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poster tv series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

TV-PG

  • Comedy
  • Sci-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).

  1. Douglas AdamsCreator

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

  • logo nextwork BBC Two

Seasons

Specials

1993 | 32 Episodes

Specials of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy premiered on January 1, 1993

poster season Season 1

Season 1

1981 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy premiered on January 5, 1981

Casts

  • Profile Simon Jones with character Arthur Dent

    Simon Jones

    Arthur Dent

  • Profile David Dixon with character Ford Prefect

    David Dixon

    Ford Prefect

  • Profile Peter Jones with character The Book

    Peter Jones

    The Book