Urban Myths
Our "Urban Myths" are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue-in-cheek, mischievous--and deliberately ambiguous--look at what might have happened.
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy
Cast:David Avery , Robbie Coltrane , Saoirse-Monica Jackson , Mathew Baynton , Paul Kaye , Sean Biggerstaff , Richard Gadd , Dustin Demri-Burns , Steve Pemberton , Sophie Rundle , Fehinti Balogun , Sean Foley , Rupert Grint , Eddie Marsan , Noel Clarke , Ben Chaplin , David Threlfall , Gemma Arterton
S1.E1 ∙ Bob Dylan: Knockin' on Dave's Door
Music legend Bob Dylan decides to fly to the U.K. one day to visit his mate Dave Stewart. Soon he finds himself waiting for Dave in his flat dutifully being served tea by his girlfriend. But is he really in the right place? You decide.
S1.E2 ∙ Samuel Beckett and Andre the Giant
Enigmatic playwright engages exasperating builder, one of whose inventive excuses is dissolved when Sam drives Andre the Giant to school. Sam sees what others do not and thereby helps Andre become his own self.
S1.E3 ∙ Hitler the Artist
Adolf Hitler has arrived in Vienna full of hope and ambition. A passionate artist, he is determined to win a place at the acclaimed Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
S1.E4 ∙ Cary Grant and Timothy Leary
When Dr. Timothy Leary turns up in Cary Grant's dressing room on the set of North By Northwest, the two men visit the past and the future with a little help from Grant's personal supply of LSD.
S1.E5 ∙ The Greatest. Of All Time.
In the early 1980s, after his recent and high profile defeat to Larry Holmes, boxing legend Muhammad Ali takes it upon himself to talk a suicidal stranger down from a ledge. Using his unique brand of wit and wisdom, he succeeds in persuading the man that life is worth living, and learns a huge amount about himself in the process.
S1.E6 ∙ Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon
Unaired episode. A road trip that takes place after the 9/11 attacks, taking Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando from New York City to Los Angeles, California.
