Episode 2

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: Season 1: Episode 2

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BBC-2 | BBC Two | Air Date: January 12, 1981
Starring: Simon Jones, Peter Jones, Stephen Moore, Mark Wing-Davey, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Tony Clark (IX)
Summary: Arthur and Ford have been discovered. Vogon Captain Jeltz tortures them by reading his poetry. He then has Arthur and Ford thrown off his ship, to what must be certain death - except for one improbable miracle. At the last second, an infinite-improbability prototype ship (which can pass through every point in the Universe) rescues them.Arthur and Ford have been discovered. Vogon Captain Jeltz tortures them by reading his poetry. He then has Arthur and Ford thrown off his ship, to what must be certain death - except for one improbable miracle. At the last second, an infinite-improbability prototype ship (which can pass through every point in the Universe) rescues them. What is rather surprising is that Zaphod Beeblebrox, the hip cat who stole the spaceship, is vaguely familiar to Arthur. And so is Zaphod's companion, Trillian.… Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Science Fiction
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