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.
喜欢结尾的处理，深情的看着镜头说一句“我爱你”。本以为jack回到家庭会往悬疑方向走，还是挺圆满的结局。
每个人类最终都会遭遇癌症，且癌细胞也是不断变异。所以即使在拥有完美克隆人的技术实现语境下，依然会无法攻克癌症。当男主os“truelove soulmate”才会想生小孩的时候我就已经共情要哭哭了，加上亲人离世的悲痛感。但理性思考，每个人类最终为了陪伴家人都替换为克隆人后，整个社会全是克隆人的时代……
——2022.4.1 愚人节
一个凄美的爱情科幻故事，但却有种细思极恐的感觉。不过仅凭那些唯美的画面也可以打五星啦。
呼唤着我的名字
是为了给主演预留奥斯卡moment？短片的容量硬是水到两个小时，不过还是支持阿里三封
文艺伦理科幻片，拍的太闷了。本体回家告别那一段有点感人。
片中用医疗式生命决策合同经期可能的卸去道德的包袱。当然你能感到的是，科学家的功利意愿像针一样戳破生活生命脆弱的气泡。
通过传输记忆，重新回忆一路走来的种种，猛然惊醒仿佛瞬移一般。看着自己代替自己与家人交流，越是熟练越是心疼，只有小狗发现了掌中痣的秘密。最后一次取下孩子的姓名，如爱人般交接象征身份的戒指，重新肩负使命完成最后的陪伴。
首先他是苹果家的，所以整部电影就像是苹果广告一样的质感，清晰的画面，近未来的生活，多元的人种。内里是一个逐渐告别，逐渐接受被替代的故事，最后男主拿着苹果汁当啤酒，和他儿子磕毛豆的一刻，感人至深
克隆人老梗可真无聊，论如何把一个MV长度的故事抻成一部电影
弱化了伦理的探讨，取而代之的是抒写家庭、亲情、爱情的温暖，让整部影片不会过于严肃，而是充满了温度，很难得的一部科幻片。
克隆人再真实，本体也无法消除内心被替代的绝望和伤感。电影的调调还挺喜欢的，音乐、画面、氛围很有科技感、未来感。
只有我的狗发出质疑
很苹果 很近的未来，总觉得这样的探讨很有意思
故事普通，情节细腻，男主演技大赞！应该有缘小金人。
马克思说，人的本质是社会关系的总和。
一个得病将要去世的人，克隆了一个自己，让他代表自己继续照顾自己的家人。从此独自一人抱着所有痛苦而死去～
用苹果的审美与思考精巧的完成了一部诀别的故事。缺点是对于科技对于伦理只是浅尝辄止。只停留在分别的情感中。7.5
上一次让人感到这么无力是看《星运里的错》……
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