London, 1872. Phileas Fogg (David Tennant) is inspired by an article about advances in travel to take on a mad wager – to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Fogg would be nowhere without the assistance of the quick-witted Frenchman, Passepartout, and the Daily Telegraph journalist who came up with the whole crazy idea in the first place: Abigail Fix.
Around the World in 80 Days
London, 1872. Phileas Fogg's (David Tennant) world gets turned upside down when he sees a postcard from a lost love. Inspired by an article about the exciting advances in travel, he decides to take on an almost impossible wager – to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. As a man who has spent the last 20 years in a comfortable leather armchair at The Reform Club, he will need all the resilience he can muster – and the assistance of a quick-witted Frenchman named Passepartout. Joining them on the road will be the Daily Telegraph journalist who came up with the crazy idea in the first place, Abigail Fix. Around the World in 80 Days is a heightened, character-led romantic voyage. The narrative is a furnace of adventure that will reveal to Fogg, Fix, and Passepartout the importance of trust, tolerance, openness – and love. As our trio encounters new cultures and ways of life, all three find the courage to be the best version of themselves. For these three damaged, disparate souls who leave England on their extraordinary mission, the challenges and characters they encounter will open their eyes forever.