明治后觉得很贵，还认真给女主如何省钱的建议，这样的角色塑造确实在被后面反派欺负之后让人倍有同情心。3.开片打斗很水，但结局1v1的格斗确实精彩。另外，片尾疯狂立flag，又是“回家一起吃蛋糕”，又是短发大难不死却遭遇长发的机枪扫射，又是说自己很累要抱抱才能起来……如果最终结局是短发被长发的扫射误伤，却强装镇定，在长发离开之后默默在角落嗝屁的悲剧结尾，那还挺能留下记忆点的。可惜片方明显给第二部铺足了伏笔。
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