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.
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。
這種經歷可能會使個體更接近完整……
超喜欢这种极简，色调统一的画面，感觉很舒服。结局很温馨，如果是我，也会做这样的选择吧
我所爱过的人
虽然故事重点是放在爱情亲情家庭中不可或缺的“我”身上，但仍然困惑当一个人和你有了一样的容貌身体，甚至有了一样的DNA，共享你所有的记忆，那他就是你了吗？只有回忆而没有经历，真的能变成你吗？存疑。阿里演的棒，但剧本挺粗糙的其实。三星半。
I LOVE YOU! ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL …
如果换了iphone se3，现在这部se我一定会珍藏
未来感太强了，癌症是终结人类的终极武器，再强的科技也不能在本体上延续，不过，所谓本体，又如何
妻子和兒子的角度來說……他們有權知道這壹切……
科幻外壳下的温情片，人始终在学习的是道别。
虽然故事重点是放在爱情亲情家庭中不可或缺的“我”身上，但仍然困惑当一个人和你有了一样的容貌身体，甚至有了一样的DNA，共享你所有的记忆，那他就是你了吗？只有回忆而没有经历，真的能变成你吗？存疑。阿里演的棒，但剧本挺粗糙的其实。三星半。
一开始看我就在想自己要不要完全复制自己，大概也是经历了跟男主角一样的心路历程。先觉得未尝不可，但是和复制人重合的那段时间可真难受啊，眼睁睁的看着自己被替代。但是看到自己爱的人还能那么幸福，又觉得为啥不呢？哎，千万不要让我有这种选项。
题材不新鲜了，但 Ali 真的适合怼脸特写，他的高级丧脸真是所有文艺片通行证。
看的过程中做了各种复杂设想，没想到是个伦理片。
软科幻，情感上大于内容，阿里演的太好了，每一个眼神都饱含着情感，内容不多，就导致太碎片化，立意也很浅，像概念的延伸
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
哥们就是喜欢这种一年到头下雨的大闷片
Look me in the eyes and tell me you love me
代入想象了一下，答案很明确。但如果电影男主的生活没那么美满家庭没那么幸福，可能故事的发展和最后的选择就会不太一样了。美妙的大自然和未来感的场景在精湛的摄影技巧下成为一场视觉享受。有趣的是Moleskine本子和黑胶唱片依然是未来新新人类会保留下来的东西，真有品位
科幻外壳下的温情片，人始终在学习的是道别。
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