Storyline
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way.
Cast: Steve Coogan -
Steve
Rob Brydon -
Rob
Marta Barrio -
Yolanda
Claire Keelan -
Emma
Justin Edwards -
UK Agent
Rebecca Johnson -
Sally (Rob's Wife)
Timothy Leach -
Joe
Kerry Shale -
Matt
Kyle Soller -
Jonathan
Margo Stilley -
Mischa
Taglines:
The two amigos are back.
Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2017
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon talk about the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Noel Harrison and it is played at the film's ending. A different version of this song by The King's Singers was played at the end of the final episode of I'm Alan Partridge (1997), where Alan goes to see the unsold copies of his autobiography being pulped. See more »
User Review
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Those coming into this third outing of The Trip should not be shocked
to learn that the series is not changing directions at this point. If
anything it seems to be entirely content with its base elements and
keeps doing them. The good news though is that it does them a bit more
than before. On the surface this means that the food and locations look
even better and the show continues to take plenty of time over them.
Personally though what I liked was that the more barbed content was
pushed to be more than just brief moments of sad looks or moments alone
for the characters.
There seems to be more teeth and edge to this season, and I liked that
the riffed digs and remarks tended to be closer to the mark and has
some weight to them. Likewise the moments of reflection for the two
leads seemed more genuine – and it connected into their discussions
whether it be the shared experience of aging, or the attempts to be
more than they are perceived to be. I imagine that their characters are
far from their real selves, but at the same time a lot of it seemed
convincing and engaged me more for it.
The riffing and joking will not be to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed
the gentle tone of it. The impressions are a bit more balanced out with
other material, and there were only a few bits that I felt it could
have done with less of (the guessing the bill bit for instance –
although on repeat it does at least get used to reveal tension). Coogan
and Brydon are both on good form, and they carry the season as normal.
The loose plot is engaging enough to do the job – although I have no
clue what sort of an ending that was meant to be (Coogan out of petrol,
confronted by what appears to be ISIS). It was out of nowhere and just
weird.
Mostly this Trip has the same flaws and strengths as the ones before.
There are things I think it does better, but generally if you liked the
others or not, the outcome will be the same here.]
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