Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond - Season 2
From Thursday 1 June 8.00pm
Actors Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming rip-roar across Scotland and beyond, as they take in some spectacular and far-flung locations, reconnect with old friends and rekindle old memories.
Episode 1
TV’s ‘golden odd couple’ are back as Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming continue their rip-roaring road trip antics across Scotland and beyond.
Our duo kick off their Scotland leg on the ‘Harry Potter Express” steam train, before it’s campervan time again, as they drive to the glorious Cairngorms where Miriam finally gets behind the wheel of a tandem scooter. Looking like a bank robber in her midge-repellent hat, the pair get stuck into some very modern orienteering and have an emotional close encounter with reindeer. All before heading to the east coast to hook up with dear friend and actor Brian Cox at his old stomping ground, the Dundee Rep.
As an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, Alan reveals he’s been given the special task of conducting an LGBTQIA+ wedding, which takes their journey towards Loch Lomond. A route that sparks childhood memories of holiday crushes for Miriam - whilst Alan insists on a stop off at the quant village of Luss, to relive his early career playing an evil woodcutter in the legendary ‘Take the High Road’.
The episode builds to a celebration to remember in more ways than one, as Miriam gets her kit off for some pre-wedding pampering in the form of an outdoor massage, before donning her sequins and giving a unique read of ‘The Owl and the Pussy-Cat’, whilst Alan weds his cousin and gives Miriam a whirl on the dance floor.
Production Credit: A BLINK FILMS PRODUCTION
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