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.
张涵予一出来像纽约黑帮，一说话是丰台大哥。最有感情的地方用了最糟糕的配乐，只能说华语电影不能没有范伟，以他为主线这个故事会好太多。
以下内容很主观，我想到哪说到哪—— 剧情不刺激，喜欢看血腥片的肯定不喜欢，甚至觉得过于平淡不出彩。 我觉得某些东西蛮有趣的：转场，音乐（金发妹唱的那首我还挺喜欢的），视角。洗澡的那位男演员，镜头俯视；逐渐步入正片，一轮圆月下远望一座孤独的小屋（要die了）；血色氛围中跳舞的老妪。 女演员都挺好看~电影前半段都在讨论某些东西（浅显的），后半段是“正片”。 老年人战斗力这么强吗？但因为恐怖片主角们都要分散才能推动剧情so…… 性能让人心理扭曲吗？有点牵强（恐怖片嘛我实在不能要求它逻辑自洽）。 老年状至于化成这样吗？我以为我在看致命弯道或者德州电锯什么的。可以打破这种模式吗？这种乱糟糟头发的老变态我看腻了。 叙事首尾相连，像讲故事。最后一幕，警长说“这大概是tmd恐怖片吧”，哈哈哈哈哈哈。
冲着范厨师去的，跟很多演员阵容强大的电影相似，演员演技在线，但是导演讲故事能力不在线。战争片能把把人看催眠的也不多见
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怎么让故事有意境，那就用下不完的大雪，放不完的音乐，没有情绪就制造情绪；
氛围感营造的还可以，配乐也不错，就是这个剧情太平了太浅还太拖沓了，观众情绪完全不能被调动起来。编剧导演太拉了，格局太小，看起来就像一部电视剧的前两集，那一段入党宣誓看得我直呼好家伙。前一个半小时看得我昏昏欲睡，这个谍战未免也太过家家了吧，看得人不感英雄、心不澎湃。周也在这里的表演甚至比不上悬崖之上里的刘浩存……美女们能不能不只当花瓶啊？！我还有个疑惑这个山东枣庄和江苏连云港也像东北这么一直大雪皑皑冰天雪地的吗？总体还不如悬崖之上和长津湖…我果然不该对这种献礼片有什么期待。范伟老师的表演勉强算是一个亮点吧，但是那个父子情的刻画也是情绪完全烘不上去…哎。
花生米、黄花鱼、哈尔滨红肠配绿豆糕倒是挺崭新的吃法。最大的问题就是太无趣了，太老套了，太政治正确了，太脸谱化了，太程序性了，太老气横秋了。多亏有范伟老师救场。
前面铺垫太长……导致略微影响后面情节的紧张刺激感。
没想到有一天眼泪会给范伟，演的太好了！！扔手雷那下，简直是谢霆锋！！！
一众角色集体程式化，衬得范伟熠熠生辉。
通篇让人觉得有意思的就是几人关于性与自由的探讨，完全不能接受女主睡觉眼影都不卸。
谁看了能不说一句：范伟牛啊！两星电影硬是被范伟的表演拉成了三星。
张涵予老哥演这类角色总有种厨戏痞的感觉，人物性格，扮相啥的。范伟老师的表演一如既往的好，我也主要是来看他的，无论多大的角色都能拿捏到位。
1.好一幅可歌可泣的铁道群英谱，最惊喜的无疑是范伟饰演的老王头。2.节奏克制，铺垫绵长，直到最后一场终极对决，才把电影情绪推向高潮。3.镜头和美术设计一流，火车、风雪、烟雾、枪火等相互交织，形成独特的电影美学。
看《铁道游击队》长大，弹起我心爱的土琵琶音乐一起，当年的感觉立马回来了。电影里的雪从头下到尾，肃杀和悬疑氛围拉满。张涵予范伟两位影帝的演绎十分到位。最喜欢范伟老师扔手榴弹的场景。人狠话不多。大俯视和仰视镜头非常有表达力，不管是怀着怎么样的心情去看，都是一部诚意满满的主旋律佳片。
小时候超爱《铁道游击队》的故事。本片有一个这么好的主题，拍成这样真是有些遗憾。单场戏缺少吸引力，人物扁平过于模式化，大概只有范伟的角色是有些鲜活的，但似乎，也是来自于其个人魅力。总之，这样一个故事，是可以更好，也值得更好的。现在有些可惜了。
比较写实的一部片子，男人味十足，配乐真的挺好听的。
揉合了《悬崖之上》和《长津湖》的影子，当然就两边都比不上。
其实全片最感动的段落是教导员在车窗上画出党旗的那一刻，无论身处何地，党和人民都在心中。最后老洪扣上帽子，安静的等待着死亡，他知道他的死换来的是前线几十万将士的命，是中华民族的希望
能智取威虎山又能扒火车的张涵予，讲老王的故事能把日本子忽悠瘸的范伟，两大主角YYDS。
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