Summaries

'Amazing Adventures of a Nobody' is a documentary/factual entertainment TV series that follows Leon, the presenter, on his travels around the UK on just 5 pounds a day. The 5 pounds has to cover food, accommodation and travel; the 5 pounds reflecting the average hourly wage according to the Department of Trade and Industry in the U.K. Leon had certain cities he had to pass through and was only ever allowed to stay for 24 hours in each city. The 5 pounds could not roll over and had to be spent, with each morning being presented a new five pound note for each new day. The public could buy him things and he could work for goods, but was never allowed to be given money directly. The results were truly amazing, hence the name, with our "nobody" meeting some fascinating people such as Jack the lobster fisherman in locations as grand as Lord Glasgow's Scottish castle and as beautiful as the Welsh Coast.—Jorien Klaver

The first season of the 'Amazing Adventures of a Nobody' series, which follows a fun-loving young Englishman as he travels around the entire U.K. on only five pounds a day. This five pounds must pay for his food, lodging, travel and everything else. Made up of 7 episodes, this real-life travel show has the added twist that we're never quite sure if our host will survive the journey. Program debuted on Sky TV in the U.K. and is being distributed throughout the world. Season 2 (13 episodes) follows our host as he travels from Times Square in New York to the Hollywood sign on just five dollars a day - See 'Amazing Adventures of a Nobody USA'. The location of Season 3 is currently a closely-held secret.—Mr. Shankly

Details

Keywords
  • travel
  • challenge
  • travel reality tv
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Reality-TV
Release date Apr 11, 2003
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Production companies Shankly Productions Nomadic Films

Box office

Budget $100000

Tech specs

Runtime 24m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

Synopsis

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