The Last Overland

Name: The Last Overland
Released: 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Alex Bescoby, Tim Slessor

TV Show · Documentary

Hop into an 87-year-old adventurer’s badly behaved vintage Land Rover for a wild, 19,000-mile intercontinental journey. Join filmmaker Tim Slessor as he recreates his record-breaking 1955 drive from London to Singapore. What could possibly go wrong?

2022 · 46m

Starring Alex Bescoby, Tim Slessor

Director Alex Bescoby

EPISODE 1

Best Laid Plans...

Meet right-hand man Alex at the starting line in Singapore, where he taps Tim’s grandson, Nat, to take over after his grandpa is hospitalized. Watch this new dynamic duo coax the rattletrap Rover through Malaysia and Thailand, then into Myanmar.
EPISODE 2

Royals & Rebels

Greet Tim’s old mate Sithu, who agrees to guide Alex and Nat through Myanmar, where civil unrest makes the route to India even more challenging. Climb the Himalayas into Nepal, where even engine woes can’t keep them from a scary crossing into Tibet.
EPISODE 3

Roof of the World

Go on a risky detour through western China and central Asia, where altitude sickness hits hard. Breathe a sigh of relief when the team reaches Kyrgyzstan, then brace for scares on the infamous Pamir Highway before the Rover limps into Turkmenistan.
EPISODE 4

Homeward Bound?

Hold your breath as the team searches for a mechanic to resurrect the nearly dead Rover. Cross Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey before rejoining the original overland route and racing back to the UK for a tearful, joyous reunion at the finish line.