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.
道不同，不相为谋啊。一个谋士出的主意主上都不认同，也不相信他，那俩人真的不合适
在政言政，在腐败和激进的体制面前，理想主义注定无路可走。在野党的领袖金云范追求民主公正，没有正式的编制的智囊徐昌大一心谋求职位，用尽阴谋阳谋，在党内选举中反败为胜，在和执政党掰手腕的拉锯战中，政治策略的采用上出现不可调和的局面，加上一颗存在自导自演嫌疑炸弹案罗生门，让原本的应是“热恋期”的俩人分道扬镳，执政党收编了明珠暗投的徐昌大后赢得了大选，徐昌大也获得名正言顺的议员席位，实现草根人生从无到有的华丽逆袭，只不过曾经许下的豪言壮语化为泡影，立志打造民主时代的韩国梦成了镜花水月，春风得意又难掩空虚。多年后的俩人阔别重逢，脸上写满了风霜往事，如果我们没有固持己见，如果我们没有论迹不论心，我们是否早就携手缔造民主时代。可惜没如果，鸡丢了不重要，重要的是兜兜转转之后。能不能找回昂首挺胸的鸡。
很喜欢开头偷鸡蛋的故事，很喜欢结局呼应了，很喜欢李善均的表演。内容很满，来来回回扯对方小辫子，跟辅佐官一样。欣赏不来。可能韩国就是这样？
“柏拉图也讲过，为了正当的目的，可以不择手段！柏拉图是亚里士多德的老师。”
薛景求宝刀未老，他还是韩国男演员里的扛把子，李善均总觉得缺了点什么。
昌大第一次回归他向同事说，我们不是为了金大中而战，是为了自己和人民。党内胜出后，标语是金大中做不到的人民可以做到。金大中解雇影子，说我是为了人民要有所不为。每当（韩国）政治家说说我代表人民，都是代表自己。卢泰愚团队找到影子，影子说在野党肯定不会赢，因为他知道在野党的两个党魁不会单一化，民众还是自己，他们一定会选择后者。所以知道金大中说，“当时我应该放弃竞选”，昌大才觉得这个终于能面对自己的人，可以继续同路了。
很喜欢候选人坚守正义到最后。“一个政客乱扔垃圾的国家就是厕所。”“把野心放在正直的前面只会一事无成。”以及，影子对候选人的感情，真的不是爱嘛？
争夺这世界上最危险的职业，总要一些卑劣的人和手段。
到半途，会产生一种和当时看《艺伎回忆录》一样的“不辨正邪的诡异热血感”；然而到了最后，金的鸡蛋论让我几乎感动的落泪，或许手握大权真的也是可以心怀大义的。
成王败寇。ZZ博弈本质就是想尽一切办法推倒对方，不在乎过程是否正大光明，每个阵营嘴里喊的都是为rm服务。哈哈哈
对付流氓怎么能用君子的手段呢？但我们又那么向往君子的作派
故事完整而紧凑，导演的运镜非常讲究，光线明暗教科书级别的调度。双男主的对手戏拳拳到肉，薛景求内敛而又有力的表演，李善均也并不逊色，韩国的政治片真是世界顶级水平。
根據被譽為「亞洲的曼德拉」的韓國總統金大中與影子謀士嚴昌祿的事跡改編.
就，也就一般吧，简化了的政治选举，手段也么有很如何。。当然生活太复杂，政治更复杂，难以真实展现吧。。。韩国所谓政治电影啊社会电影啊，都不过时隔靴搔痒而已。。国家社会却越来越混乱堕落固化。。。
影子都知道怎么做，主人怎么可能不知道。也就到此为此了，政治这东西，真正去嘲笑的人才是二逼，族群社会以后，还有比这复杂的事么，科学1是1，政治上1可能是无穷。
导演好像把所有的能量都用在中场楼梯的“密室政治”戏中，那段的走位铺排，美术置景，寓意内涵，人物关系剑拔弩张，相当精彩，但十分可惜的是，后半段流于形式般的结束，又回到了国际市场那样年代片的套路，而且选举政治的展示是否过于“脸谱化”
在古代，
节奏快而紧凑，呼应政治博弈的主题，完整度不错。
太儿戏，太想当然，比的居然是谁比谁更混蛋，而未触及真正的问题，即程序正义和结果正义究竟哪个才是对的。
4.5非常精彩的政治题材电影，精彩程度可以比较南山部长，看前还是要对南韩历史有一定了解的。韩国人拍这种题材的片子还真是得心应手，不过真实历史上，这些以漂亮国为主子的所谓民主国家，再如何粉饰也难掩骨子里是条狗的事实。ps：赵宇镇演这种暗搓搓的角色演的太特么好了
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