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.
只要我们有一个人被拷着，就没人拥有自由。
黑人有天生的进化缺陷。
I don't know.
自由的代价是什么？一切！
柔化的光线和取景进一步中和了内容的严肃性,增强了可看性。人物关系的叙述取舍得当，以简洁的方式将纯的众多关系网络完整化，为纯和三浦的主线发展留有了充足的叙事空间。基本上属于中规中矩的好。
真实历史事件改编，虽然不太懂南非历史、种族隔离制度、为了争取自由平等所做的牺牲，但是电影本身渐入佳境，高潮处戛然而止，还是有一定冲击力，不过也有不少问题铺垫不足。
她喜欢的，是BL和他；他喜欢的，是男人和她，努力理解和自己不一样的人，可能真的是一件站着说话不腰疼的事，更何况是温柔以待
结尾很奇妙的升华了主题，爱真的是美好的不分性别的情感。遗憾，谎言，背叛，又或是死亡，好青春啊。
神尾枫珠太帅了，从恋之运来的。能不能给男主配一个年轻点的cp……女主真的是人间清醒
“自由的代价是什么?”
【第一感觉打分】根据真实事件改编，片尾的照片是三个男性，换成一个女性，这种改动，从最终作品效果来看，毫无意义，很多余。台词尬的很，一张嘴就是讨论种族平权，三名革命分子和人质之间的从矛盾冲突到相互理解，过程非常生硬。
脸谱化的设定，三星仅仅是评价电影的拍摄，历史真实事件和它的意义不是我们能够打分的。For freedom!
自由的代价是“生命的一切”。故事很精彩，描绘了南非一群为了理想和正义而战斗、牺牲的战士和英雄，同时也展示了殖民主义、种族主义分子的偏狭残忍。
色调感觉越到后边越黑，最近看的神尾的戏没有一个不胳膊骨折的我真的会笑，不知道为什么还是更喜欢剧/那天又看到剧版相关评价 好想看这个影版
代价几何？布尔人的是少数说了算，相当于精英TZ，曼德拉的是多数人说了算，相当于MZTZ，但以结果论，现如今南非情况.......以过程论，自由的代价是什么，一切。不一定恰当，可类比某特色...很有想象空间。
其实是一个既要又要的故事，这是人的天性当然无可厚非，但是它与爱的排他性对立，与普世的价值观对立。出路是什么，只能他们这个群体自己找了，我们再怎么样也不可能感同身受的，我们能做的就是包容不同。
不咋喜欢这种题材。南非种族
远超你的想象！
这个世界有很多种不平等，种族不平等是他妈最荒谬的！
黑人有天生的进化缺陷。
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