Around the World in 80 Days
Seen it?1989 | 1 seasons | 89 min | Drama, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Shōgun, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout, and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by John Gay, Jules Verne, Buzz Kulik
- Pierce BrosnanPhileas Fogg
- Eric IdleJean Passepartout
- Peter UstinovWilbur Fix
- Jack KlugmanCaptain Bunsby
- Julia NicksonPrincess Aouda
- Ian McNeiceBatcular
- James B. SikkingJenks
- Lee RemickSarah Bernhardt
- Patrick MacneeRalph Gautier
- Robert MorleyWentworth