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.
希望孩子明白，不是卢瑟打败了冠军的励志故事，而是人类驯服野兽，让它们厮杀供自己取乐赚钱的可笑真实。
算是比较轻松的喜剧，看着挺舒服，打3.5颗吧。
在成长过程中
一个悲伤的故事，犹太拳手在集中营和女友分开，在德国人的胁迫下，不断和同胞打拳击，出局者只有死路一条，为了自己的生存，他必须做让自己痛苦的事。战争结束了，心灵的创作难以平复，而失散的女友也下落不明，他该何去何从？
不要再担心
个人觉得一般，拳击+集中营+自我救赎摆在一起，三块内容都没有真正达到极致的高潮，都在相互铺垫，却又都在相互牵绊。它的影像风格也是如此，二战背景的黑白和被解救离开集中营后的彩色交织在一起，跟直白的划分开了年代和主角的蜕变，但是不断的倒叙和插叙事实上起到的对影片的提升作用有限，有的地方甚至是拖了叙事的后腿，更多的倒像是导演在炫耀自己的技巧。
男主演技可以 故事节奏太慢～看的不够亢奋#
浪费了很好的故事和剧本，拍得不行，想玩技巧可惜玩坏了，把故事排得、剪辑太零碎！
似在过去和现在的夹缝中生存的人，注定在未来受苦
的确，流水线的产品，也没有什么特别亮眼的地方
希望孩子明白，不是卢瑟打败了冠军的励志故事，而是人类驯服野兽，让它们厮杀供自己取乐赚钱的可笑真实。
可能小雷本还是有点子他爸爸的天赋在吧，不然不到九十天能打败触手也太不可思议了。剧情算是比较寻常的励志故事，做自己、战胜不可能什么的，煽情和上价值的地方有点突兀，但搞笑的点还不错。
演得真好。不只是男女主，演SS军官的演员也把那种冷漠的残酷把握得很好
欧美的怪兽文化和摔角结合在一起，但故事并不好看
集中营的回忆部分太少了，现实情节没必要这么多，毕竟集中营里的生活才是最残酷的，没有拍出那种幸存者的感觉。
故事有点空洞…有点无聊，没有什么要说的故事，没有新意。
还好我生的是女儿，所以我哪怕再看不上这部电影，只要她喜欢，我都会陪她看。
剪辑节奏太差了。Ben是个好演员，但总演这些不痛不痒的片子不行啊。@TIFF2021
7.3分。二战反思的又一部佳片。编剧和演员满分，但导演讲故事的能力和剪辑略微逊色。但化妆绝对是顶级的存在啊！整体来看还是一部优秀的二战电影。本福斯特绝对值得拿个小金人，而且奥斯卡影帝迟早是他的，我预言了！女主也绝对是个不可多得的好演员。
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