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.
情感很动人～总觉得克隆人会作妖，可能被以前的片子所固化了～所以我觉得这种诠释挺好的～彼此尊重，为了爱人～
呼唤着我的名字
聚焦於很小的切口上去展示這頗具顛覆性的設想，不置入太多的批判，只是讓兩個他去互相感知對方。男主內心的糾結與傷感，仿生人害怕被淘汰的恐慌，整個作品的命題，我們活著是為了他人還是自己？ 太棒了。
这是最完美的替代？科技发展到那一天，居然能成功，是走错路了吧？！应是医学技术的进步，疾病的可救治。就情感戏来讲，完美的邂逅，完美的家庭，和谐的生活，深切的情感，不现实的完美，就像这不现实的完美克隆一样。
所以可以注定爱一个人吗，可以被安排爱一个人吗，克隆人是自己还是他自己？
苹果的价值观让片子指向科技会给人带来慰藉和温暖，甚至超越伦理让人类迈进新的境界。但也许我带太悲观，我正看着科技把人类带进1984，完全无法共鸣
ps,影片里的高科技真不错~
现在已经活在虚拟现实的世界中了。挽歌长鸣。
好动人。苹果出品的电影拥有其广告片一样的好音乐、细腻质感、鲜活色彩和情绪特写，科技为生活带来转折。初看普普通通，突然就被回忆画面里的美好扎中心脏。如果明日即将死亡，我要如何握住这流逝的爱。又或者，流逝的只是我。
怎么港，3.5吧，不够深，但主题是我喜欢的，如果讨论更深点就好了。只是逻辑上连这么高超的克隆技术都有了，为什么连癌症的那个基因不能直接被编辑，不合理，而且还没安乐死要在那里等死？
最后的礼物太棒了，泪目。场景设计和背景音乐都好美~
最后poppy和Cameron的剪影重合在一个画面中，那句Always have and always will真的哭死。我一直等着悬疑反转，女医生是大boss，Jack变坏，但都没有。Cameron为了爱的复刻自己最终选择退出，Jack为他留出了最后一晚和家人相处时刻。男主开始的邂逅真的让人心动，真的是理想型。金球奖提名实至名归。今年暂时看到最爱的片子了
音乐深沉，画面高级，情感充沛，表达克制，可以明显的感受到生命从身体中流逝的样子。
最近很不喜欢讲大道理的电影，宁可把 天鹅挽歌 当一个科幻片看，也不愿去想电影里为爱的人牺牲或者人面对自己的时候有多痛苦。故事是在不远的未来，一个有apple自动驾驶和apple眼镜已经做成隐形眼镜的未来，快病死的男主角在一个apple审美的地方克隆了一个自己，并把记忆移植给了克隆体，让克隆体去替代自己生活。不要问为什么这么多apple，因为播出平台就是apple+。想简单一点，这电影就好看了，阿里一脸便秘式的分饰两个自己也的确该拿金球奖影帝提名。
今年最打动我的电影之一。未来和克隆只是设定，其实讲的是人类和自己一生的和解和告别，是需要静下心来好好看的电影，是把大权郑重交托在演员手里的电影。阿里演得很棒，奥卡菲纳也演的很棒。
只要是和克隆人技术有关，伦理是一个绕不开去的话题。影片的观点或许就是：替代者本身就完全是自己的DNA复制的，当本体即将死去，那么用克隆体继续生存下去是除了对自己本体不公以外，其余各方面来说都是最完美的解决方案。
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今年最打动我的电影之一。未来和克隆只是设定，其实讲的是人类和自己一生的和解和告别，是需要静下心来好好看的电影，是把大权郑重交托在演员手里的电影。阿里演得很棒，奥卡菲纳也演的很棒。
对死亡的恐惧时常让人错失了好好告别的机会。科技 伦理的课题还要讨论太久，也许永远没有答案。
命题很好但展开的太浅薄 人的情感太复杂了 以及科技都到了可以复制意识的程度却治不了绝症…我不理解
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