UK, 10 January 1976
25m
videotape, 16mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
A British fantasy television pilot directed by Ian MacNaughton. It was long thought to have been lost, with only the 16mm film inserts remaining after the original tape was wiped by the BBC. In 2005, a videotape belonging to Graham Chapman was discovered and donated to the BFI National Archive.
Credits
Crew
Director: Ian MacNaughton
BBC
Producer: Bernard Thompson
Script: Douglas Adams, Graham Chapman, Bernard McKenna
Cast
Graham Chapman
Simon Jones
Mark Wing-Davey
Roger Brierley
Maggie Henderson
Jennifer Guy
Maria Aitkin
Marjie Lawrence
References
Books
Monty Python Encyclopedia by Robert Ross pp.199-200 – credits, review
The Pocket Essentials: Hitchhiker's Guide by MJ Simpson p.79 – note
