A disturbing chapter in Douglas Adams’ life (1952-2001) is set to be dramatized  40-years on from his seminal work, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Penned by published author and B.B.C. Radio 4 scriptwriter Mark Griffiths, We Apologise for the Inconvenience chronicles the writer’s block that saw Adams locked into a hotel room by his editor until he finished his fourth book (eventually entitled So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish).

And Griffiths’ one-act play captures perfectly the zany dialogue and kind of scrapes Adams’ characters often faced in the beloved Hitchhiker’s books – as it has the author pitting his wits against a rubber duck!