The Last Overland

Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?

Documentary

The Last Overland

Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?

Documentary

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First Aired on: Sep 29, 2022
Popularity: 1.115: 1 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: Grammar Productions
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

Season 1

Aired 3 years ago

4 Episodes

Episode 1Best Laid Plans...44 min
In 1955, adventurer Tim Slessor completed a record-breaking drive from London to Singapore. Now 87 years old, he sets off to recreate the same journey, in the same old Land Rover. What could go wrong?
Episode 2Royals & Rebels47 min
To keep Tim's great dream alive, the team cross Myanmar, where they mix with royalty, and India, where they crash a tribal turf war. Later, they reach Nepal, and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Episode 3Roof of the World47 min
Forced to avoid Afghanistan, the team take on China and Central Asia. But with freezing temperatures, crippling altitude and deadly bandits, are they out of the frying pan and into the fire?
Episode 4Homeward Bound?47 min
Homeward Bound?