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Fit the Sixth

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Zaphod's stolen ship is the personal cruiser of the admiral of a Haggunenon battle fleet. The crew are organic and evolve constantly. Soon the ship is hazardous to our hapless travellers as the crew evolve in a hostile manner. Ford and Arthur escape back millions of years and arrive on a Golgafrincham Space Ark, full of froxen middle men. The ship crashes into a primitive planet. 

Written by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd

Cast: 

  • The Book: Peter Jones
  • Arthur Dent: Simon Jones
  • Ford Prefect: Geoffrey McGivern
  • Zaphod Beeblebrox: Mark Wing-Davey
  • Trillian: Susan Sheridan
  • "B" Ark Captain and Caveman: David Jason
  • Number One and Management Consultant: Jonathan Cecil
  • Haggunenon Underfleet Commander/Number Two/Hairdresser: Aubrey Woods
  • Marketing Girl: Beth Porter
  • Announcer (uncredited): John Marsh 

    • Music: Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre; Volumina by György Ligeti; Volkstanz from Einsteig by Gruppe Between. The regular ending music is replaced with What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong.

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