Series cast summary: | |||
Ewan McGregor | ... | Self 6 episodes, 2007 | |
Charley Boorman | ... | Self 6 episodes, 2007 | |
David Alexanian | ... | Self 6 episodes, 2007 | |
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Russ Malkin | ... | Self 6 episodes, 2007 |
Jimmy Simak | ... | Self 6 episodes, 2007 | |
In a follow-up to the documentary series "Long Way Round", actors and best friends Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman travel from John O'Groats, Scotland down to Cape Town, South Africa on motorcycles. They travel down through Europe and Africa, getting an up-close view of the local cultures. They also stop at various UNICEF projects to offer support and assistance to the children there. Written by solojones
The journey becomes uninteresting after a while as it lacked the adventure of discovery of Long Way Round. Instead this becomes a sort of stamina journey to just get there on a tight schedule. The time on a bike affects the narrative and the spontaneous feeling of Long Way Round is absent in this which is a great shame. The friendship also appears to be a little forced in places and lacks the character give and take of the original. This time they are conscious of the commercial aspect of the trip and it loses something because of it. Disappointed.