The Trip - All Seasons

Comedy series starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.

When Steve is commissioned by the food supplement of a Sunday newspaper to review half a dozen restaurants, he decides to mix work with pleasure and plans a trip around the north of England with his food loving American girlfriend. But when his girlfriend decides to leave him and return to the States, Steve is faced with a week of meals for one, not quite the trip he had in mind. Reluctantly, he calls Rob, the only person he can think of who will be available. Rob, never one to turn down a free lunch (let alone six) agrees, and together they set off for a culinary adventure.

Over the course of six meals at six different restaurants in and around the Lake District, Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales, this ultimate odd couple find themselves debating the big questions of life over a series of culinary delights.

Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan are asked by The Observer to do another series of restaurant reviews. The pair have six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy.

Rob, 60, and Steve — still very much 59 — set off to explore northern Europe's wildest reaches — from sculptural Swedish hotels to remote Norwegian fishing huts — delivering their trademark blend of wit, rivalry and playful introspection. Along the way, they reflect on ageing, ambition, family and fame — mostly through the lens they know best: themselves — from podcasting spats and BAFTA one-upmanship to debates on Bond, Bergman and whether they'll ever retire. Equal parts sitcom, travelogue and midlife reckoning, The Trip to the Northern Lights is Coogan and Brydon at their bickering, brilliant best.