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.
中国的电影工作者，擅长模式化偏定势的创作，在人文与浪漫的尺度上，难有拓展。同样是反映残障人士的电影，美国的《阿甘正传》相比《妈妈的神奇小子》，在艺术性上有明显优势，中国的电影往往基于现实做的很好，高于现实方面有巨大短板。
又见君如姐又见麦太，只是这次，麦兜成功了，麦太也没有离开去太空。
泪点足，经费不足，排片不足。粤语歌有重新崛起的势头，港片要加油。
从后面追上去
还是很真实的，但是不知剧情为何没有出现刘德华，阿娇也没后续了
故事基于真实的人物事件，拍得朴实自然。情感真挚而不过度卖惨，母子互相依偎也会有理念冲突，后面母子二人看台上爆发的片段很容易让观众产生共鸣，因为现实中也会真实地遇到这种很难用对错来评判、解决的矛盾。影片没有反派角色，却点中了很多残疾人士的痛点，比如适应社会生活、同工同酬、金钱和荣誉的平衡。几位主演的功力深厚，润物细无声。
二十多年苏妈的脸没啥变化，张继聪的老年妆又很到位，所以这是啥设定。少年和青年两位演员真的很棒，新生代了不起，希望以后继续看到。还有老baby钱小豪又是出现在花絮时间长过正片……这次很遗憾影院没有排原声场次，哭泣。
真实事件改编，没有看过《12秒58》，单纯从这部来说，打6分，这6分属于电影体现出来的价值观反思角度，因为故事本身已经大于编剧、拍摄技术和制作水平，制作瑕疵不提也罢，而正值国家残奥队征战东京残奥会这个时候，显得意义重大。 台词说“运动员的荣耀只是瞬息”，觉得莫名悲伤，更悲伤的恐怕是那些没有取得名次但突破了极限的那些运动员们吧，尤其是残疾运动员。 电影里“同工同酬”所指的当然不仅仅是表层的金钱奖励，更深层的所指我想应该是国民的价值观——我们是不是真的永远记得这些为国家争过光的运动员们，或许那才是金牌的意义吧。
而港隊在本屆殘奧會亦未能再現奪金神奇。
这部电影在冬残奥会期间CCTV6播出，港人的电影温情中又透出现实，因为家里经济的原因，冠军去送快递或者拍广告，又因梦想重返赛场，跑赢火车的梦想永远在心中。
有幸在第一时间看的点映场，这种基于真人真事改编的电影是我的最爱。片中的母爱很伟大感人，但苏妈妈也不是完美的。对小儿子的忽略，在很多问题上的霸道强势与自作主张，这些其实也非常让人抓狂。
人在只专注一件事情的时候就能特别地鼓舞人。苏桦伟专注跑步，而苏妈妈只专注着他。这让我想起了《斗士》，每一个拼尽生命去奋斗的运动员身后都有一个默默支持着他的人，但相比起来，苏妈妈的母爱显得更为纯粹。香港拍起这样的人物传记，叙事还是很完整，吴君如大概能再凭此片拿个影后，年近60的吴君如演起这种角色游刃有余，而她略带喜剧风格的表演更让人心疼。
吴君如很适合这种温情片。感觉弟弟有点可怜……从被生出来的动机到后面的对待都觉得有点可怜……
很爱港片里对小人物始终抱有的温度和关怀，人人聚焦奥运会，却不知残奥会运动员的金牌掰开也是血和泪。影片内容让我惊喜的几点是通过苏桦伟揭露了残奥会运动员生活的一角暗面——政府津贴少得可怜，政府奖金与奥运会运动员的落差，退役后看不到出路的落寞心酸。
吴君如同仔既对手戏差唔多场场都泪目，出戏主要目的应该都系励志吧，黑暗部分都系浅尝辄止。觉得可惜了，呢部戏宣传得好d，食住奥运个势可能票房可以好些少
除了没有披中国国旗这个瑕疵，其他都让人感动
3.5 很港风，吴君如还是很适合这样的角色的~~ 演员们都演得很ok~就是这片子比起传记片还是贴合亲情励志片~
港片其实聚焦这种港人挺好的，能看下去，虽然有瑕疵，比如剧情冲突不够强烈等等。。。
苏桦伟的经历本身已经很动人。虽然这部戏拍得soso。男主角演得蛮好的。当妈妈是一场终身修行。
偏心是家庭最大的痛
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