The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Overview

Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who 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).

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 5, 1981

Last aired

February 9, 1981

Episodes

6

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creator

Douglas Adams

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0081874