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.
科幻寓言小品。一个性格孤僻自绝于同类的人在动物与机器人身上创造关于羁绊、信任及同行的回忆。
8.4的评分是因为大家看到汤姆汉克斯的脸就嗨了就无脑给高分吗？这不就是包着科幻外衣的狗狗片吗？
好故事永远是第一要议，永远能拉高你对电影的印象分。情感朴素思想先进创意加分。一步一步走到最后，想不被打动都难。观众最终都被创作者严丝合缝的捕获。
“有机器人的电影都不差”，INTP如是说。
末日孤独公路之旅，类似题材到如今是真的看得太多，无论是加了狗还是机器人~~~~不过这次不止是为了活下去，后半更多是平静的赴死并为了让狗狗活下去，突然间这高度就拔了一拔，生命的意义和羁绊还是挺美的。虽然主题不新鲜了，拍得倒是没有急功近利，很舒缓得讲故事节奏，挺舒坦。
9分。人类永远是最可怕的，即使是在末日。机器人却是最温暖的，虽然杰夫才被创造出来几天，但芬奇身体状况堪忧，他不得不快速成长，细腻的他在学习的时候还能细心地体会到情感的变化，真是厉害，不由地让我想起最近在看的《克拉拉与太阳》里的克拉拉。芬奇为了自己的狗伙伴创造了一个智能机器人，可见人类对情感的依赖始终不变。末日虽可怕，但情感弥足珍贵，不管是哪种形式的。
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。
给我干哭了，设定逻辑之类的当然都可以忽略，主要是那种感情，还有，汤姆汉克斯不愧是演技之神。
一场旅行，因为有汉克斯大叔在，变的有情有意思。
谁能顶得住机器人的温情啊。
毫无意外的
机器人陪伴末日人类，并埋葬人类的故事，还有一条狗，可以拍的更好，也许芬奇该问问杰夫：“要是我（人类）不在了，你有什么打算？”杰夫：“……（我水平不够编不出）”，多一些类似这样的探讨会让影片更深刻
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。
人性弱点那么多
老汤一人撑起一部戏了不起，一人一狗一机器全程没有尿点也很牛逼，就是设定有点扯淡，为了故事而故事，特别是AI都有了，还在听卡带和CD，还不能自己研发点二氧化碳生成淀粉之类的技术？
没啥动作场面，科幻也只是背景，一个有点温暖的故事
开头很像WALLE，Tom Hanks越看越适合接替Ian演甘道夫了😂
巨石压胸口的悲伤；希望汤姆汉克斯能一直一直演下去，看他诠释角色真的是一种享受；真心地希望apple tv超越netflix成为这个时代最好的流媒体，同时也无比的期待下一个电影的周期到来
末世包裹下，一个信任与爱的故事。一人、一器、一狗，形成、诠释和演绎出物理定律里的三角绝对稳定性。摧枯拉朽毫不留情的一片黄沙末日，三个孤独的灵魂，以信任为契机和内核，互相认知、互相磨合、互相鼓励，互相慰藉。Goodyear接受了Jeff，意味着Jeff延续了Finch的生命，代替他继续艰难地爬行在求生的坡道上。Jeff低头依靠Finch胸前无声呜咽那一刻，无不动容。几乎没有爆点的故事，却那么具有张力和共情。
整体没什么问题，但在2021年还讲这么陈旧的故事，确实没什么价值。
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