The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Season 1 - Episode 2
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.
About The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
First Air Date: 1981-01-05
Last Air Date: 1981-02-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 32 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 6
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
Cast

Simon Jones
Arthur Dent

David Dixon
Ford Prefect

Sandra Dickinson
Trillian

Mark Wing-Davey
Zaphod Beeblebrox

Stephen Moore
Marvin (voice)

Peter Jones
The Book

David Learner
Marvin