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

*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
	Opening titles designed by Doug Burd
Created by	Douglas Adams
Based on	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
Developed by	John Lloyd
Starring	Simon Jones; David Dixon; Mark Wing-Davey; Sandra Dickinson; David Learner; Stephen Moore
Narrated by	Peter Jones (as "The Book")
Theme music composer	Bernie Leadon
Opening theme	"Journey of the Sorcerer" by The Eagles
Ending theme	"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong (used in episode six)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	Alan J.W. Bell; John Lloyd
Running time	31-36 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	5 January –; 9 February 1981
Related
	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy^[1] is a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which aired between 5 January and 9 February 1981 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide.

The series stars Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, David Dixon as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Sandra Dickinson as Trillian and Stephen Moore as the voice of Marvin. The voice of the guide is by Peter Jones. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Moore and Wing-Davey reprised their roles from the original radio series in 1978/80, as did supporting actors Richard Vernon and David Tate. In addition, the series features a number of notable cameo roles, including Adams himself on several occasions.

Although initially thought by BBC executives to be unfilmable, the series was successfully produced and directed by Alan J. W. Bell and went on to win a Royal Television Society Award as Most Original Programme of 1981, as well as several British Academy Television Awards for its graphics and editing.^[2]

^ The spelling of Hitchhiker's Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way. See Spelling of Hitchhiker's Guide.
^ ""The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981) (mini) – Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2007.

[1] The spelling of Hitchhiker's Guide has varied in different editions. For consistency this article always spells it this way. See Spelling of Hitchhiker's Guide.

[2] ""The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981) (mini) – Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2007.

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