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.
不错的片子，甚至不需要艺术加工，能把真实事件完整据实地拍出来就已经足够了。
自由的代价 牺牲。牺牲自己唤醒自由
改编并不出彩，剧本对于事件现场和南非社会两个尺度下种族冲突的平行刻画都很肤浅，但看得出导演和编剧在质感和节奏上，有意努力模仿同经典的题材/同类型电影，这方面《血腥星期天》是标杆。作为一部中低成本时代背景电影，视觉还是很良心的，尤其是服化道。值得一提的是，前南非军队特战军人创设的G73 Tactical Advisors战术/安保机构为该片提供了警务指挥与战术顾问、演员枪械训练、警察特技群演、警用服装/装具、警用载具（包括直升机）。
一开始的枪战其实拍得不错，但全片的问题在于有点前后不搭调，释放曼德拉的诉救求是半中间才出现的，所以片子有了割裂感。
在一次元和二次元的时间待久了就觉得好像这个世界都接受了同性恋。
奈飞的手和气魄……人类总是在做那些无意义的压制和自我感觉良好的事
奈飞的手和气魄……人类总是在做那些无意义的压制和自我感觉良好的事
角色工具人气息太重，人物情感变化也很生硬，最后早应该直接黑幕的，居然先加一波手撕鬼子似的枪战，让主角前期刻画的形象也有点分裂。整部电影感觉是借着显示故事外壳拍的政治正确的片，除了麻痹黑人和让大部分白左展示一下道德优越感，毫无其他更深的探讨。
影片所依据的真实事件，发生在1980年1月25日的南非。十年后曼德拉才出狱。
居然改编自真实事件，反种族隔离的三人被迫劫持银行，只为了自由而战营救曼德拉。当时现场情况肯定比影片精彩！
南非真实历史值得了解，但是这个拍的就是有点老套了。
南非种族平等经历了艰苦卓绝的斗争，故事根据真实故事改编，很不错
很清新、温柔的作品。虽然不是bl的世界，但也是美好的，或者说呈现的方式是美好的。
男话说日本人同质化的角色怎么这么多，男主演过多少个这样温吞内敛好揉搓的角色了？虽然我真的很喜欢看小杏演少女，但是JK的角色也真的很多……
第一人称和激励角度：你能为自由付出什么？答案是一切。这是个悲壮的故事，背后为了获得自由而牺牲的人们浓缩进了这部片子，它只是世界诸多为了自由而奋斗的人民的缩影之一；
生拉硬拽扯到了纳尔逊曼德拉头上，整个抓捕过程警察也太水了些。
总是被感动😭
节奏有点慢，这类劫持人质片本应该让人紧张的透不过气，我可几乎全程边玩手机边看完的
这个片最好看的还是友情部分 最喜欢的是男主那个好朋友 真是完全正面的角色 正面且…炮灰 好善良的女主 好善良的炮灰 日本人刻画中学生友情真是有一套的
对于同性恋这种敏感题材，这部电影可以说是非常正能量和政治正确。但真的好伤心呀，周围人对安藤很好，但他内心的失落是永远无法弥补的，这就是命运的沉重吧。
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