Long Way Home (2025–2025)

TV ShowEndedAdventure, Travel1 season, 10 episodes
Long Way Home posterReview score: 80%

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Plot

Best friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman gear up for their fourth Long Way series—this time going from Ewan's home in Scotland to Charley's in England. They'll take the scenic route, of course, through 17 European countries on cranky old bikes.

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  1. 01Long Way Home S01E01Gears, Fears, and TearsS01E01 · 9.0As departure day approaches, Ewan resurrects his old California police bike while Charley brings a 1970s rust heap back from the dead.
  2. 02Long Way Home S01E02Route CanalS01E02 · 9.0Fresh off the ferry, the guys travel through the Netherlands and Germany to visit Charley's mom's hometown before heading to the Danish islands.
  3. 03Long Way Home S01E06Lost in LaplandS01E06 · 9.0Ewan and Charley meet a man with a fascinating connection to the Lapland forest in Finland and encounter two crazy motorsport events.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2025Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Long Way Home S01E01Season's bestGears, Fears, and TearsMay 9, 2025 9.0As departure day approaches, Ewan resurrects his old California police bike while Charley brings a 1970s rust heap back from the dead.
  2. S01E02Long Way Home S01E02Route CanalMay 9, 2025 9.0Fresh off the ferry, the guys travel through the Netherlands and Germany to visit Charley's mom's hometown before heading to the Danish isla
  3. S01E03Long Way Home S01E03Survive the RideMay 16, 2025 8.0In a scary setback, Ewan's bike gives way from underneath him. A local Swedish biker club comes to the rescue. Then it's off to meet a merma
  4. S01E04Long Way Home S01E04Fjord FocusMay 23, 2025 8.0Ewan and Charley wind their way through Norway's scenic roads and fjords, gobsmacked by Viking churches and ancient rock formations.
  5. S01E05Long Way Home S01E05Ice, Snow, and BearsMay 30, 2025 8.0The guys temporarily ditch their bikes to fly to Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic where the effects of climate change are glaringly re
  6. S01E06Long Way Home S01E06Lost in LaplandJune 6, 2025 9.0Ewan and Charley meet a man with a fascinating connection to the Lapland forest in Finland and encounter two crazy motorsport events.
  7. S01E07Long Way Home S01E07Deep in the ForestJune 13, 2025 8.0Traveling to the Finnish lakes, Ewan and Charley camp on a breathtakingly beautiful island and give the lost art of logrolling a spin.
  8. S01E08Long Way Home S01E08It's Baltic OutsideJune 20, 2025 9.0After sputtering the last 3,000 miles, Ewan's bike finally gives out. Estonian mechanics step in, and the guys resume exploring the Baltic l
  9. S01E09Long Way Home S01E09Pinball and PierogiesJune 27, 2025 9.0Nostalgia and hope define this leg as the guys retrace their Long Way Round route from over 20 years ago and visit a Ukrainian refugee cente
  10. S01E10Long Way Home S01E10The Home StraightJuly 4, 2025 9.0Paragliding, Swiss Golf, and a brush with an eccentric artist round out an Alpine exploration before making the long ride home.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Ewan McGregorEwan McGregorSelfCharley BoormanCharley BoormanSelf

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