Douglas Adams
Writing Born Mar 11, 1952 Died May 11, 2001 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK 56 credits
Biography
Douglas Adams works in writing. Born March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. Died May 11, 2001. Archytele lists 56 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Career timeline
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
Faraway Eyes · Thanks
Doctor Who: Shada · WriterDoctor Who: Shada · Script Editor
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency · Book
Dirk Gently · NovelDirk Gently · Creator
Parrot FashionParrot Fashion · ThanksA Matter of Time
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · NovelThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · ScreenplayThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Executive ProducerDon't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Paris in the Springtime
Doctor Who: Shada · Writer
Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything
RockstarRockstar · Director
Visions of Heaven and Hell
30 Years in the TARDISThe Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Doctor Who: Shada · WriterDoctor Who: Shada · Script Editor
Have I Got News for YouHyperlandHyperland · Writer
Prisoners of Gravity
Saturday Review
Wogan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · WriterThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · BookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Creator
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon · Script Editor
Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden · Script EditorDoctor Who: The Armageddon Factor · Script EditorDoctor Who: City of Death · WriterDoctor Who: City of Death · Script EditorDoctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks · Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet · Writer
Out of the Trees · Writer
Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying Circus · Writer
OmnibusOmnibus
Doctor Who · WriterDoctor Who · Script Editor
Full filmography
- Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future (2025) as Self (Archive Material)
- Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams (2024) as Self - (archive)
- Faraway Eyes (2021) Thanks
- Doctor Who: Shada (2017) Writer
- Doctor Who: Shada (2017) Script Editor
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) Book
- Dirk Gently (2012) Novel
- Dirk Gently (2012) Creator
- Parrot Fashion (2007) as (archive footage)
- Parrot Fashion (2007) Thanks
- A Matter of Time (2007) as (archive footage)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Novel
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Screenplay
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Executive Producer
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Paris in the Springtime (2005) as (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Shada (2003) Writer
- Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (2002) as Himself
- Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything (2001) as Himself
- Rockstar (2000) as Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg
- Rockstar (2000) Director
- Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) as Self
- 30 Years in the TARDIS (1993) as Himself
- The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) as Self
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) Writer
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) Script Editor
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- Hyperland (1990) as Self
- Hyperland (1990) Writer
- Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self
- Saturday Review (1984) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Pub (uncredited)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Ocean (uncredited)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Writer
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Book
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Creator
- Doctor Snuggles (1981) Writer
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Ocean
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Writer
- Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon (1980) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) Writer
- Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978) Writer
- Out of the Trees (1976) Writer
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) Writer
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Omnibus (1967)
- Doctor Who (1963) Writer
- Doctor Who (1963) Script Editor
- Open Door as Self