David Tennant In Around The World In 80 Days Trailer

Get ready to join the adventure... Around The World In 80 Days, which will premiere in the UK on BBC One over the Christmas holidays. Around The World In 80 Days stars David Tennant as Phileas Fogg, a 19th Century gentleman and adventurer who, with his valet, Passepartout, played by rising French actor Ibrahim Koma, takes on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days following an outrageous bet. They are swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, played by The Crown’s Leonie Benesch, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story. Other cast members include Ty Tennant, Jason Watkins, Peter Sullivan, Lindsay Duncan, Dolly Wells, Richard Wilson, Faical Elkihel, Anthony Flanagan, Gary Beadle and Giovanni Scifoni. The series is adapted by writers including Ashley Pharoah and Caleb Ranson and is a Slim Film Television and Federation co-production with additional co-production partners, Palladium Pictures in South Africa, and Daro Film, associate producer. The e