TV series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981★ 8.0 · 39Ended1 seasonComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

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).

Trailer

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Cast

Simon Jones
as Arthur Dent

David Dixon
as Ford Prefect

Peter Jones
as The Book

Crew

Michael McCarthy
Sound

Douglas Adams
Writer

Alan J.W. Bell
Director

Alan J.W. Bell
Producer

John Lloyd
Associate Producer

Andrew Howe-Davies
Production Design

Dee Robson
Costume Design

Joan Stribling
Makeup Artist

Joan Stribling
Hairstylist

Joan Stribling
Makeup Department Head

Joan Stribling
Prosthetic Designer

Michael Cager
Production Manager

Seasons

Specials

Episodes: 32

Season 1

Episodes: 6

Information

Community

8.0/ 10

39 TMDB votes · limited sample

8.0

Created by: Douglas Adams

First air date: 1981-01-05

Show status: Ended

Genres

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

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