The Trip (2010 TV series)

The Trip
Poster for US theatrical run
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Michael Winterbottom
Starring	Steve Coogan Rob Brydon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer(s)	Andrew Eaton Melissa Parmenter
Running time	30 mins
Production company(s)	Revolution Films Baby Cow Productions Arbie
Distributor	BBC Worldwide
Release
Original network	BBC Two (2010-2014) BBC HD (2010) BBC Two HD (2014) Sky Atlantic (2016 - present)
Picture format	1080i HDTV 576p SDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital Stereo
Original release	1 November 2010 – 9 May 2014
Chronology
Preceded by	A Cock and Bull Story
External links
Website

The Trip is a 2010 British television sitcom series directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalised versions of themselves on a restaurant tour of northern England. The series was edited into a feature film and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010. The full series was first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in the United Kingdom in November 2010. Both the TV series and film received very positive reviews.

A second series, The Trip to Italy, followed in 2014. Like the first series, it was edited into a feature film, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The television series premiered on BBC Two in the United Kingdom in April 2014.

A third series was filmed in 2016 in Spain. It will premiere on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom in April 2017.

In an effort to impress his gourmet girlfriend, Mischa, actor Steve Coogan has accepted a commission from The Observer newspaper to go on a restaurant tour of the north of England. However, when Mischa insists they take a break from their relationship, Steve is forced to invite colleague and friend-of-sorts Rob Brydon. Coogan has a number of one-night stands, but is miserable both professionally and personally, despite being the bigger star; Brydon, with his young family, is more happy and affable. The two constantly argue and attempt to outdo and humiliate each other with their impersonations of Michael Caine and Sean Connery, for example, especially in the presence of attractive women. The competitive atmosphere is occasionally broken by conversations consisting of friendly and light-hearted improvised banter.

Rob and Steve are commissioned to do another restaurant tour, this time in Italy from Piedmont to Capri, following in the footsteps of the great Romantic poets. While on the tour, Rob wins a part in an American Michael Mann film.