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.
没动作戏，但却刀光剑影，扣人心弦。无论是题材，还是叙事逻辑，都要上乘！
开始说养鸡的那个男演员以后会起飞吧，都很眼熟他了，犯罪都市里是个龙套，极限职业里演了个主要角色，还演过娑婆诃
你永远不会明白为啥三星和韩国在这部片居然如此紧密。
我们看到的听到的。都是国家想让我们听到的看到的。特别是在中国。
是嘛 赢了的才是正义 让你听且执行的才叫政府
该死，
韩国的政治剧真的绝了，什么都可以挖掘，什么都可以拍。选举中的明争暗斗，选票的争夺其实是熟捻人性后的导向策略，当然有时需要凭空造事，有时需要应变交易。
韩国人拍政治片真是越来越漂亮了，king maker是指金大中的影子军师严昌禄。光线越强，它的阴影越黑暗，也许电影中营造的二人情谊和关系过于理想化，但是仍被深深打动。从底层一步步爬到总统竞选，光明面是“正义形成社会秩序”，黑暗面则是“为了正义可以使用任何手段”。以鸡蛋做隐喻，如何对付偷蛋的邻居？我会在第二天送给他蛋当作礼物并告诉他错怪了他偷蛋，如果他有良心的话就会反省自己，如果他没有良心呢？那我会来找你。
影片的制作思路是采取双主角的形式，通过两个男主角之间的对手戏推进的故事的发展，薛景求和李善俊两名实力派演员，对手戏演技使整个影片的气氛推向高潮。
没能看完 所以就不做评价了 不是拍的不好 是自己对“棒子”的历史政治实在不感兴趣
韩国选举的内幕,完成度还不错,在这类题材中,首推日本的金环蚀,但以一个影子为主角难得一见,大开眼界,金光闪闪的事物背后都有见不得人的阴暗,政治就是一场肮脏的游戏。金大中的形象塑造的不错。7.4
想要光明磊落，以纯粹正义之路登上权力的顶峰，是不现实的。实际一点就是看谁够狠。
薛叔依旧演技在线，对比第一次看叔的《薄荷糖》时，叔已经老了不少了，心痛(╯︵╰,)
跟《南山的部长们》不同，这片处在一个平衡点上，再多说点就严肃到没人看了，再娱乐点就成了黑帮斗智片。现实是人尽事，成看天。影片的剧情线索还是有那么点赘婿小说，角色停留在主题服务，不过这片的数处运镜和剪辑很精彩。
立于帷幕之后，决胜千里之外，肖的能力确实太过惊人，手段、见识、感染力，总能从中找到令人兴奋的g点，可惜范同学，当到了更高层，开始分不清是非权衡，耳边风一吹，就歪了。既然这样，那就只能毁了吧。只是没想到最后，两人再次坐到了一起，那段共事岁月，不经热血难凉。
不知道真实的事情里肖这个人物的存在和作用，但是全片感觉放大了，民主的获取不是仅仅靠一些手段。
评价相对不高受众群体也小，两点想写。一是这部电影对国内的观众来说，缺乏相应的政治环境帮助我们理解，我们只能以一个外人的身份去看懂情节，而不是理解。二是缺乏强烈的、戏剧性的转折点抓取观众的兴奋点，也就是说看起来比较平淡，人名又多稍不仔细就看的头晕。最有意思的要数影子来回把李韩尚耍着玩那一段。
不择手段的军师和追求大义的领导，最后有点金大中的影子，在韩影政治题材里感觉一般
哪怕是与《南山的部长》相比，也是十分精彩的一部片子，但是与南山的部长会更加紧张刺激这部片子的描写反倒更加写实。从敏感的政治身份与对实现政治抱负的迫切渴求，再到最后转投敌对阵营。角色的塑造十分成功。最精彩的是李善均与议员的对手戏。应该是三月份的第一部电影，三月份的时间都给老头环了。
算是首尾呼应吧，偷鸡蛋的故事太有意思。有些差评也是挺可爱，不感兴趣所以看了打低分这是什么逻辑，我不感兴趣的题材我都不会看。zz远比书本上有趣的多
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