![]() ![]() He has starred in Birds of a Feather, Framed, and Can't Stop Me Dreaming. Lord Crossley will be played by Walter van Dyk who has been acting since the early 2000s and has also performed on stage. Rizelle Januk will play Samanaz and has previously starred in the films The Scorpion King: Book of Souls and Kings of Mulberry Street. Playing Aouda is Shivaani Ghai who has starred in Doctors and EastEnders where she played Ayesha Rana. Peter has also performed extensively on stage in plays such as King Lear and Richard III.Īouda is an Indian Princess who is rescued by Phileas and his friends after she is about to be sacrificed to the Hindu gods since the death of her husband. Playing Phileas's doubtful childhood friend Nyle Ballamy is Peter Sullivan who has starred in many hit TV programmes such as Poldark, MotherFatherSon and The Accident. ![]() He has also picked up awards for his acting including Best Actor at the African International Film Festival. The French actor has starred in the films such as From Africa with Love and As Far as I Can Walk. ![]() The German actress was born in Hamburg in 1991 and she has also acted on the big screen, including the war film The White Ribbon.Įscaping getting in trouble from a kitchen fight and Phileas's new valet is Passepartout who is being played by Ibrahim Koma. Leonie Benesch is playing Abigail Fix, the journalist documenting and accompanying Phileas, and the actress has previously starred in The Crown and Babylon Berlin. Vernes classic novel of global voyagingOne night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty. Leonie Benesch is playing journalist Abigail Fix (Image: BBC) Playing the main character Phileas Fogg, who has everything to lose and a lot to gain from this adventure, is well-known and popular actor David Tennant.ĭavid is best known for playing The Doctor in Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010 and going on to star in some hard-hitting dramas such as ITV's Broadchurch and mini-series Des. The series will be eight episodes long and will begin on Boxing Day on BBC One. Han Zimmer, who is behind The Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean films soundtracks, and Christian Lundberg will be composing the music to help bring this drama to life. The trio will travel on horses, boats, trains, camels and a hot air balloon as they travel to France, Italy, India, Hong Kong, a desert island, San Francisco, New York, Liverpool, and London. Phileas will have to rely on his clever creations and inventions throughout his trip and the series is set in 1872. Joining him on this epic adventure is his new valet Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma), who is on the run from fighting in a kitchen, and a journalist Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch). Tennant will be playing Phileas Fogg who places a bet that he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Around The World in 80 Days is the new BBC adventure drama and is based on the same-titled novel by Jules Verne and stars David Tennant in the leading role. ![]()
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