The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1981
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Television adaptation of the highly successful sci-fi radio sitcom and comic novel, created by Douglas Adams. Also features Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing-Davey, David Learner and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - Fit The Sixth
Further details
Everyone worries about what is going on in the ship they have stolen. They learn from Marvin that the ship, owned by rock band Disaster Area, is going to crash into a sun as part of their act. With no other course for them, Arthur, Ford, Zaphod and Trillian flee via an escape pod, leaving Marvin to survive on his own.
Arthur and Ford land on another spaceship, seperating from Zaphod and Trillian. This ship belongs to the Golgafrinchams. Meeting the captain in his bath, they claim the ship is one of three 'Arcs' sent to leave their doomed planet. Their arc contains all the 'middle men', whereas the others contain the workers and the rulers. In reality, the Golgafrinchams just wanted to get rid of a useless bunch of middle men. However, the plan backfired when the rest of the Golgafrinchams died of an illness caused by a dirty telephone.
The ship crash lands on their new home planet, which turns out to be Earth... two million years in the past. The Golgafrinchams arrival results in the experiment being carried out by the mice being voided. Arthur and Ford then attempt to find the Ultimate Question by drawing letters from a Scrabble bag. They come up with, "What do you get if you multiply six by nine."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 9th February 1981
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Simon Jones | Arthur Dent |
David Dixon | Ford Prefect |
Sandra Dickinson | Trillian |
Mark Wing-Davey | Zaphod Beeblebrox |
David Learner | Marvin |
Stephen Moore | Marvin (Voice) |
Peter Jones | The Book (Voice) |
Rayner Bourton | Newscaster |
Aubrey Morris | Captain |
Matthew Scurfield | Number One |
David Neville | Number Two |
Geoffrey Beevers | Number Three |
Beth Porter | Marketing Girl |
David Rowlands | Hairdresser |
Jon Glover | Management Consultant |
Douglas Adams | Writer |
Alan J. W. Bell | Director |
Alan J. W. Bell | Producer |
John Lloyd | Associate Producer |
Ian Williams | Editor |
Glenn Hyde | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Dee Robson | Costume Designer |
Bernie Leadon | Composer |
Paddy Kingsland | Composer |
Tom Yardley-Jones | Production Designer |