Long Way Down - Season 1 Episode 1 Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Name: Long Way Down
Genre: Documentary
Released: 02 Dec 2007
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Russ Malkin, Jimmy Simak

2007-12-02 United Kingdom, United States of America 60 minutes.

8.00 53 votes

Documentary motorcycle roadtrip motorbike

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Oct 28, 2007

1 - 1

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines Oct 28, 2007
1 - 2

John O'Groats, Scotland to Siena, Italy Nov 04, 2007
1 - 3

Rome, Italy to Tobruk, Libya Nov 11, 2007
1 - 4

Tobruk, Libya to Khartoum, Sudan Nov 18, 2007
1 - 5

Khartoum, Sudan to Shashemene, Ethiopia Nov 25, 2007
1 - 6

Shashemene, Ethiopia to Laisamis, Kenya Dec 02, 2007

Overview

After finding a suitable base Ewan and Charley spend several months in London prior to departure, planning a route. Eve, Ewan's wife, decides she would like to join part of the trip. Ewan is over the moon but Charley's not so sure as she's never ridden a bike before. Meanwhile, as part of their training, the team attends a hostile environment course where they are faced with the kind of difficulties and dangers they may encounter in Africa. Two months before departure, Ewan has an accident and breaks his leg jeopardizing the future of the trip. As the departure date looms worryingly the team still doesn't have their visas for Libya. Six have been promised, but for David and Jimmy, the two Americans on the crew, it's not looking promising. The team take their vehicles and make their way up to John O'Groats at the most Northerly point of Scotland to start this epic adventure and what will be a journey of a lifetime.

Year 2007

Studio BBC Two

Director Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Russ Malkin

Crew Eddie Hamilton (Editor), Russ Malkin (Director), David Alexanian (Director), Lucy Trujillo (Producer), David Alexanian (Executive Producer), Charley Boorman (Executive Producer)

Popularity 2.4308

Language English