Pilgrimage (TV series)
British TV series (2018–)
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Pilgrimage is a BBC Two television series following celebrities from different faiths trekking together as a group (assembled for the show) on a historical pilgrimage.[1] Along the way they engage in interfaith dialogue.
Series overview
| Season | Title | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | The Road to Santiago | 3 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 2 | The Road to Rome | 3 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| 3 | The Road to Istanbul | 3 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| 4 | The Road to the Scottish Isles | 3 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| 5 | The Road through Portugal | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| 6 | The Road through North Wales | 3 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| 7 | The Road through the Alps | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| 8 | The Road to Holy Island | 3 | 2026 | 2026 | |
Series cast
The narrator for all eight series is Lee Ingleby.
The Road to Santiago (2018)
Following Camino de Santiago.[2]
- Neil Morrissey (humanism, atheist)[3]
- Debbie McGee (lapsed Catholic)[4]
- Ed Byrne (humanism, atheist)[5]
- Heather Small (Christian)[4]
- Kate Bottley (Anglican priest)[6]
- Raphael Rowe (non-believer)[6]
- JJ Chalmers (Presbyterian)[7]
The Road to Rome (2019)
Following Via Francigena to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis.[8]
- Les Dennis (non-religious)[9]
- Lesley Joseph (non-observant Jewish)[10]
- Brendan Cole (atheist)[10]
- Stephen K. Amos (atheist)[11]
- Katy Brand (questioning Evangelical Christian)[10]
- Greg Rutherford (lapsed Jehovah's Witness, non-religious)[10]
- Dana Rosemary Scallon (Catholic)[10]
- Mehreen Baig (Muslim)[10]
The Road to Istanbul (2020)
Following the Sultans Trail to Istanbul.[12][13]
- Adrian Chiles (Catholic convert)[12]
- Edwina Currie (lapsed Orthodox Jew)[12]
- Fatima Whitbread (Christian)[12]
- Dom Joly (atheist)[12]
- Pauline McLynn (atheist)[12]
- Mim Shaikh (Muslim)[12]
- Amar Latif (non-practising Muslim)[12]
The Road to the Scottish Isles (2022)
Following Hiberno-Scottish mission.[14]
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (pagan)[15]
- Monty Panesar (Sikh)[15]
- Louisa Clein (Jewish)[15]
- Nick Hewer (Agnostic)[15]
- Scarlett Moffatt (Anglican)[15][16]
- Shazia Mirza (Muslim)[15]
- Will Bayley (lapsed Anglican)[15][16]
The Road through Portugal (2023)
Following the northern route of the Fátima Way.[17]
- Nabil Abdulrashid (Muslim)[17]
- Millie Knight (non-practising Anglican)[17]
- Shane Lynch (born-again Pentecostal Christian)[17]
- Vicky Pattison (Agnostic)[17]
- Su Pollard (Anglican)[17]
- Bobby Seagull (Catholic)[17]
- Rita Simons (Jewish)[17]
The Road through North Wales (2024)
Following the North Wales Pilgrim's Way.[18]
- Eshaan Akbar (lapsed Muslim)[18]
- Amanda Lovett (Catholic)[18]
- Spencer Matthews (non-practising Anglican)[18]
- Christine McGuinness (non-religious)[18]
- Tom Rosenthal (areligious)[18]
- Sonali Shah (Jain)[18]
- Michaela Strachan (faith in the natural world)[18]
The Road through the Alps (2025)
Following a revived medieval route, until the Einsiedeln Abbey, in Switzerland.[19][20]
- Harry Clark (Catholic)
- Helen Lederer (believer in God)
- Jay McGuiness (Agnostic)
- Jeff Brazier (spiritual)
- Daliso Chaponda (multi-religious)
- Stef Reid (Christian)
- Nelufar Hedayat (Muslim)
The Road to Holy Island (2026)
Following a pilgrim route to Holy Island,[21] including part of St Cuthbert's Way.