The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)


  • Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Creator: Douglas Adams
  • First Air Date: 1981-01-05
  • Last Air Date: 1981-02-09
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 33 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: BBC Two
  • Director:
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Summary

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).

  • Keywords: galaxy, friendship, satire, ufo, space, alien, end of the world, universe, nostalgic, meaning of life, alien friendship, deep space, satirical, playful, lighthearted
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  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trailer

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date: 1993-01-01
    32 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1981-01-05
    6 Episodes

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Episodes

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    • Simon Jones

      as Arthur Dent
    • David Dixon

      as Ford Prefect
    • Sandra Dickinson

      as Trillian
    • Mark Wing-Davey

      as Zaphod Beeblebrox
    • Stephen Moore

      as Marvin (voice)
    • Peter Jones

      as The Book
    • David Learner

      as Marvin
    Sound Michael McCarthy Sound
    Writing Douglas Adams Writer
    Directing Alan J.W. Bell Director
    Production Alan J.W. Bell Producer
    Production John Lloyd Associate Producer
    Art Andrew Howe-Davies Production Design
    Costume & Make-Up Dee Robson Costume Design
    Costume & Make-Up Joan Stribling Makeup Artist
    Costume & Make-Up Joan Stribling Hairstylist
    Costume & Make-Up Joan Stribling Makeup Department Head
    Costume & Make-Up Joan Stribling Prosthetic Designer
    Production Michael Cager Production Manager
    Crew Howard Robinson Floor Runner
    Art Douglas Burd Graphic Designer
    Visual Effects Jim Francis Visual Effects Designer
    Visual Effects Peter Melrose Matte Painter
    Visual Effects John Friedlander Visual Effects
    Visual Effects Graham Brown Visual Effects
    Visual Effects Dave Jervis Visual Effects
    Visual Effects Simon McDonald Visual Effects
    Lighting Bert Postlethwaite Lighting Director
    Visual Effects Rod Lord Animation
    Editing Ian Williams Editor
    Sound Paddy Kingsland Original Music Composer
    Sound Tim Souster Music Arranger
    Sound Bernie Leadon Music
    Crew Norman Brierley Technical Supervisor
    Production Vicky Pugh Production Assistant

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