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.
翻拍自中國電影《解救吾先生》,可以的,
而没有呈现出黄政民一丝一毫的真实质感
难得有韩翻中还拍得更烂的片子，黄政民简直是丑帅丑帅的
几个恶棍非常出彩，政民欧巴稳当，编导差点意思。
韩国电影告诉我们，韩国的警察都是废物，都用上炸弹了，整部影片居然没有一个警察开过一枪，真是神奇啊，就黄政民的演技值三星
果然是预想中的翻拍：更曲折的剧情、更凶狠的动作，层层加码做成合格的娱乐消费品，却找不到任何值得一提的创意，也浪费了展现黄晸珉个人魅力的机会。
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。
3星的，不过黄政民片尾，泥地手勒仇人，沾地气又过瘾，4星。天朝这部沾地气的，就是女子房子票子，最后还真是栽在女人上，韩国就不走寻常路了，变态pua加迷之自信，自首，这是他们那边的沾地气所以改成这样，可信度更高吗？
黄政民演什么像什么，可惜最后却翻车在了出演演员上，痕迹太过明显不说，甚至有些用力过度……韩版《解救吾先生》，甚至于不如韩版《毒战》，匪徒的逻辑刻画甚至有些毫无逻辑，那种属于反派角色的魅力真的一点没有表现出来，正反双拉胯，这也是我觉得不如原版最大的地方了……
翻拍能力一般，韩国人已经完全不相信社会警察和体制了。
翻拍《解救吾先生》，但是韩国人就是黄政民演黄政民，朴圣雄演朴圣雄。开头还挺有意思的，绑匪上来就问了一个尖锐的问题：你和哪些女演员睡过。不过，后面就不行了，绑匪选角太差又太蠢了。其他的卡司完全配不上黄政民的咔。警察也总是不给力，所以，黄政民就又上了。黄政民又演了一部黄政民勇斗绑匪的犯罪片。
你要说韩国电影现在很棒的话，总有这种垃圾出来打脸。这么好的本子翻成了这样，还有就是韩国电影必须要侮辱韩国警察吗？也没要你多出彩，哪怕警方有个正常人都成。。
咱们那版，王千源是神；韩国这版，黄政民是神。
翻拍自中國電影《解救吾先生》,可以的,
完全成了个犯罪动作片，远不如《解救吾先生》
冲着黄政民打个三星，整体下来比咱们的解救吾先生差的可不是一点半点。
即使是黄政民也救不了这电影，翻牌的太扯了。
唉呀，大叔的表演依旧顶礼膜拜，您就该拿影帝拿影帝，该受吹捧受吹捧好了！就这剧情魔改一通不说，全片的配角都成了欧巴的工具人了呀
看的时候真想忘记原版剧情，因为黄政民，所以值得三颗星…
太抓马，现实感没了，人性的复杂也被打薄了。纯粹在消费黄政民的演员形象。最后进入片场的戏份有意思，可惜只是点缀。
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