The Last Overland
Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?
Cast
Tim Slessor
Alex Bescoby
Marcus Allender
Adam Bennett
Léopold Bellanger
Seasons
E1Best Laid Plans...
Sep 29, 2022
In 1955, adventurer Tim Slessor completed a record-breaking drive from London to Singapore. Now 87 years old, he sets off to recreate the same journey, in the same old Land Rover. What could go wrong?
E2Royals & Rebels
Sep 29, 2022
To keep Tim's great dream alive, the team cross Myanmar, where they mix with royalty, and India, where they crash a tribal turf war. Later, they reach Nepal, and the foothills of the Himalayas.
E3Roof of the World
Sep 29, 2022
Forced to avoid Afghanistan, the team take on China and Central Asia. But with freezing temperatures, crippling altitude and deadly bandits, are they out of the frying pan and into the fire?
E4Homeward Bound?
Sep 29, 2022
Homeward Bound?
Storyline
Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?
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