Arthur Dent is a mild mannered English man who's house is about to be demolished to make way for a bypass. He has no idea that his good friend, Ford Prefect is actually from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and a writer for the universe's most popular book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Together, they manage to escape Earth's destruction and face off against the horrid Vorgons. Aboard a stolen ship along with the likes of the hip Zaphod Beeblebrox, Earth woman Trillion and Marvin the manic-depressive robot, the crew sets off on hysterical adventures to discover a mythical planet (Magrathia) and the mysteries of the meaning of "Life, the Universe and Everything". a short-lived six-episode BBC2 miniseries. starring Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, David Learner, Stephen Moore, and was guided by Peter Jones (as "the Book"). Adapted by Douglas Adams; Based on his BBC Radio 4 series.