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Around the World in 80 Days

Sunday, February 27 at 8pm on MPT - Unpacking the Adventure

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jules Verne's classic novel and go behind-the-scenes of the MASTERPIECE adventure series. Includes highlights from all eight episodes along with interviews and features.

About the program

Around the World in 80 Days is a thrilling adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel. David Tennant (Good Omens, Broadchurch, Doctor Who) stars as literature’s greatest explorer, Phileas Fogg. He is joined on his remarkable journey by French actor Ibrahim Koma as Jean Passepartout, Fogg's irrepressible valet, and German actress Leonie Benesch as Abigail "Fix" Fortescue, a determined and headstrong journalist.