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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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).

1981 |1 Season  | 33m |  Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Cast

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Simon Jones

Arthur Dent

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David Dixon

Ford Prefect

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Sandra Dickinson

Trillian

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Mark Wing-Davey

Zaphod Beeblebrox

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Stephen Moore

Marvin (voice)

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Peter Jones

The Book

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David Learner

Marvin

Seasons List

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Specials

1993

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Season 1

1981

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Creator

Douglas Adams

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC Two