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.
幕僚吧，都是在阴影里面的弄权者，李善均的声音真的是很有特色，电视剧大叔里面就发现了，不去演话剧都可惜了
韩国片最大的优点也是最大的缺陷，就是表面化得厉害。夸张的台词和表情，撑满了画面，舞台剧一样的风格，这个让我接受不了。
3星半，算是了解一点朴正熙独裁时代的选举秘闻，理想化的目标是否也需要某种不得已的手段来实现，众戏骨飙戏过瘾，李善均的演技愈加成熟。
“政治是活的生物”，继《南山的部长们》《王者》《局内人》后又一部好看的政治片，爱！
★★★★☆ 1. 金云范之所以会踢开曾经的影子，是因为，影子把无耻的一面，暴露在众人面前，已经尝到厚黑的美味，未来的总统怎么能轻易放弃，如果公开承认，就会被掣肘。2. 所以影子不适合搞政治只适合搞阴谋，因为直到结束，还不知道是谁对金云范家人下手——当然是金云范自己。3. 军师，就应该守住军师的位置，狡兔死走狗烹，选好了主人却被踢开，永远不变的道理，自己上位也同样不讲恩情。4.拍的很克制，看似惊世骇俗，却还是保留了很多底线。政治就是不择手段，为结果服务，如果说这些人有什么良心，那就是，总有一拨人会在竞争中受益。
顺溜得毫无知觉就到片尾了。按韩影标准勉强及格？我唯一的摇摆是本片到底浪费了一个影帝还是两个影帝。毕竟薛景求这个角色没给什么空间，请他演已经是铁定的浪费。/有一版海报李善均挺陈道明的。唉。不禁神伤，没有合适的剧本浪费的何止是青年女演员呢？中老年男演员不也一样。是命啊。/感觉他们更擅长拍坏总统。
一个没有完整主权的国家，还搞什么过家家的选举？
两个极端的人，有同样的信仰和追求。以及，李善均也太帅了叭！
历史告诉我们，政治上，不是仅仅只有正义，理想主义者会灭亡的
故作高深，情节乏味平淡。
2022.3.5 1.26上映的2.24居然就上线了！！有薛景求和李善均能不期待吗 24号开始等了很久也没字幕组做熟肉…(比较冷门) 精彩！选了个稍微较好但还是有很多错误的熟肉..没办法 其实造王者更符合片名 又是一部含有朴正熙总统的故事 快看完才知道男主是金大中的原型 片中也有金泳三 主要围绕61年到71年金大中67年木浦当选者 70年总统候选人 最后71年败给朴正熙的故事 男二所谓选举人身后的影子主动帮助男主 共和党很真实的塞钱选票 新民党人假冒成共和党人制造共和党人很暴力 共和党送出去的东西假冒成共和党收回来 70年竞选总统 这小品直接说出新民党总裁是樱花 居然有雪滴花里的室长还有寝管 70年男主访美把影子赶走 倒戈到对面 后面的翻译太差了全罗和庆尚的斗争根本看不懂 男二原型是严昌禄
电影节奏是不是太赶了？衔接有点生硬，怎么说，感觉整体有点别扭，并无太大感受
只有李书记是明白的：胜利了就是革命，立场不同罢了，你相信你的金老师，我也相信我的阁下。
剧情紧凑，跌宕起伏，阳光越亮的地方他的阴影越暗。
电影本身的功底很深，抛开电影本身之外讲理念，正义从来不是看你做了什么，而是看你为了什么，一门里，有人是面子就得有人是里子
屠龙者，终究成为龙的爪牙的故事。有光明，当然有影子。看此片深层的感慨，并不是徐的手段金的理想，而是关于那个偷鸡蛋的故事。邻居偷了你的蛋，你该做何选择，他又会有怎样的抉择。使理想充盈的绝不是你个体的觉醒，而是古人所言的仁，两个人，所有人。
确实很厉害的电影，如果硬要说有缺陷，那可能一是感觉用的手段格局太小，二是主角最后又当又立让人十分不爽，还不如彻底黑化或者多描写一些去这么做的无奈
赵宇镇一句话四两拨千斤：你的主子一直被反对派称作“赤色分子”，那他有可能继续培养你这么一个脱北者吗？
还是感觉太理想化 两大影帝加持确实让剧情丰满不少 以及李善均的嗓音也太有特点了
本片所探讨的矛盾令人深思，我们暂且忽略韩国是否有真正代表人民的民主斗士，单就正直的人是否必须用正直的手段战胜对手这个问题，就很值得讨论，其实就这样的问题可以创作很多作品，观众也一定会分为两派，这用来拍更为贴近生活的商业片可能收效会更好。
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