Rob Brydon makes announcement over future of The Trip
Rob Brydon makes announcement over future of The Trip
The comedian and actor will be joined by Steve Coogan once again in a brand new series of The Trip
Rob Brydon will be reprising his role in the sitcom series The Trip
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Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon's series The Trip has been renewed for a new series.
The Trip, in which the actor stars alongside fellow comedian and actor Steve Coogan, will return for its fifth series titled The Trip to the Northern Lights. According to Sky the brand new series will be in six parts and will see the duo travel the Scandinavian countries. In the past the pair have travelled through parts of the UK, Italy, Spain and Greece. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.
They will also be rejoined by renowned British director Michael Winterbottom, who was also behind This England and 24 Hour Party People.
Both Coogan and Brydon play fictionalised versions of themselves in the sitcom show, which follows them on their travels as they stay in hotels, dine in plush restaurants, and perform a series of impersonations.
The synopsis for the upcoming series reads: "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."
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The Trip to the Northern Lights will be available on Sky and Now in the UK and Ireland but the air date has not yet been confirmed.
Following the news that the fifth series was renewed Coogan said: "I'm delighted that Michael Winterbottom has managed to persuade me at the age of 59 to join Rob, aged 60, to squeeze the last few drops of comedy from a bottle that we both thought was pretty much empty."
Brydon added: "I'm so pleased to be heading out on a Trip once again, this time to beautiful Scandinavia and how lovely to do it while Steve Coogan, Michael Winterbottom, and I still have most of our faculties."
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The Welsh actor said goodbye to his beloved character, Uncle Bryn, in Gavin & Stacey: The Finale on Christmas Day last year.
Meanwhile Coogan starred in the comedy-drama film The Penguin Lessons last year as well as ITV's docudrama The Reckoning about the disgraced DJ and media personality Jimmy Savile.
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