From left: the famous actor Ewan McGregor (on the saddle of his 1974 Moto Guzzi Eldorado ex-Police bike) and Charley Boorman, British actor too, explore Europe by motorcycle in the new season of Apple TV+’s “Long Way Up.” Photo courtesy (editorial purpose).
October 2024 - Apple TV+ recently has announced an all-new 10-episode season of the epic motorcycle adventure series starring and executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, which reunites the best friends for their next great motorbike tour, this time a little closer to home.
“On a rather tricky, sandy bit of ‘Long Way Up,’ Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary road at hand!” said Ewan McGregor. “This is that trip. Rusty old bikes and 10,000 miles of Scandinavia, and Eastern and Central Europe. A big loop from my house in Scotland to Charley’s house in England. Long way home … magic.”
“It has been such a pleasure to get back on the road on motorcycles with my best friend Ewan,” said Charley Boorman. “We’ve talked about doing this trip on old bikes since the last one. Traveling around Scandinavia and Europe has been a blast on our beautiful bikes.”
Ewan and Charley’s adventures have received praise from both critics and fans alike, as “Long Way Up” quickly achieved a perfect 100 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes following its global premiere. The series has been hailed as an “entertaining and highly enjoyable” ride, sure to “please fans looking for adventure,” and was honored with three Emmy Award nominations in 2021, including Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Program; Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing; and Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing.
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Ewan Mc Gregor, Hollywood star, is a great motorcycle enthusiast; in his collection there are numerous Moto Guzzi, a well-known Italian brand for which he was the testimonial for a decade.
https://www.motoguzzi.com/en_EN/moto-guzzi-world/events/stelvio-ewan-mcgregor/
The new season follows Ewan and Charley as they ride lovingly refurbished vintage motorbikes from Ewan’s home in Scotland to Charley’s in England — but rather than take the shortest route, they go the long way! They head across the North Sea to Scandinavia, all the way up to the Arctic Circle and then down to the Baltics and through continental Europe, before eventually hopping back over the English Channel two months later. It’s an adventure that will take them to more than fifteen countries, through spectacular scenery and along some of the greatest driving roads in the world. Along the way they’ll immerse themselves in each country’s culture, meet the locals and try their hand at unique and eclectic activities.
The series is executive produced by McGregor and Boorman, alongside longtime collaborators David Alexanian and Russ Malkin, who also direct. “Long Way Up” follows Ewan and Charley’s previous adventures in “Long Way Round” and “Long Way Down.” All three previous seasons are now streaming on Apple TV+.
Long Way Up official website:
https://www.longwayup.com/
About Apple TV+. Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 501 wins and 2,286 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.” Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions. tv.apple.com, (Source: Apple TV+ press release).
ABOUT EWAN’S MOTORCYCLE…
Made to Ride: A Moto Guzzi Eldorado Police Edition Story.
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Much of the Moto Guzzi Eldorado’s (850cc) commercial success in mid-Seventies relied on its being chosen as a police bike by the Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol. The Eldorado is a direct descendent of Moto Guzzi’s 1967 704cc V7, imported into the U.S. Equally famous is the subsequent Moto Guzzi V7 750 Ambassador model used by the Californian police.
In the background images: Ewan at GMG 2022 (World Moto Guzzi Days), September 2022, the great gathering in Mandello del Lario (Como Lake, Italy), celebrating the centenary of the Italian brand (100 years +1: 1921-2021). https://wide.piaggiogroup.com/en/articles/events/big-event-2022-100-years+1/index.html
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