The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

First broadcast from 19780308 to 20050621.

Douglas Adams's epic adventure in time and space includes some helpful advice on how to see the Universe for just over 30 Altairian dollars a day. With Peter Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Simon Jones and Bill Wallis. With Peter Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Simon Jones and Stephen Moore.

 
 
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0101Fit The First19780308 In which the Earth is unexpectedly destroyed and the great hitch-hike begins.
0102Fit The Second19780315 After being saved from the demolition of Earth, Arthur faces a hopeless choice between death in the vacuum of space and finding something nice to say about Vogon poetry.
0103Fit The Third19780322 Arthur and his companions face a missile attack and certain death.
0104Fit The Fourth19780329 Arthur has been given some disturbing information about Earth, while his companions face certain death.
0105Fit The Fifth19780405 Sent to find the Ultimate Question, Arthur and his companion have been cornered by two alarmingly humane cops.
0106 LASTFit The Sixth19780412 Will our heroes be able to control their stolen spaceship, or will it all end in certain death?
0201Fit The Seventh19781224 The show that began with the end of the world continues with Arthur and Ford stranded on prehistoric Earth.
0202Fit The Eighth19800121 Zaphod Beeblebrox and his mysterious friend Roosta are being taken to the evil Frogstar.
0203Fit The Ninth19800122 In which our heroes have the chance to chew the fat with some old enemies and Arthur Dent has a nasty cup of tea.
0204Fit The Tenth19800123 In which our heroes have some close encounters with others and themselves.
0205Fit The Eleventh19800224 In which our heroes do a lot of running and digging.
0206 LASTFit The Last19800125 In which all is resolved, everyone lives happily ever after and pigs fly.
0301Life, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 1, Fit The Thirteenth2004092120040923At last, after what seems like light years, Arthur Dent and friends return to continue their epic journey with only the Hitchhiker's Guide as their companion. In this episode Arthur wakes up, Trillian opts out, and Marvin is stuck fast.
0302Life, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 2, Fit The Fourteenth2004092820040930In which Arthur and Ford arrive home in tome for tea.
0303Life, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 3, Fit The Fifteenth2004100520041007Slartibartfast provides an informational illusion.
0304Life, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 3, Fit The Sixteenth2004101220041014In which Arthur, Ford and Slarti go to a party.
0305Life, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 1, Fit The Seventeenth2004101920041021In which Zaphod is very brave.
0306 LASTLife, The Universe And Everything: Tertiary Phase 1, Fit The Eighteenth2004102620041028In which Arthur plays a very straight bat.
0401Quandary Phase 1, Fit The Nineteenth20050503 In which The Earth has miraculously reappeared, and, more miraculously, Arthur Dent has found it.
0402Quandary Phase 2, Fit The Twentieth2005051020050512In which Arthur makes a date and Ford makes a phone call.
0403Quandary Phase 3, Fit The Twenty-first2005051720050519In which Arthur, Fenchurch and the Bowl give up their secrets.
0404Quandary Phase 4, Fit The Twenty-second2005052420050526In which Ford gives free gifts, Marvin gets the message and Arthur loses everything.
0405Quintessential Phase 1, Fit The Twenty-third2005053120050602In which Arthur gets a bite, Ford gets bruises and Zaphod gets his man.
0406Quintessential Phase 4, Fit The Twenty-fourth2005060720050609In which Ford clears his expenses but exceeds his credit limit.
0407Quintessential Phase 3, Fit The Twenty-fifth2005061420050616In which Arthur gains a daughter but loses a parcel.
0408 LASTQuintessential Phase 4, Fit The Twenty-sixth2005062120050623In which the whole sort of general mish-mash finally concludes.
 

Cast and Crew

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adapted and directed by dirk maggs
agrajagDouglas Adams
arthur dentsimon jones
award winnerbob golding
despatcherbob golding
eddieroger gregg
ford prefectGeoffrey Mcgivern
fred truemanhimself
hactarleslie philips
henry blofeldhimself
krikkit commanderdominic hawklsey
krikkit commanderphilip pope
krikkit elderDominic Hawksley
krikkit manbob golding
krikkit manmichael fenton stevens
krikkit robotsDominic Hawksley
marvinStephen Moore
prakChris Langham
script editor, john langdon
script editorjohn langdon
slartibartfastRichard Griffiths
sydney opera house womanjoanna lumley
the bookWilliam Franklyn
thordominic hawklsey
trillianSusan Sheridan
walkie talkiefiona carew
wowbaggerToby Longworth
zaphod beeblebroxmark wing-davey
zemAndy Taylor
music by paul 'wix' wickens
produced by bruce hyman and helen chattwell
agrajagDouglas Adams
announcerjohn marsh
arthur dentsimon jones
arthur's bbc bossGeoffrey Perkins
bar tenderroger gregg
barmanArthur Smith
bt operatorann bryson
colin the robotandrew secombe
east river creaturejackie mason
ecological mandavid dixon
eddieroger gregg
elvisphilip pope
evil looking birdChris Emmett
fenchurchjane horrocks
ford prefectGeoffrey Mcgivern
gail andrewsLorelei King
grebulon leaderAndy Taylor
grebulon underlingphilip pope
hookerfiona carew
information creatureMitch Benn
jimSimon Greenall
k]readerneil sleat
marvinStephen Moore
max quordlepleenRoy Hudd
mrs kapelsenMargaret Robertson
murray bost hensonStephen Fry
old man on the poleSaeed Jaffrey
old thrashbargGriff Rhys Jones
prophetjohn challis
prostetnic vogon jeltzToby Longworth
raffle womanJune Whitfield
randomsam beart
rob mckennaBill Paterson
runnertom maggs
russellrupert degas
smelly photocopier womanMiriam Margolyes
speaking clockbrian cobby
stewardSimon Greenall
stewardessAlison Pettitt
strinderroger gregg
sub-etha voicebrian cobby
the doctorroger gregg
the grebulon lieutenantmike fenton stevens
the grebulonsAndy Taylor, mike fenton stevens
the lajestic vantrashellbob golding
the news[neil sleat
the patientLorelei King
the speaking clockbrian cobby
the stewardessAlison Pettitt
the stewardessLorelei King
the vogon helmsmanmichael cule
the voice of the bookWilliam Franklyn
then news
thorDominic Hawksley
tricia mcmillansandra dickinson
trillianSusan Sheridan
vogon clerkmichael cule
vogon councillorDominic Hawksley
vogon guardbob golding
vogon helmsmanmichael cule
voice of the birdrula lenska
wonko the sanechristian slater
zaphod beeblebroxmark wing-davey
zarniwoopjonathan pryce