The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

TV-PG 1981 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman whose life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).

Created by Douglas Adams

Network: BBC Two

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Simon Jones Arthur Dent
David Dixon Ford Prefect
Peter Jones The Book
Sandra Dickinson Trillian
Mark Wing-Davey Zaphod Beeblebrox
David Learner Marvin
Stephen Moore Marvin (voice) / Whale (voice)
David Tate Benjy Mouse (voice)
Richard Vernon Slartibartfast
Martin Benson Vogon Captain
Douglas Adams Man in Pub (uncredited)
Rayner Bourton Newscaster

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