The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

EndedScripted showComedy, Adventure, Science-Fiction

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on UK television station BBC Two. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide.

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Scheduleevery Monday (33 min)

Last Episode

Episode 6
Season 1Episode 633 min

Episode 6

Ford and Arthur dash to the escape pods, where they end up being teleported to a mysterious ship, "Ark B". Which they discover is a ship filled with middle-men trying to find a world to colonise, and the world they have chosen is Earth, 2 million years in the past. Arthur and Ford are now stuck on prehistoric Earth.

Feb 9, 1981

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E06Episode 6Feb 9, 1981
S01E05Episode 5Feb 2, 1981
S01E04Episode 4Jan 26, 1981
S01E03Episode 3Jan 19, 1981
S01E02Episode 2Jan 12, 1981
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Cast

Simon Jones

Simon Jones

plays Arthur Dent
Sandra Dickinson

Sandra Dickinson

plays Trillian
Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey

plays Zaphod Beeblebrox
David Dixon

David Dixon

plays Ford Prefect
Peter Jones

Peter Jones

voices The Book
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Characters

Arthur Dent

Arthur Dent

played by Simon Jones
Trillian

Trillian

played by Sandra Dickinson
Zaphod Beeblebrox

Zaphod Beeblebrox

played by Mark Wing-Davey
Ford Prefect

Ford Prefect

played by David Dixon
The Book

The Book

voiced by Peter Jones
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Also known as

  • The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Galaxis útikalauz stopposoknak (Hungary)

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