The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)

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British television series science fiction television series television series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) 4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (television series) 2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy television series 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series ⓘ
science fiction television series ⓘ
television series ⓘ
basedOn The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
castMember David Dixon ⓘ
Mark Wing-Davey ⓘ
Sandra Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Simon Jones ⓘ
Stephen Moore ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Douglas Adams ⓘ
director Alan J. W. Bell ⓘ
featuresCharacter Arthur Dent ⓘ
Ford Prefect ⓘ
Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ
Trillian ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ
follows The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
genre comic science fiction ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasFandom The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fandom ⓘ
hasTitleSequenceStyle animated guidebook graphics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActor Simon Jones ⓘ
narrator Peter Jones ⓘ
notableFor faithful adaptation of Douglas Adams' radio scripts ⓘ
use of early computer graphics and animation ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 6 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originallyAiredOn television ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC Two ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1981 ⓘ
partOfFranchise The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise
plotSummary Arthur Dent escapes Earth just before its destruction and has surreal adventures across the galaxy. ⓘ
portrays Arthur Dent ⓘ
producer BBC ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
surface form: BBC Television
releaseFormat broadcast television ⓘ
setting Milky Way ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way galaxy
subjectMatter absurdist comedy ⓘ
space travel ⓘ
subsequentReleaseFormat Blu-ray ⓘ
DVD ⓘ
VHS ⓘ
writer Douglas Adams ⓘ

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subject surface form: "Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan)
Arthur Dent → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Betelgeuse Five → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Betelgeusian → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Don't Panic → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Don't Panic → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 TV series)
Heart of Gold → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Heart of Gold (spaceship) → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
subject surface form: Heart of Gold
Infinite Improbability Drive → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
Marvin the Paranoid Android → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Megadodo Publications → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
President of the Galaxy → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
Sirius Cybernetics Corporation → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Slartibartfast → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy television series
The Guide → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy television series
Tricia McMillan → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Trillian → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (television series)
Vogon → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
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this entity surface form: BBC television adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy