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You know who I always thought could've made a great Captain Vimes in live action? Hugh Laurie.
What with Blackadder and Fry & Laurie he's got plenty of experience with silly comedy, but he can also manage the gruff, stone-faced seriousness that the character needs.
I dunno, maybe people think he's a bit too old now, but honestly?
I still think he could pull it off.
“‘Do you think there’s such a thing as a criminal mind?’ Carrot almost audibly tried to work this out. 'What … you mean like … Mr. Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, sir?’ 'He’s not a criminal.’ 'You have eaten one of his pies, sir?’ 'I mean … yes … but … he’s just geographically divergent in the financial hemisphere.’ 'Sir?’ 'I mean he just disagrees with other people about the position of things. Like money. He thinks it should all be in his pocket.’”
— Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms