Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days - Season 1 Episode 5 Oriental Express
7.30/10 by 24 users
Palin takes a boat from Singapore on to Hong Kong, where he wins big in a horse race, is attacked by a cockatoo and meets up with his friend Basil Pao. He attends a party thrown in his honor at the halfway point in the journey. Then, it is on to Guangzhou for a dinner of shredded cobra and then a train to Shanghai. On the train, he is asked by a Chinese businesswoman if he carries an umbrella all the time. Palin states, "I just get wet." As well, he collects a roofing tile requested by Terry Gilliam.
- Title: Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
- Year: 1989
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC One
- Director:
- Cast: Michael Palin, Don Bannerman, Chris Collins, Basil Pao, Terry Gilliam, David Powers
- Crew: Michael Palin (Writer), Jules Verne (Writer), Clem Vallance (Director), Clem Vallance (Producer), Roger Mills (Director)
- Keyword: miniseries, adventurer, travelogue, travel show
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- IMDb: 7.30 / 10 by 24 users
- Popularity: 9.586
- First Air Date: Oct 11, 1989
- Last Air date: Nov 22, 1989
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 7 Episode
- Language: English
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