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The Cast and Crew - Quandary and Quintessential Phases

Front Row L to R: Paul Weir (additional FX), Paul Deeley (surround mix), Bruce Hyman (Producer), Dirk Maggs (Adapter/Director), Helen Chattwell (Producer), Ken Humphrey (Studio FX), Jo Wheeler (Production Manager) Back Row L to R: Tom Maggs (Runner), Bill Franklyn (The Voice), Philip Pope (Grebulon), Stephen Moore (Marvin), Sandra Dickinson (Tricia MacMillan), Andy Taylor (Grebulon Leader), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), Susan Sheridan (Trillian), Mike Fenton-Stevens (Grebulon), Toby Longworth (Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz), Samantha Béart (Random), Roger Gregg (Eddie), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Neil Sleat (Newsreader)

Agrajag
Random
Pseudopodic Creature
BT Operator/Barmaid/
News Anchor 2
Hooker 2
Prophet
Nick Clarke
Speaking Clock
Vogon Guard
Russell/Pilot
Tricia McMillan
Ecological Man/Zirzla Leader
Peter Donaldson
Evil looking Bird/Canis Pontif
Grebulon Lieutenant/Drimple/
Newsreader 1/
Accountancy Bird
Accountancy Bird
Voice of the Book/Zarquon
Murray Bost Henson
Alien Teaser/The Lajestic Vantrasheel of Lob
Charlotte Green
Jim/News Anchor 1/Steward/
Eddie/Receptionist/
Accountancy Birds
Vogon Councillor/Thor
Fenchurch
Max Quordlepleen
Prosser
Old Man on the Pole
Arthur Dent
Gail Andrews/Stewardess/
Patient/Female
Voice of the Bird
Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz
Smelly Photocopier Woman
Announcer
East River Creature
Ford Prefect
Sir Patrick Moore
Marvin the Paranoid Android
Rob McKenna
Arthur's BBC Boss (HLER)
Hooker 1/Air Traffic/
Old Lady/Stewardess Bot
Grebulon Underling/Elvis
Zarniwoop Vann Harl
Old Thrashbarg
Mrs Kapelsen
Colin the Robot
Wonko the Sane
Newsreader
Trillian
Barman
Grebulon Leader/
Newsreader 2
Raffle Woman
Zaphod Beeblebrox

Writer/Director/Co-Producer
Producer
Producer
Production Manager
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Sound Manager
Additional Sound Effects
Spot Effects
Music

An Above the Title

Douglas Adams
Samantha Béart
Mitch Benn
Ann Bryson

Fiona Carew
John Challis
Nick Clarke
Brian Cobby
Michael Cule
Rupert Degas
Sandra Dickinson
David Dixon
Peter Donaldson
Chris Emmett
Mike Fenton Stevens

Danny Flint
William Franklyn
Stephen Fry
Bob Golding

Charlotte Green
Simon Greenall
Roger Gregg

Dominic Hawksley
Jane Horrocks
Roy Hudd
Bruce Hyman
Saeed Jaffrey
Simon Jones
Lorelei King

Rula Lenska
Toby Longworth
Miriam Margolyes
John Marsh
Jackie Mason
Geoffrey McGivern
Sir Patrick Moore
Stephen Moore
Bill Patterson
Geoffrey Perkins
Alison Pettitt

Phil Pope
Jonathan Pryce
Griff Rhys-Jones
Margaret Robertson
Andrew Secombe
Christian Slater
Neil Sleat
Susan Sheridan
Arthur Smith
Andy Taylor

June Whitfield
Mark Wing-Davey

Dirk Maggs
Bruce Hyman
Helen Chattwell
Jo Wheeler
Ruth Waites
Susie Matthews
Paul Deeley
Paul Weir
Ken Humphrey
Paul 'Wix' Wickens

Production for BBC Radio 4

The Cast and Crew - Tertiary Phase

From left to right: Mike Fenton Stevens, William Franklyn, Phil Pope, Simon Jones, Stephen Moore, Susan Sheridan, Mark Wing Davey, Rupert Degas, Geoffrey McGivern and Dominic Hawksley.

Agrajag
Cricket Commentator
Police Walkie Talkie
Judiciary Pag
Krikkit Civilian 1
Voice of the Book
Exhibit Room Voice/Winner
Eddie the Computer/Waiter
Slartibartfast
Thor/Robots/Wikkit Voice
Deodat
Arthur Dent
Prak
Wowbagger
Sydney Opera House Lady
Ford Prefect
Boy (Cricket)
Krikkit Civilian 3
Announcer
Marvin the Paranoid Android
Hactar
Krikkit Civilian 2
Trillian
Zem the Mattress
Cricket Commentator
Party Doorman
Zaphod Beeblebrox

Sound Engineer
Studio FX
Script Editor
Music

Adapted and Directed by
Produced by Bruce Hyman

An Above the Title

Douglas Adams
Henry Blofeld
Fiona Carew
Rupert Degas
Mike Fenton Stevens
William Franklyn
Bob Golding
Roger Gregg
Richard Griffiths
Dominic Hawksley
Bruce Hyman
Simon Jones
Chris Langham
Toby Longworth
Joanna Lumley
Geoffrey McGivern
Theo Maggs
Tom Maggs
John Marsh
Stephen Moore
Leslie Phillips
Phil Pope
Susan Sheridan
Andy Taylor
Fred Trueman
Paul 'Wix' Wickens
Mark Wing-Davey

Paul Deeley
Ken Humphrey
John Langdon
Paul 'Wix' Wickens

Dirk Maggs
and Helen Chattwell

Production for BBC Radio 4

Other Hitchhiker Links:

Don't miss the excellent pages about the making of the new series on Roger Gregg's Crazy Dog Audio Theatre site:

Interview with Director Dirk Maggs
Interview with Sound Engineer Paul Deeley
Interview with Susan Sheridan (Trillian)

ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha - The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Appreciation Society

Three great Hitchhiker sites by Nicolas Botti:
Hitchhiker's Guide on Radio 4 - including behind the scenes information and pictures from the latest recording sessions.
First Unofficial Movie site
Douglas Adams - A Renaissance Man

And of course...

The Hitchhiker's Guide on BBC Cult

h2g2 - The site which Douglas founded

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	QUANDARY AND QUINTESSENTIAL PHASES
			Picture Gallery

			Audio Trailer


	TERTIARY PHASE

			Picture Gallery

			Audio Trailer



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			Nolan Worthington
			Andrew Wyld
			Roger Smith
			Artist Profiles


	GUIDES TO THE GUIDE

			Radio 1 Documentary: Listen Again
			BBC News Guide


	THE MOVIE

			Hitchhhiker's Guide Movie website


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