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Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin is a 7-part BBC television travel series first broadcast on BBC1 in 1989. It was presented by comedian and actor Michael Palin. The show was inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days, in which a character named Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days or less. Palin was given the same deadline, and not allowed to use aircraft, which did not exist in Jules Verne's time and would make completing the journey far too easy. He followed Phileas Fogg's route as closely as possible. Along the way he commented on the sights and cultures he encountered. Palin encountered several setbacks during his voyage, partly because he travelled with a five-person film crew, who are collectively named after Passepartout, Phileas Fogg's manservant.
Original Release
10/11/1989 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Palin | Himself / Self - Presenter |
Basil Pao | Himself / Self |
Terry Gilliam | Himself / Self |
Terry Jones | Himself / Self |
Alan Whicker | Himself / Self |
Jim McGrath | Self - Racing Commentator |
Max Votolato | Self |
Don Bannerman | Himself / Self |
David Powers | Himself / Self |
Chris Collins | Himself |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Challenge | Wednesday, 11 October 1989 |
2 | Arabian Frights | Wednesday, 18 October 1989 |
3 | Ancient Mariners | Wednesday, 25 October 1989 |
4 | A Close Shave | Wednesday, 01 November 1989 |
5 | Oriental Express | Wednesday, 08 November 1989 |
6 | Far East and Farther East | Wednesday, 15 November 1989 |
7 | Dateline to Deadline | Wednesday, 22 November 1989 |
8 | Interview |
Directors
Writers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Palin | Himself / Self - Presenter |
Basil Pao | Himself / Self |
Terry Gilliam | Himself / Self |
Terry Jones | Himself / Self |
Alan Whicker | Himself / Self |
Jim McGrath | Self - Racing Commentator |
Max Votolato | Self |
Don Bannerman | Himself / Self |
David Powers | Himself / Self |
Chris Collins | Himself |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clem Vallance | Producer |