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.
Swan Song is an evocative sci-fi drama with more than an essence of Black Mirror about it. It makes you weep and think about certain aspects of life. Extremely well acted but I kept expecting a twist before the end that sadly never came.
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克隆人研究因为伦理问题戛然而止，电影把这个命题放在垂死之人的选择下。若你知道自己生命将至，而生者还有很长的路要走，那么你是否愿意接受被挚爱之人遗忘，独自承受孤独恐惧痛苦，而把欢乐希望幸福留给他们呢？卡梅隆回到家里，看到一切安好，跟孩子和妻子做了最后的告别，那段真的很感人。I love you，always have，and always will
不适感会有 但故事还是理想化了 所以处理的很好 结尾真的很扎心啊……
竟然有点甜？对亲人、爱人的寄托，是生活沉重的解药，甜与苦编织的温暖毛衣，really inspirational; it's embedded in the life.但拍的异常放松、异常美，妻子的琴声是召唤，构图来源于现代西方理解的日式禅意（也许是一种圆寂观念的影射）；富有自有界限的现代诗意。
一直在淡淡的节奏，偶尔露出来的抗争与激烈，其他都是平平淡淡。如果，真的有这样的一天，你会也这样看似淡淡的来做这样挣扎的决定吗，让那个非我的我成为我，融入世界，而真实的自己，安静的等待离开世界，无人知晓。
1、这是个很沉重的电影，代入感还是很强的 2、狗子还是很灵性的 3、科技这么发达有些病依然是绝症 4、如果我遇到我自己的克隆人，我要当面给他跳一段，看他什么反应
不适感会有 但故事还是理想化了 所以处理的很好 结尾真的很扎心啊……
3. 我反对阴谋论者。
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。
“I love you,Cameron Turner. Always have. And always will.” 当你发现能让彼此发笑的唯一办法是一起回忆过去…… 又一个选择表达“延续爱”的导演。
黑哥儿的演技真不是盖的！！！内心脆弱敏感易破防的人儿一定会在片尾潸然泪下，但是女主的这颜值...让我实在缺乏了与黑哥儿共情的能力……
最后的礼物太棒了，泪目。场景设计和背景音乐都好美~
男主一直不是我喜欢的颜，他的戏老是要快进着看。。。比如纸牌屋啥的
虽然对已经都能克隆人和复制记忆了，却还不能治愈疾病表示怀疑，但故事却很感人。本来以为会出现克隆人干掉原主掘取他的人生的恐怖桥段，好在没有，要不就是恐怖片了！
太阳温暖我的脸
抛开科幻的成分，单从人要面对生离死别时的不安与不舍，足以发人深省并为之动容。至少，向死而生是应该提好做好的自我心理准备。意义大于故事本身，后韵绵长值得加分。
大型苹果广告。风景不错，未来感十足，演员演技在线，对克隆人的反思很深刻。可是——就是TMD不好看！
无法欣赏，搞这么多就是纠结要不要克隆重生？
风景装修真好啊，剧情节奏有点不在我的点上，不抓人不动容
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