The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy1981TV-PG6 episodes1 seasonScripted

First aired: 1981-01-05

Synopsis

Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who 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).

Creators

Douglas Adams

Casting

  • Sandra Dickinson
    Trillian
  • David Dixon
    Ford Prefect
  • Stephen Moore
    Marvin (voice)
  • Mark Wing-Davey
    Zaphod Beeblebrox
  • Peter Jones
    The Book
  • Simon Jones
    Arthur Dent
  • David Learner
    Marvin