Around the World in 80 Days, a review of episodes 1 and 2: a fun story that required far fewer changes

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“I was hoping for a little more color.” The words Abigail Fix in Around the world in 80 days (BBC One) after asking Phileas Fogg why she believes she can travel the world, and Fogg gave a boring answer about improving public transport speeds.

Abigail, you speak for all of us. The adaptation of Jules Verne’s famous story should be an exciting adventure, full of enthusiasm and comic touches – especially if it is marked as the family highlight of BBC One’s Christmas schedule. For now, this one retains the shade of brown Windsor soup from the Reform Club.

This is a French / German / Italian co-production obtained by the BBC, not the BBC’s own work. The company would argue that this is prudent financial management. Purists might say it is appropriate, given that the original novel was a French view of the English. But the result is a drama that is unsure of its identity.

The best thing about this is the structure of the complication, for which Verne must take all the credit. Fogg accepts the bet that he will travel around the world in a race against time, accompanied by his servant. Each of the eight episodes will take them to different places around the world. This is a wonderful ingenuity, which means that none of his adaptations can be complete nonsense.

David Tennant Fogg was quite sad when the show began, although he underwent a rather rapid transformation when he arrived in Italy, took control of the train and led a daring rescue plan to save the young boy’s life. Tennant is good at finding vulnerabilities under Fogg’s oppressed Englishman. But he is also an actor with comedic talents and so far they are wasted here.

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