TV series

Around the World in 80 Days

1989 · 1 season

A genial, globe-trotting lark with a gentleman's wager, comic mishaps, and a scenic sense of adventure.

Overview: The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout, and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Addiction, betrayal, loyalty, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
betrayal
loyalty
identity
freedom
Places: road trip
big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, action & adventure
Created by: Buzz Kulik, John Gay, Jules Verne
Written by: John Gay, Jules Verne
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov, Jack Klugman, Julia Nickson, Ian McNeice, James B. Sikking, Lee Remick
Cinematography: Nicholas D. Knowland
Length: 1 seasons, 3 episodes, 89 min each
Network: NBC
Country: Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, United States of America, Yugoslavia
Languages: German, English