Arthur Dent is having a bad day – his house is being demolished to make way for a new freeway, he’s learned that his best friend is from a different planet, and the girl of his dreams just hooked up with a total idiot. Still, it's not exactly the end of the world - that’s not for at least another six minutes. It turns out (thanks to his alien best friend) that the end of the world is just the beginning of the most astonishing adventure in the universe.

Cool, adventurous, arrogant, and dim-witted, Zaphod Beeblebrox is also the President of the Galaxy.  He became President for the sole purpose of stealing the Heart of Gold spaceship – the most remarkable and unique ship in the history of the Galaxy.  Zaphod recently popped in to Earth to pick up a female companion (Tricia McMillan, a.k.a. Trillian), luring her away with that tried and tested line – “I’m from a different planet. Would you like to see my spaceship?”