The Quandary Phase is the fourth part of the radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in 2005.
Story Summary[]
See individual fits
Episodes/"Fits"[]
Cast and Characters[]
- The Book - William Franklyn
- The Book (New Version) - Rula Lenska
- Arthur Dent - Simon Jones
- Ford Prefect - Geoffrey McGivern
- Tricia McMillan - Sandra Dickinson
- Marvin the Paranoid Android - Stephen Moore
- Fenchurch - Jane Horrocks
- Rob McKenna - Bill Paterson
- Barman - Arthur Smith
- Russell - Rupert Degas
- Vogon Guard, Alien Teaser, The Lajestic Vantrashell of Lob - Bob Golding
- Stewardess - Alison Pettitt
- Hooker - Fiona Carew
- Vogon Helmsman - Michael Cule
- Evil-looking bird, Canis Pontiff - Chris Emmett
- Vogon Captain, Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz - Toby Longworth
- Raffle Woman - June Whitfield
- BT Operator, Barmaid, News Anchor 2 - Ann Bryson
- Jim (Bartender), News Anchor 1 - Simon Greenall
- Speaking Clock - Brian Cobby
- Ecological Man, Zirzla Leader - David Dixon
- Arthur's BBC Boss - Geoffrey Perkins
- Murray Bost Henson - Stephen Fry
- East River Creature - Jackie Mason
- Vogon Councillor - Dominic Hawksley
- Steward - Simon Greenall
- Mrs Kapelsen - Margaret Robertson
- Vogon Clerk - Michael Cule
- Wonko the Sane - Christian Slater
- Nick Clarke - Himself
- Charlotte Green - Herself
- Peter Donaldson - Himself
- Patrick Moore - Himself
- Announcer - John Marsh
Notes[]
- Tricia McMillan appears, she is played by Sandra Dickinson, who played Trillian in the TV series.
- David Dixon, who was Ford Prefect in the TV series, also has a cameo appearance.
- From a Latin root, and following the earlier sequence, this would be the "quaternary phase," but a humorous and better known alternative term has been substituted, as with "quintessential." This seems reasonable, since relatively few native speakers are familiar with the term "quaternary," as demonstrated by the fact it is 'flagged' by the majority of spell-checking systems.