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.
这片子最适合冬日雪天抱杯咖啡瘫在沙发上漫不经心地观看。汤姆汉克斯与一个机器人一只狗开始末日之旅有种当年《荒岛余生》感觉。可惜Tom叔疲态许多但依然用演技征服我更征服冰冷机器人心
除了短暂的回忆场景中的人物，以及未见其人的第二辆车，以及狗和蝴蝶，全片其实只有一个传统意义上的演员。
本来以为是部爱狗片，没想到讲的却是人工智能的成长。
很舒服也很有深度的末日公路片，从圣路易斯到旧金山，这一路上人类、机器人与动物三者之间的牵绊关系尤为精彩。刚刚被芬奇研发出来的高级智能机器人由于恶劣环境而被迫踏上逃离圣路易斯的道路，芬奇指引着它每一步的成长，从站立到走路，从起名到搜寻物资，有苦恼，也有欢乐。有时让人开怀大笑，也有时让人极度苦恼。机器人杰夫独立意识渐渐增强，却发现芬奇的时日已不多，当芬奇离去后，杰夫像是注入了芬奇的灵魂，与小狗一起到达了目的地金门大桥，完成了芬奇的遗愿。
汉克斯最套路的那类角色，几乎完美无瑕的美式英雄，故事的呈现也比简介还要来的没创意。
汤姆汉克斯依旧发挥的很出色，但狗狗演技超棒。
?? 十万个为什么，为嘛狗那么重要，为嘛车能一直开，为嘛太阳能坏了该干嘛干嘛不受影响，为嘛带那么点东西能吃那么多天。
末日爆米花最是浪漫
动物，带有人工智能属性的机器人，孤独老头
Human experience, is not just imagining, it’s living.
完全可以以《黑镜》中的某一集出现，而不是以120分钟的长片电影出现。这片子出现在2021豆瓣年度20佳电影里面，说明大家喜欢看的还是旧的东西嘛，《小人物》那种无脑血浆片，《芬克》这种，《机器人瓦力》式的，机器人＋宠物治愈系的感动。好莱坞拍这种电影已经非常成熟了，依然是出不了什么错的，机器人从开口说话到越来越展现出人性。怎么说呢，很成熟，很流程化的设计，看不到新鲜感。评分:7.5/10。
杜威先走了，然后是芬奇。现在只剩下古德耶尔和杰夫了！或者，再算上那只蝴蝶？
细腻温暖，我喜欢这个结尾。有人走，有人来。想起我只在金门大桥上走过一回，是跟我的父母一起。真好。
太浪漫了，故事完整，how to build relationship with robot and dog? Be patient and trust. The same way with human being
我永远喜欢看一片白纸的灵魂探索世界的故事～制造机器人有些俗套（隔壁的超能查派！），不过这样旧点子新包装的公路片倒也不错。
一人、一狗、两机，能拍出这么深刻的感情不易。
3. 不要相信人类。
一人一狗一房车的温情故事，哪怕把此故事置换到其它背景中也成立。末日废土科幻我是爱的，一人一狗一房车的温情故事我也是爱的，将二者杂糅在一起我却丧失了兴趣。
一面说着不要相信任何人，但又总说“trust me”。即使没有太阳耀斑大爆发，很多人也是一人一狗一机器终老。《超能查派》+《火星救援》，一部很棒的旅游宣传片。最后一幕应该是在绿棚里拍的，一个裹着动捕服的人牵着一条狗在绿棚里的一块木板上大喊“世界太美了，快出来体验吧！”人总是这么自相矛盾。
信息泛滥的时代，人生重要的是经历，脚踏实地的去实际感受，而不是碎片化地浮光掠影只言片语。
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