Poster for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

Jan 5, 1981 · 1 season · 6 episodes

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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).

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Series cast

  • Simon Jones Simon Jones Arthur Dent 6 episodes
  • David Dixon David Dixon Ford Prefect 6 episodes
  • Peter Jones Peter Jones The Book 6 episodes
  • Sandra Dickinson Sandra Dickinson Trillian 5 episodes
  • Mark Wing-Davey Mark Wing-Davey Zaphod Beeblebrox 5 episodes
  • David Learner David Learner Marvin 4 episodes
  • Stephen Moore Stephen Moore Marvin (voice) / Whale (voice) 3 episodes
  • David Tate Benjy Mouse (voice) 3 episodes
  • Richard Vernon Richard Vernon Slartibartfast 2 episodes
  • Martin Benson Martin Benson Vogon Captain 2 episodes
  • Douglas Adams Douglas Adams Man in Ocean (uncredited) 2 episodes
  • Rayner Bourton Rayner Bourton Newscaster 2 episodes
  • Cleo Rocos Cleo Rocos Alien 1 episode
  • David Prowse David Prowse Bodyguard 1 episode
  • Jon Glover Jon Glover Management Consultant 1 episode
  • Beth Porter Marketing Girl 1 episode

Seasons

  • Poster for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Season 1 Season 1 Jan 1981 · 6 episodes
  • Specials Jan 1993 · 32 episodes

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