Miniseries · Sky One
Long Way Round
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Long Way Round actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Long Way Round reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Watch as two friends ride around the world together and, against all the odds, realize their dream.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E03
I Just Can't Do It
S00E04
Glacier Plane Ride
S00E05
Wrong Way Round!
S00E06
Post Trip Interview
S00E07
Claudio's Story
S00E02
The First Five Days
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David AlexanianExecutive Producer
- Charley BoormanExecutive Producer
- Russ MalkinExecutive Producer
- Ewan McGregorExecutive Producer
Direction
- David AlexanianDirector
- Russ MalkinDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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