385:
are inhabiting, and anyone nearby (namely Tricia McMillan), to safety. They are teleported to
Milliways where they meet up with Zaphod, both Trillians merge, leaving her with her British accent but her blonde-American hair. Marvin has been rebuilt as his warranty has yet to expire and is parking cars at Milliways again (he has been promoted, he remarks; he now has his own bucket). Finally, they meet up with Fenchurch again who was teleported to Milliways after we last saw her in the Quandary Phase and has been working as a waitress there, waiting for Arthur. They all settle in together, leaving the series on an upbeat note and allowing for further adventures.
25:
394:, it is revealed that there are other Arthur Dents in the different dimensions of the book series, but they are all deceased, due to various mishaps of fate, so that only the Arthur who was rescued from Earth remains. One briefly appears in the book, wearing Arthur's traditional dressing gown and slippers, and is destroyed with the rest of Earth by the Grebulons. Ford almost sees him, but searches for a drink and misses him being vaporized.
441:. All alternative Arthurs are killed. In the end, Arthur travels through hyperspace on an interstellar passenger ship; he looks to the seat next to him to find Fenchurch sitting there talking to him, but he fades out of her dimension and into a new one. Materializing on the beach from his dream, he looks into the sky and discovers that the Vogons are on their way to destroy this planet.
320:
Golgafrincham arrival spurs the extinction of the native "cavemen" (although, as Ford
Prefect pointed out, they did not live in caves, to which a witty repartee was that they 'might have been getting their caves redecorated'), resulting in the human race's eventual replacement by a shipload of middle managers, telephone sanitisers and hairdressers.
411:
In the radio series, Arthur is saved by the Babel Fish, which can teleport itself, along with its carrier, out of danger. Arthur and the others who died in the books are instead teleported by their Babel Fishes to somewhere safer than Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha. This is also used in
Trillian's dream
384:
of the radio series, there are multiple alternative endings after the final destruction of all possible Earths. The final ending here consists of the Babel fish carried by Arthur, Trillian, Ford, and Random having a sense for self-preservation, i.e. at the last minute they teleport the person they
319:
In most versions of the series, Arthur and Ford eventually find themselves back on Earth, but two million years in the past, marooned with a third of the
Golgafrincham population (consisting of hairdressers, account executives, film-makers, security guards, telephone sanitisers, and the like). The
408:, in a club called Beta (owned by Stavro Mueller) when the Earth and all its duplicates are seemingly destroyed by the Grebulons. Adams frequently expressed his disdain for this ending in retrospect, claiming that it was too depressing and came about as the result of him having a bad year.
111:
377:. By the end of this fifth novel, Earth and all of its possible permutations and alternate versions are destroyed once and for all, and everybody dies, at least as far as the novel goes. However, it is subtly hinted that Arthur, his friends, and a few Earths might have survived.
367:. Having escaped the destruction of Earth once more and survived further adventures, Arthur eventually finds himself once more back on Earth (or rather an alternative Earth founded by the Dolphins to save the human race from extinction). Here he falls in love with a woman named
346:
In the novels and the new (series 3 and onwards) radio series (the latter of which dismisses the events of the second radio series as one of Zaphod's "psychotic episodes"), Ford and Arthur escape prehistoric Earth via an eddy in the
381:
499:
Arthur Dent, the timid anti-hero of the "Hitchhiker's Guide" movie, radio show and book series, begins wandering the universe after aliens vaporise Earth to make room for an intergalactic superhighway.
132:
860:
727:
722:
867:
733:
574:
751:
994:
770:
323:
The original radio series and the television series end at this point, although a second radio series was made in which Ford and Arthur are rescued by Ford's cousin
717:
567:
316:, but seems to have trouble obtaining it in the far reaches of the galaxy. In time, he learns how to fly and carves a niche for himself as a sandwich-maker.
884:
833:
808:
741:
368:
121:
760:
973:
560:
1009:
611:
343:, a bunch of appliances with Genuine People Personalities, and a rather battered copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for companionship.
746:
512:
274:
669:
619:
90:
584:
234:
425:, Arthur is put into a dream sequence (presumably referring to the epilogue of the radio series) and then frozen in time by the
1029:
1024:
433:
s batteries soon run out, however, so all the main characters are re-awakened on the exploding Earth, at the exact point where
476:
635:
1014:
999:
627:
68:
46:
39:
1019:
552:
547:
697:
417:
390:
312:, helplessly launched from crisis to crisis while trying to straighten out his lifestyle. He rather enjoys
302:
1004:
793:
332:
889:
662:
938:
783:
356:
294:
33:
481:
945:
895:
50:
371:
and seems set to live happily ever after – at least until the following – and final – novel,
86:
542:
798:
455:
348:
266:
8:
677:
327:
and have further adventures, and which ends with Arthur stealing Zaphod's spaceship, the
262:
258:
152:
115:
932:
952:
788:
517:
352:
324:
927:
840:
450:
340:
582:
486:
643:
513:"'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' Loose Ends Finally Got Fixed (On The Radio?)"
