{"id":816204,"date":"2026-10-28T05:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/816204\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T05:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T05:32:08","slug":"before-visionquest-diane-morgan-played-an-android-in-a-british-hit-sitcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/816204\/","title":{"rendered":"Before VisionQuest, Diane Morgan Played An Android In A British Hit Sitcom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 6 of &#8220;VisionQuest.&#8221; Proceed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Diane Morgan has played two very different AI characters in 2026. The comedian starred as an\u00a0AI carer in the British sitcom &#8220;Ann Droid&#8221; earlier this year, and Episode 6 of Disney+&#8217;s &#8220;VisionQuest&#8221;\u00a0reveals that her Marvel character isn&#8217;t human either.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Morgan first appears in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2287845\/visionquest-new-returning-marvel-characters-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;VisionQuest&#8221; premiere as a new Marvel character<\/a>, the Handler, a tech wizard assisting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2286427\/paladin-marvel-visionquest-series-actor-todd-stashwick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Paladin (Todd Stashwick)<\/a> in tracking down and taking down Vision (Paul Bettany). In Episode 6, Paladin and the Handler finally corner Vision using his son as bait. But during the conversation, the Handler&#8217;s connection is cut off, and she hears a menacing knock at the door. E.D.I.T.H. (Emily Hampshire), Vision&#8217;s AI friend, then enters and reveals that the Handler has been a tactical AI all along.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Morgan also had a hand in bringing &#8220;Ann Droid&#8221; to life: She created the BBC One sitcom and co-wrote it with Sarah Kendall. The series follows an elderly woman, Sue (Sue Johnston), whose son dumps her with a pre-owned android carer she doesn&#8217;t want. While Sue warms to the android, Linda (Morgan), the robot learns about human emotions to better care for her. Though it&#8217;s a little different from the action-thriller Marvel series, both shows follow an android on a journey to become more human.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                Ann Droid isn&#8217;t available to stream in the U.S. yet<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fans of Diane Morgan&#8217;s deadpan humor might be interested in &#8220;Ann Droid,&#8221; which has received positive reviews but isn&#8217;t readily available to U.S. viewers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2288747\/best-sci-fi-tv-shows-ever-made-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sci-fi series<\/a>\u00a0holds a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, two percentage points higher than &#8220;VisionQuest,&#8221; while both shows have the same audience score as of this writing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Beyond its tech humor, &#8220;Ann Droid&#8221; tells an emotional story about older characters trying to find joy, meaning, and community after losing loved ones or growing apart from their children. It follows a recent trend of series and movies like &#8220;A Man on the Inside,&#8221; &#8220;Only Murders in the Building,&#8221; &#8220;Eleanor the Great,&#8221; and &#8220;The Thursday Murder Club&#8221; that put older adults at the center of their stories rather than relegating them to supporting roles.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Ann Droid&#8221; premiered on BBC One in July 2026. However, as of this writing, it hasn&#8217;t aired\u00a0on any U.S. channel or become available on a U.S. streaming platform. 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