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The main harbor on
the Greek island of
Hydra, where part of
The Trip to Greece
was filmed. Right: Steve
Coogan (left) and Rob
Brydon at Omilos
restaurant, on Hydra.
A Comic Odyssey
Funnymen Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon muse
on the highs and lows of filming their final—
and most inspiring—travelogue, The Trip to
Greece. BY PAUL BRADY
SOME PEOPLE have all the luck. Over the past
10 years, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have
collaborated on four iterations of The Trip,
a TV series turned feature-film franchise that
has taken the pair to some of Europe’s most
enchanting landscapes (the Italian island of Capri
and the Spanish port city of Santander) and finest
restaurants (the Michelin two-starred L’Enclume
in England’s Lake District). Directed by Michael
Winterbottom, their final jaunt—out now on
streaming platforms—is frequently hilarious and
often touching, following Coogan and Brydon as
they travel around Greece, visiting ancient ruins
and swapping banter over decadent meals. Their
itinerary, based loosely on Homer’s Odyssey,
begins at Troy, the site of which is in present-day
FR Turkey, then carries them to historic landmarks


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