404:
373:
803:
278:
162:
359:
at the climax of the final (in more ways than one, it turns out) match in the
988:
589:
336:
305:
270:
239:
157:
142:
82:
360:
250:
429:
Mk.2, allowing him to experience decades of life on a peaceful beach. The
690:
548:
The SadGeezers Guide to The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Arthur Dent
422:
229:
217:
254:
958:
922:
202:
861:
Don't Panic: The
Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion
110:
917:
309:
868:
Douglas Adams's Guide to The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
816:
364:
331:(which Zaphod had himself stolen) and striking out with only
298:
246:
912:
308:. Arthur spends the next several years, still wearing his
402:
Arthur dies in the fifth installment of the book series,
313:
477:"Deep in space lurks the Flying Spaghetti Monster"
363:, the day before the destruction of Earth by the
986:
283:The Illustrated Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
995:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters
16:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy character
568:
397:
257:versions of the story, Arthur is played by
85:. For the Puritan author and minister, see
81:For the Australian political activist, see
575:
561:
437:left off. Zaphod then rescues them in the
412:sequence, as the reason for their escape.
670:Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic: A Novel
620:The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
335:, Eddie the shipboard computer, a cloned
228:is a fictional character and the hapless
155:(all adaptations save for stage and film)
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
91:List of Adventures in Odyssey characters
32:This article includes a list of general
1010:Literary characters introduced in 1978
987:
510:
474:
301:as it is demolished to make way for a
285:, he is portrayed by Jonathan Lermit.
556:
89:. For the fictional Novacom CEO, see
834:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
754:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
636:So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
612:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
585:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
511:Mannen, Amanda (20 September 2020).
355:that deposits them in the middle of
235:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
232:of the comic science fiction series
18:
13:
475:Toland, Bill (22 September 2005).
297:, Arthur Dent barely escapes from
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1041:
628:Life, the Universe and Everything
536:
288:
811:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
109:
23:
504:
468:
265:, the voice of the guide). In
178:The sandwich-maker, Monkey-Man
1:
1030:Male characters in television
1025:Male characters in literature
461:
953:Fiordichthys slartibartfasti
7:
794:Marvin the Paranoid Android
444:
333:Marvin the Paranoid Android
10:
1046:
734:The Original Radio Scripts
663:Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
543:BBCi's page on Arthur Dent
269:'s 1979 stage production,
80:
969:
905:
877:
850:
825:
769:
710:
688:
654:
603:
596:
451:Asteroid 18610 Arthurdent
261:(not to be confused with
213:
198:
190:
182:
174:
169:
148:
138:
128:
108:
103:
1015:Fictional sole survivors
1000:Fictional English people
939:Bidenichthys beeblebroxi
207:Intergalactic traveller
1020:Male characters in film
890:Somebody else's problem
482:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
170:In-universe information
53:more precise citations.
946:Erechthias beeblebroxi
896:Encyclopedia Galactica
351:and a time-travelling
273:took the part. In the
728:Phases 3, 4, 5, and 6
357:Lord's Cricket Ground
133:Fit the First (radio)
118:as Arthur Dent in the
87:Arthur Dent (Puritan)
456:Quintessential Phase
418:And Another Thing...
391:And Another Thing...
