Directed by:
Alan J.W. BellScreenplay:
Douglas AdamsCast:
Peter Jones (narrator), David Dixon, Simon Jones, Stephen Moore, Jack May, Martin Benson, David Leland, Douglas Adams, David Prowse, Peter Davison (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
Popular BBC adaptation of the Douglas Adams' novel. Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, Earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), an unassuming Englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien neighbour Ford Prefect (David Dixon), and launched on a dizzying journey through space and time, with only a towel and a fish to help them, culminating in the discovery of the meaning of life itself. (BBC)
(more)Cast
![Peter Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269150_6e4ad8.jpg)
Peter Jones (narrator)
UK
Best series:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series) - narrator
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![David Dixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/780/160780288_297a29.jpg)
David Dixon
UK
Best series:
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
![Simon Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/780/160780287_f06f1c.jpg)
Simon Jones
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
The Good Fight (2017) (series)
![Stephen Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585047_bb2e4c.gif)
Stephen Moore
UK
Best series:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) (series)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Jack May](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/363/161363581_022894.jpg)
Jack May
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Muzzy in Gondoland (1986) (series)
![Martin Benson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477945_e24e71.jpg)
Martin Benson
UK
Best series:
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
David Leland
UK
Best series:
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Ripping Yarns (1976) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
![Douglas Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/780/160780286_99e60d.jpg)
Douglas Adams
UK
Best series:
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
![David Prowse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004151_876b4b.jpg)
David Prowse
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
The Benny Hill Show (1969) (series)
![Peter Davison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871893_b63544.jpg)
Peter Davison
UK
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Miranda (2009) (series)
![Richard Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/646/159646079_a01b70.jpg)
Richard Vernon
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Cleo Rocos
Brazil
Best series:
Hale and Pace (1988) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
Tropical Heat (1991) (series)
![Colin Jeavons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/443/160443104_a90553.jpg)
Colin Jeavons
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series)
![Peter Roy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392352_919b46.jpg)
Peter Roy
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
![Anthony Carrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687707_60444e.jpg)
Anthony Carrick
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Charles McKeown
Best series:
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Ripping Yarns (1976) (series)
Fawlty Towers (1975) (series)
Matt Zimmerman
Canada
Best series:
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
UFO (1970) (series)
Adam Tandy
UK
Best series:
The Thick of It (2005) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
![Aubrey Morris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/447/161447127_171c4e.jpg)
Aubrey Morris
UK
Best series:
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) (series)
Ripping Yarns (1976) (series)
![Matthew Scurfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/548/159548342_d6a3f6.jpg)
Matthew Scurfield
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Ripping Yarns (1976) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)