The Trip

Steve is asked to review restaurants for the UK's Observer who is joined on a working road trip by his friend Rob who fills in at the last minute when Coogan's romantic relationship falls apart.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Steve Coogan , Rob Brydon , Claire Keelan , Rebecca Johnson , Tim Leach , Marta Barrio , Margo Stilley , Rosie Fellner , Ronni Ancona , Alba Foncuberta Bufill , Flora Villani , Cordelia Bugeja , Dolya Gavanski , Richard Clews , Elodie Harrod , Tessa Walker , Kareem Alkabbani , Justin Edwards

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Inn at Whitewell

Mon, Nov 1, 2010

Steve has been asked to write reviews of six restaurants for a Sunday supplement and plans to use it as a holiday with his girl-friend Mischa. However she dumps him and returns to America so he asks his friend Rob to come with him instead. It becomes clear that Mischa is the real food expert and Steve needs Rob's expert advise. However,at the Inn at Whitewell,they spend their dinner-time trying to outdo each other with film star impressions,though at least a last minute cancellation means they do not have to share a double bed as Steve had feared.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ L'Enclume

Mon, Nov 8, 2010

Steve wakes from his dream that he is in Hollywood with Ben Stiller to find he is in bed with the Polish receptionist before he and Rob move on to L'Enclume at Cartmel,singing Kate Bush's song 'Wuthering Heights'. On arrival they sample the starter menu,read of Warren Beatty's sexual exploits in the paper and have another duel of impressions,ranging from Ray Winstone to Liam Neeson,over dinner. Afterwards Rob phones his wife for a loving chat whilst Steve rings Mischa in Las Vegas,where she is writing about prostitutes,and has a gloomy conversation with his American agent over his - lack of - a Hollywood career.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Holbeck Ghyll

Mon, Nov 15, 2010

Arriving in the lake District Rob and Steve visit Greta Hall,formerly occupied by Coleridge - with whom Steve identifies - and the Wordsworths' home,Dove Cottage. Steve is annoyed as it's about to close and they only get in as the lady on the door is a fan of Rob's. Over dinner at the Holbeck Ghyll hotel there is the inevitable round of impressions - from Alan Bennett to Ken Bruce. No wonder Rob astutely notes that they "have the same conversation in every restaurant."

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Hipping Hall

Mon, Nov 22, 2010

After Steve has had another nightmare he and Rob move on to Hipping Hall,self-indulgence as ever ruling on the impersonation-filled drive . At their destination they meet two young women and Steve is convinced he has met one of them,Yolanda, before. He takes her for a drive where nothing happens but he does get a call to say he has won a part in American show 'Pathological',involving a seven year contract.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Yorke Arms

Mon, Nov 29, 2010

The duo visit the Malham limestone pavement,where Rob quotes 'Tintern Abbey' and Steve ends up rock climbing with a boring geologist.At the Yorke Arms in the Nidderdale Valley they discuss Abba's 'The Winner Takes It All',Welsh actors and film roles they took which ended up in the cutting room. When Steve admits to writer's block on his reviews Rob suggests he take the women they have met on the trip as his inspiration,after which Steve rings his son.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Angel at Hetton

Mon, Dec 6, 2010

Following a visit to Bolton abbey - an excuse for Rob to quote Wordsworth =- and an outdoor breakfast at the Angel at Hetton,the guys drop in on Steve's parents,who seem to be far bigger fans of Rob than of their son. After an operatic contest in the car they return home - Rob to his welcoming family,Steve to his lonely flat. He does,however,phone his agent to turn down the American offer.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Il Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli

Fri, Apr 4, 2014

Rob and Steve are asked by a Sunday newspaper to do six more restaurant reviews, this time in Italy. They start at the Trattoria Della Porta in Piedmont, where Steve is impressed by Rob's - limited - Italian and Rob is amazed that Steve has eschewed alcohol and, despite vows to the contrary, they end up doing impressions. After being photographed at Byron's house in Genovese and discussing Canadian songstresses they arrive at Il Cenobio Dei Dogo at Camogli where, surrounded by attractive youngsters, they suddenly feel old.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Da Giovanni, San Fruttuso

