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Period Drama

Around the World in 80 Days

They said it couldn't be done. David Tennant stars as the unlikely globetrotter Phileas Fogg on the greatest journey of them all. Let the adventure begin!

Series 1: Episode 1 (48 mins)

Episode 1

In 1872, Phileas Fogg bets he can circle the globe in just 80 days.

48 mins

Fogg’s self-respect is shattered by an arrogant widower’s ridicule.

Foolhardy Fogg wants to cross the Yemen desert, but without risking Abigail Fix.

Fogg grumpily waits for a wedding to be over, but the groom is grabbed by the army.

Fogg’s finances fail in Hong Kong, and Abigail’s latest article could humiliate him.

Revelations and regrets drive wedges between the trio.

Giving a US marshal and his prisoner a lift lands our travellers in trouble.

A reunion, deadly dockside danger and red tape mean Phileas Fogg faces failure.