The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Overview

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).

Series details

First air date

1981

Last air date

1981

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Episode runtime

33 min

Genres

Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC Two

Created by

Douglas Adams

Production

BBC

Cast

Simon Jones

Arthur Dent

David Dixon

Ford Prefect

Peter Jones

The Book

David Learner

Marvin

Stephen Moore

Marvin (voice) / Frankie Mouse (voice)

Richard Vernon

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