Fri, Apr 11, 2014

After depressing calls from home Rob and Steve get a ride on a magnificent yacht, where Rob charms attractive crew member Lucy with his impressions. More impressions inevitably follow as Rob and Steve have lunch at a beach café at San Fruttuoso before having their photos taken at Percy Shelley's house. This leads to a discussion on how the pair will be remembered in two hundred years time after which Steve reads poetry in bed whilst Rob chats to Lucy on the beach.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ La Suvera, Pievescola

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Rob wakes up in bed with Lucy and feels rather guilty though he keeps it from Steve. They move on to the seaside resort of Viareggio, where Shelley's body was washed ashore and which reminds Rob of Rhyl before visiting Byron's house only to find that they are at the wrong address. Over lunch at Mazzolla they discuss men with much younger girlfriends such as Byron, Shelley - and Steve himself. Finally they arrive at La Suvera hotel where Rob gets a call from his agent, offering him an audition for a role in an American television series.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Hotel Locarno, Rome

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Steve is jealous when Rob tells him of the possibility of his acting role in America but films a demo of him going through his lines with the receptionist. They then press on to Rome to meet Steve's assistant Emma and photographer Yolanda. They do the tourist sites including the house shared by Keats and Shelley before lunching at the Ristorante Oliver Glowig where they entertain the women with their impressions. Afterwards Rob goes to his room where he gets a call from Lucy, who is keen to see him again.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Fri, May 2, 2014

The duo tour the ruins of Pompeii, passing their own caustic comments before lunching at the Relais Blu, overlooking the island of Capri, where Steve reminds Rob that he has also been in a Hollywood film. At the Villa Cimbrone Rob gets a call from his agent to tell him that he has successfully got the American role. He rings his wife to pass on the news but she claims that she is too busy and urges him to ring back later. Steve, meanwhile, talks to his son Joe, who wants to come and join him in Italy.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Il Riccio, Capri

Fri, May 9, 2014

The imminent arrival of Joe means the trip to Sicily is off but, having met Emma and Joe in a cemetery full of skulls, Rob and Steve take the ferry to Capri, where they dine at Il Riccio hotel. Here Joe announces that Steve is not a cynic and that he cried at the finale of the film 'Mamma Mia', which leads to impressions of Pierce Brosnan and other James Bond actors before Rob tells everybody that he has got the part in the Michael Mann film. After the meal Steve and Joe go for a swim and Steve tells his son he is buying a house round the corner from him and he can come and stay whilst Rob admits to Emma his fling with Lucy and asks if he should see her again. She is unable to give an answer so instead they discuss unrequited love in films.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Trip to Greece: Troy to Kavala

Tue, Mar 3, 2020

Rob and Steve are on a road trip inspired by the Odyssey through Greece. First, they visit Troy, almost get involved in the refuge crisis near Lesbos, and sing their favorite Rod Stewart song as nostalgia and melancholy start to kick in.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Kavala to Pelion

Tue, Mar 10, 2020

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's gastro tour takes them to the beach home of Mamma Mia!, where their lunchtime chat is about Alexander the Great and Ray Winstone.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Pelion to Athens

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

Rob and Steve enjoy a rainy day at Delphi, some Michelin-starred seafood and a battle to see who can do the greatest impressions.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Athens to Hydra

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Rob and Steve strike a pose at the Epidaurus Amphitheatre. Then, it's on to Hydra for a long lunch, before Steve finds romance on the waterfront.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Hydra to the Mani

Tue, Mar 31, 2020

Rob and Steve set sail for Limini, where they reflect on their middle age. Then it's off to the caves of Dios for some a cappella.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Mani to Ithaca

Tue, Apr 7, 2020

Rob and Steve's island-hopping tour is cut short in King Nestor's home of Pilos as Steve receives some bad news. It makes for an emotional journey home.