Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981] (1981)

by Alan J. W. Bell (Director)

Other authors: Douglas Adams (Screenwriter), Douglas Adams (Actor), Sandra Dickinson (Actress), David Dixon (Actor), Colin Jeavons (Actor) — 2 more, Peter Jones (Actor), Simon Jones (Actor)

Series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV)

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This compilation contains all six episodes of the BBC's adaptation of a sci-fi fantasy about an unassuming Englishman and his outwardly average neighbor who is actually an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

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Take into account that these were produced several decades ago and you will enjoy this series very much if you enjoyed the book. It is closer to the written work than the more modern movie. (

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MrsLee | Jul 24, 2016 |

A boring Englishman is rescued from the destruction of the Earth.

They had some of the best comedy material ever written, and yet they still managed to make an awful show out of it. Probably the worst comedic timing I have ever seen.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: F
Acting: F
Music: C

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This compilation contains all six episodes of the BBC's adaptation of a sci-fi fantasy about an unassuming Englishman and his outwardly average neighbor who is actually an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Bell, Alan J. W.	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, Douglas	Screenwriter	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, Douglas	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dickinson, Sandra	Actress	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dixon, David	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jeavons, Colin	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jones, Peter	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jones, Simon	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase [sound recording] by Douglas Adams

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [complete BBC TV series - 1981]

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Marvin, the Paranoid Android

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Magrathea

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This is the 1981 BBC TV adaptation of the earlier versions of this story: the six episodes of series 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" radio programme - and the novels The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

(Note that Douglas Adams was a screenwriter for this TV version, and appeared in it.)

This is the BBC TV series which is a version of the Primary Phase of the radio programme.

Please do not combine this with: any of the radio series, or the film starring Sam Rockwell! Please do not combine with the novels.

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