388:In the latest book,
382:Quintessential Phase
349:space-time continuum
275:2005 film adaptation
205:employee (formerly)
678:The Salmon of Doubt
98:Fictional character
1005:Fictional refugees
960:Kiitoksia kaloista
933:25924 Douglasadams
698:And Another Thing…
277:, he is played by
226:Arthur Philip Dent
104:Arthur Philip Dent
982:
981:
789:Zaphod Beeblebrox
706:
705:
353:Chesterfield sofa
325:Zaphod Beeblebrox
223:
222:
122:the BBC TV series
120:first episode of
79:
78:
71:
1037:
928:18610 Arthurdent
841:Starship Titanic
601:
600:
577:
570:
563:
554:
553:
530:
529:
527:
525:
508:
502:
501:
496:
494:
485:. Archived from
472:
398:Arthur's "death"
209:“Sandwich-maker”
129:First appearance
113:
101:
100:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1034:
985:
984:
983:
978:
965:
901:
873:
852:
846:
821:
765:
702:
684:
650:
644:Mostly Harmless
592:
581:
539:
534:
533:
523:
521:
509:
505:
492:
490:
489:on 29 June 2011
473:
469:
464:
447:
435:Mostly Harmless
405:Mostly Harmless
400:
374:Mostly Harmless
291:
161:
156:
124:
119:
99:
94:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1043:
1033:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
980:
979:
977:
976:
970:
967:
966:
964:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
909:
907:
903:
902:
900:
899:
892:
887:
881:
879:
875:
874:
872:
871:
864:
856:
854:
848:
847:
845:
844:
837:
829:
827:
823:
822:
820:
819:
814:
806:
804:Slartibartfast
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
775:
773:
767:
766:
764:
763:
758:
749:
744:
742:1981 TV series
739:
738:
737:
730:
725:
723:Phases 1 and 2
714:
712:
708:
707:
704:
703:
695:
693:
686:
685:
683:
682:
674:
666:
658:
656:
652:
651:
649:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
607:
605:
598:
594:
593:
580:
579:
572:
565:
557:
551:
550:
545:
538:
537:External links
535:
532:
531:
503:
466:
465:
463:
460:
459:
458:
453:
446:
443:
399:
396:
290:
289:Arthur's story
287:
279:Martin Freeman
221:
220:
215:
211:
210:
200:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
167:
166:
163:Martin Freeman
150:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
114:
106:
105:
97:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1042:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
992:
990:
975:
972:
971:
968:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
910:
908:
904:
898:
897:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
876:
870:
869:
865:
863:
862:
858:
857:
855:
849:
843:
842:
838:
836:
835:
831:
830:
828:
824:
818:
815:
813:
812:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
776:
774:
772:
768:
762:
759:
757:
755:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
736:
735:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
720:
719:
716:
715:
713:
709:
700:
699:
694:
692:
687:
680:
679:
675:
672:
671:
667:
664:
660:
659:
657:
655:Related works
653:
646:
645:
641:
638:
637:
633:
630:
629:
625:
622:
621:
617:
614:
613:
609:
608:
606:
602:
599:
595:
591:
590:Douglas Adams
587:
586:
578:
573:
571:
566:
564:
559:
558:
555:
549:
546:
544:
541:
540:
520:
519:
514:
507:
500:
488:
484:
483:
478:
471:
467:
457:
454:
452:
449:
448:
442:
440:
439:Heart of Gold
436:
432:
428:
424:
421:, written by
420:
419:
413:
409:
407:
406:
395:
393:
392:
386:
383:
378:
376:
375:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
344:
342:
338:
337:archaeologist
334:
330:
329:Heart of Gold
326:
321:
317:
315:
311:
310:dressing gown
307:
304:
300:
296:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
271:Chris Langham
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
243:
241:
240:Douglas Adams
237:
236:
231:
227:
219:
216:
212:
208:
204:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
168:
164:
159:
158:Chris Langham
154:
151:
147:
144:
143:Douglas Adams
141:
137:
134:
131:
127:
123:
117:
112:
107:
102:
96:
92:
88:
84:
83:Albert Langer
73:
70:
62:
59:December 2023
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
959:
951:
944:
937:
894:
866:
859:
839:
832:
810:
784:Ford Prefect
778:
753:
752:Timeline of
732:
718:Radio series
696:
676:
668:
642:
634:
626:
618:
610:
583:
522:. Retrieved
516:
506:
498:
491:. Retrieved
487:the original
480:
470:
438:
434:
430:
426:
416:
414:
410:
403:
401:
389:
387:
379:
372:
361:Ashes series
345:
328:
322:
318:
295:Ford Prefect
292:
282:
267:Ken Campbell
244:
233:
225:
224:
206:
160:(stage show)
149:Portrayed by
95:
65:
56:
37:
878:Miscellanea
779:Arthur Dent
691:Eoin Colfer
604:Main series
423:Eoin Colfer
293:Along with
263:Peter Jones
259:Simon Jones
230:protagonist
218:Random Dent
153:Simon Jones
116:Simon Jones
51:introducing
989:Categories
906:In culture
771:Characters
761:Cast lists
493:16 October
462:References
303:hyperspace
255:television
199:Occupation
139:Created by
34:references
923:Towel Day
851:Companion
747:2005 film
369:Fenchurch
203:BBC Radio
974:Category
918:Hitchcon
799:Trillian
756:versions
665:" (1986)
445:See also
341:Lintilla
214:Children
175:Nickname
885:Phrases
524:18 July
518:Cracked
380:In the
245:In the
183:Species
47:improve
817:Vogons
701:(2009)
681:(2002)
673:(1997)
647:(1992)
639:(1984)
631:(1982)
623:(1980)
615:(1979)
431:Guide'
365:Vogons
339:named
306:bypass
191:Gender
165:(film)
36:, but
853:media
826:Games
711:Media
597:Books
427:Guide
299:Earth
281:. In
247:radio
186:Human
913:h2g2
809:The
526:2021
495:2008
253:and
194:Male
689:by
588:by
415:In
314:tea
238:by
991::
515:.
497:.
479:.
251:LP
249:,
242:.
661:"
576:e
569:t
562:v
528:.
93:.
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
