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.
喜欢车，通讯系统，游戏机。色调和调性很苹果。内容乏善可陈，究竟有什么新内容？其实什么都没有。都已经把克隆人表现到这种程度了，难道不应该探讨一下伦理问题？就硬是回避，让电影显得很立不住脚！
究竟是阿里把这个角色变装逼了 还是阿里把啥都变装逼了 阿里能不能挑战一下演个kevinhart那种角色
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。
片中从建筑到汽车以至虚拟显示屏的UI界面全部走了极简设计路线，很漂亮。
不理解让克隆人代替自己生活，不管初心是什么，伴侣/家人需要知道真相。所以看不太下去。
三星半 创意好 视角妙 执行的也不错 娓娓道来 不失温情
科技是把双刃剑，它造福人类的同时，也在消解人类的唯一性。我，是可以替代的，那么他者也是可以替代的，换一个角度来说，还有什么是唯一的需要珍惜的？电影立意是很好，以爱之名去克隆一个自己来继续爱家人，然后孤独地痛苦地离开。也许我或者你都愿意活在这样永远被爱的生活里，但这是在自己不知情的情况下，如果你知道人可以被替代，他者的消失还会给你带来难以承受的痛苦吗？那么还有必要去克隆人吗？
究竟是什么定义了“我”的存在，身体和记忆完全一致，生物连续性和社会连续性丝毫不影响，这难道不是“我”么？看起来百利无一害的选择，“我”有什么可抗拒呢？除了自私、领地概念，还有什么不可接受的呢？真喜欢这种未来社会细节啊，家居、无人汽车、手表都像是很快就能实现的
还好没有反转，但是没有反转反而觉得少了点什么
今时今日如果再单纯讲述克隆人是独立个体——即便带着原型的全部记忆——已毫无新意，于是本片将这一并不新鲜的设定嫁接到了个体为家庭奉献的美国中产核心价值观上，拍出了新意。
3.5颗星，其中0.5颗星给那辆很抢镜的自动车。
把人生交给另外一个自己简直比被ntr还要扎心，如果说这是为了爱的终极放弃，那确实是伟大的自私
真挚的感情，需要凝滞的节奏来表现？没必要吧
文本简单又简短的电影，全程靠阿里的表演在支撑，但不是件坏事。超越了伦理的一次探讨，包括如何接受“逐渐被遗忘”，和如何接受镜像面对一个一模一样的“你”。
本以为剧本会讲述科技伦理或是记忆与真实的议题，最后还是用看似高概念的设定讲述了“爱”，很本真，很质朴。
二十分钟能讲完的事愣是要拍成俩小时。所幸影片有超强的美术风格和精致的配乐，当俩小时mv看每一帧都是享受。
设定有趣，但整体流于肤浅，披着科幻皮的爱情片，基本都在回忆夫妻间的感情。。。
马克思说，人的本质是社会关系的总和。
题材很老套，但是处理方法会跟以前的片子有些不同，非常隽永。喜欢整体的视觉效果，颇有东方的禅意。
场景极美，非常舒适，淡淡地透着一点哀伤。很文艺的科幻片，特别暖。
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