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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981-01-05 · 33 min / episode · ★ 8.0

Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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).

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Creators
Douglas Adams
Production companies
BBC
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United Kingdom
Status
Ended

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Simon JonesSimon JonesArthur Dent
David DixonDavid DixonFord Prefect
Peter JonesPeter JonesThe Book

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