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.
比如，以往我们看到，一个被毁得家破人亡的凡人要么诉诸法律复仇，要么以正义的方式快意恩仇，那么，他可不可以以更加卑鄙，更加邪恶的方式施以报复，以彼之道数倍还施彼身，面对邪恶，用更邪恶的方式，以怨怨怨怨报怨，是不是故事将更加精彩，也更加发人深省。
充满了谎言、算计、背叛的政治真让人厌恶。
拍得景还不错，虽然在同质类里面也有，内容就还好。
既要能让有良知的人上位，也要允许台面下的阴影存在。但无法反过来，阴影就是见光死，然而阴影未必无良知。
当然可以把他替换为任何朝代，任何组织，任何两派斗法的传统故事中去，但总觉得这样就相当于表明我们这个世界没有任何进步，就还是谁赢谁牛逼。嘲笑理想和接受理想终为虚幻还是有区别的吧
四十分钟弃（刘在明出现处）等有好字幕再续吧
亚里士多德说要致力于正义的秩序，城邦以正义为原则。柏拉图说为了正义可以不择手段去实现。柏拉图是亚里士多德的老师。双男主戏，都是为了结束独裁、实现民主的目标，但手段大相径庭，在首尾呼应的“偷鸡蛋”一事中就可以明显看到处理的方法不同，大概也是理想主义者与现实主义者的区别吧。演员都是好戏之人，“民主选举”的相互倾轧、尔虞我诈、勾心斗角也足够精彩，可惜看的是机译字幕，减一星。。。
韩国有五千年的历史💩💩💩真是扯蛋！要不说韩国人脸大，大方脸比较多呢！电影虽然略有沉闷，因为是政治类型的电影，而且有历史背景，所以不会像娱乐片那样精彩，不过也让我一口气看完！
有点掉书袋和刻意了。最喜欢是鸡蛋故事的首尾呼应以及电影中的光影。
看完了特意查了查金大中的生平，入狱软禁流亡，被绑架差点被扔去喂鱼，被对手制造车祸成了瘸子，第四次竞选成功，韩国历史上第一次在野党获胜，还挺坎坷。
依然是躲不过cliche的无聊政治小品
在法制不健全的情形下，结果正义更重要。
全程都在探讨一个问题 程序正义是必要的吗 金句频出 然而分了三次才看完 实在是太闷了 要不是四分之三的反转就打三星了
看韩国电影你甚至不需要知道这个故事原型到底是怎么，看表演都是一种享受，更何况敢把这种电影拍出来更是厉害
为了正义，
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。
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
总统选举的门道真是太多了 百姓的选票不是投向总统的 而是造王者操纵的
我对政治电影的兴趣程度确实不高；另外关于字幕，虽然和电影无关，但还是要说被它恶心到了啊！2月份出资源的时候，被看着不像是机翻的字幕骗进来看，看了20分钟彻底被字幕折腾疯了，只好弃也；这会儿5月又搜出来看，发现字幕好了一点儿，但整体看下来依旧非常不够格 … 我建议各大字幕组选择做字幕就用点心，虽然在这片儿网络地之上，看电影的资源和字幕纯属都是大伙儿自个儿发光发热非盈利建立起来的东西，但这也都是自己的选择啊，要么就不要做，没有字幕我就不看呗，何必恶心人？
韩国选举制就有问题，各种脏手段层出不穷，这就是自由民主？韩国总统有几个善终的？
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