Long Way Round 

This documentary series follows actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. The two friends will travel through such places as Siberia, Kazakhstan, ... See full summary »

Creators:

David Alexanian, Charley Boorman, Russ Malkin

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Ewan McGregor	...	Self 7 episodes, 2004
Charley Boorman	...	Self 7 episodes, 2004
David Alexanian	...	Self 7 episodes, 2004
Russ Malkin	...	Self 7 episodes, 2004
Jimmy Simak	...	Self 7 episodes, 2004
Claudio von Planta	...	Self 3 episodes, 2004

Storyline

This documentary series follows actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. The two friends will travel through such places as Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Alaska, before finally ending the journey in New York. The filming will be done by on board cameras and one ride along cameraman.

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Plot Keywords:

travel | motorcycle | journey | new york | siberia | 

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Taglines:

2 men, 2 bikes, 20,000 miles...

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1997, prior to making this series, actor Ewan McGregor was in an episode of the American TV series "ER" which was similarly titled: ER: The Long Way Around (1997).

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Quotes

Ewan McGregor: I just had one of the most extraordinary days on The Road of Bones. We started at 7:30 and we didn't stop for a break 'til 6:30 this evening. They were twelve of the most exciting hours of motorcycling I've ever done in my life, unbelievable. The roads were just deteriorated and deteriorated. We were riding on mud, gravel, and puddles, and pot holes, and rivers, and bogs. It was just everything thrown at us at once.

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Alternate Versions

On its original airing, the series featured seven episodes. The original 2-disc DVD set comprises these original episodes. The show has subsequently been re-edited into a 10-episode series. Notably, the preparation for the trip has been extended over two episodes. There is also additional footage during the trip itself. There is also an entirely new tenth episode, a retrospective of their journey. This extended series has been broadcast on Sky television in the UK, and is also available on a new 3-disc DVD set.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ewan McGregor/Charles Barkley/Wilco (2014)

User Reviews

Brilliant

Brilliant, excellent, gritty, realistic, inspiring, And those are the bad bits.

This is a fabulous piece of television , and I would recommend that you watch it.

If you like bikes, or even if you don't, it won't matter, this is a class apart.

The whole premise is so real, with a warts and all approach, you feel at one with the two guys, at times I was helping them, and sharing their laughs and their problems.

I can't recommend it highly enough

Details

Official Sites:

Bravo TV Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Long Way Round

Filming Locations:

Bojnice Castle, Bojnice, Slovakia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elixir Films, Image Wizard Television Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

315 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1