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Episode 4

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.

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  • Originally Aired January 26, 1981
  • Runtime 35 minutes
  • Production Code 104
  • Network BBC Two
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created December 27, 2018 by
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Name Type Role
Douglas Adams Writer
Valentine Dyall Guest Star
Colin Bennett Guest Star
Richard Vernon Guest Star
Richard Reid Guest Star
Timothy Davies Guest Star
Charles McKeown Guest Star
David Tate Guest Star
Matt Zimmerman Guest Star
Marc Smith Guest Star
David Leland Guest Star
James Muir Guest Star
Anthony Garrick Guest Star
Eddie Sommer Guest Star
Eric French Guest Star
Alan J.W. Bell Director