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.
马上2022年了韩国警察在影视作品里的表现依旧那么拉跨
黄政民你知道吗？要是你不乱丢枪有枪不用，这个片子能早半个小时演完。
根据国内真实事件改编的，比国产刘德华那版好一点点。
翻拍解救吾先，没有原著精彩。警察可有可无，黄政民一个人摆平了一群悍匪。
开枪打了那个女的之后，回头一枪爆掉开门的男的，再一枪爆掉另一开门的男的，电影完，所以为什么要丢掉枪呢？搞不懂
娱乐性还不错，比较紧凑，一波三折，有些不合理的硬伤，以及警察都弱得出奇基本废柴离大谱还是很拉低整体分数的，玩弄了绑架巨星黄政民的梗反而让人预期太高，看看还是可以的。
要不是看了我们的版本，这个在我应该是个三星爆米花吧，原作那种真实感，以及警匪人质各自的展现在这里好像就展现了人质，最后的结尾我也觉得有点奇奇怪怪。
既然是黄政民主导的作品，就该再贴近毛孔地去表现黄政民，让他作为演员之外，真实的人的一面淋漓尽致地展现，虽然《解救吾先生》并没有展现刘德华的纹理，但刘德华演的是吴若甫，也不是顶着刘德华的名字啊。这一点是我作为黄政民爱好者的私心和期许。作品里的人物形象和演员黄政民基本没什么关系，这一层反差没做出来，谁演都行。
互相翻拍，王千源和黄政民是对标上了么？虽然不是同一角色
一流演员救不回三流剧本的案例。（突然想看河正宇智斗诈骗犯[doge]）
有点儿对不住黄政民三个字，原版最出彩的就是绑匪，翻拍的绑匪有些逗比啊。黄政民，你要是被绑架来拍片，你就眨眨眼。
显然是没有原版解救吾先生好，但韩国本土化的加工，也有一翻爽片的滋味，感觉不是警察拯救人质，而是电梯战神的自救与顺便救警察，黄政民诠释了他的战斗力不是演出来的，不信你试试。
噫！这最后一幕，是以为我没看过《苦难》嘛！！！
黄政民最差的一部演的是“黄政民”。整个匪徒团队都太戏谑了。因为黄政民一直智商在线，所以只能靠匪徒团队和意外来推动剧情，而匪徒中就没有一个正常人。结尾居然变成雨夜互殴，奇怪。比起【解救吾先生】，后半段的改动莫名其妙，硬生生把硬派的警匪片，拍得像偶像动作片。这一轮国产片明显赢了韩国翻拍，但刘德华的演技依然输黄政民。
这就是个普通动作片吧，放在韩国电影的维度，动作又不咋滴……
正如黄政民被绑匪打得乌眼青一样给改的面目全非！这次韩国编导嗑药了吧？嗨飞过头了！什么乱七八糟的。
最爱看韩国电影了，因为没有限制怎么拍都成，没有束缚，所以很精彩，结果本来应该一定会很有看头的反而倒是令人大跌眼镜。想对比《解救吾先生》差的太多，好好的一个解救故事给拍成英雄自救，太浮夸了吧！国内可能写实电影不敢说太多或者太血腥，韩国就不能照着拍？！多渲染一些，一定会更好，唉。可惜了黄政民的演技。。。
一般般吧，黄政民演黄政民也挺好。五个绑匪不算多，要是进电梯一个都跑不了
虽说是翻拍，但基本改了一半内容，黄政民这次在平行宇宙里输给了刘德华。
少有的韩国翻拍大陆的故事。节奏挺好的。还行。没啥意外和惊喜。
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