Apparently they don’t make it–at least in the first season–since a second season is already approved. It’s the most classic piece of science fiction and adventure, coming to your PBS Masterpiece: BBC’s latest adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1873 novel Around the World in 80 Days. It’s David Tennant in the lead role as Phileas Fogg acting his most frenetically Doctor Whovian and passing to his fans the code word “companion” in its first trailer for the series. It might be the most we’ve seen Tennant in this kind of rollicking role since his last turn as the 10th Doctor. The production looks sharp, as we’d expect from the BBC, with costumes, trains, and set pieces quite up to snuff.
