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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · S1 E4

Episode 4

January 26, 1981 · 7.8 TMDB
Arthur learns about the Great Project - the second most powerful computer in existence, called Deep Thought, created to answer the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. The computer comes back online much later on to give its final answer - 42.

The scientists are understandably hacked off, even more so when Deep Thought cannot tell them what the Ultimate Question is, and a new computer, called the Earth, has to be built for that purpose.

The current owners of the Great Project, Trillian's pet mice, want to cut open Arthur's head to find the Question, but when the crew are all trapped behind a bank of exploding computers, all appears lost.
Arthur learns about the Great Project - the second most powerful computer in existence, called Deep Thought, created to answer the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. The computer comes back online much later on to give its final answer - 42.

The scientists are understandably hacked off, even more so when Deep Thought cannot tell them what the Ultimate Question is, and a new computer, called the Earth, has to be built for that purpose.

The current owners of the Great Project, Trillian's pet mice, want to cut open Arthur's head to find the Question, but when the crew are all trapped behind a bank of exploding computers, all appears lost.

Guest stars

Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
Slartibartfast
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
Deep Thought
Antony Carrick
Antony Carrick
Lunkwill
David Leland
David Leland
Majikthise
Sandra Dickinson
Sandra Dickinson
Trillian
Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
Frankie Mouse (voice)
Charles McKeown
Charles McKeown
Vroomfondel
Matt Zimmerman
Matt Zimmerman
Sooty
Marc Smith
Marc Smith
Bang Bang
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