Director: Ben Southwell
Photography: Alan Duxbury
Editor: George Farley
Sound: Andrew Morton
With: Erwan McGregor, Ray Mears
Producer: Ben Southwell
Production: A BBC Travel Channel. Co-Production for BBC Bristol
Distribution: BBC Worldwide
First Broadcast: 07.10.2001, 21:00 BBC1
Selected Filmography Ewan McGregor: Shallow Grave, 1994; Trainspotting, 1996; Brassed Off, 1996; A little less Ordinary, 1997; Velvet Goldmine, 1998; Star Wars Episode I: The phantom menace, 1999; Moulin Rouge, 2001; Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, 2002.
Survival expert Ray Mears drives Ewan McGregor through the deepest Honduran rainforest for ten days, through apocalyptic rainfall and colonies of biting jungle fleas. Their goal is a prehistoric city sunken in the tropical forest, and, of course, day to day survival. On their way, nearly everything goes wrong that can go wrong, and Ewan McGregor’s frustrated attempts not to use the F-word make for the best comedy that’s come out of Honduras in a long time. A tasty morsel for all who want to experience Ewan McGregor (Obi Wan Kenobi) not only without makeup, but also unshowered. A brilliant example for a simple, but very effective format idea.