John Sergeant on the Tourist Trail
Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Green & Pleasant LandJohn Sergeant joins a host of foreign tourists who have come to Britain to enjoy our great outdoors. He tags along with a coach load of gardening fanatics from California who have travelled to the beautiful gardens of RHS Wisley in Surrey, to breathe in the scent of the English rose. The group then enjoys a traditional English garden party complete with Pimms, scones and a game of croquet. Next, John joins thousands of Germans as they invade the Isle of Man for the annual TT (tourist trophy) motorcycle race. He discovers why they love to return to Britain year after year, despite bringing all their own food and litres of German beer. John then goes monster hunting on Loch Ness and tries to understand why tourists delight in running screaming into the icy waters of the Loch. John travels to the Lake District with a group of Japanese tourists. Despite the beauty of their surroundings, they have not come to the UK to enjoy the scenery.CCNov 10, 2009
- 2. Kings & CastlesJohn joins a host of foreign tourists who have come to Britain to enjoy our royalty, history and traditions. He finds out why they are so keen to see the Trooping of the Colour before joining a group of American ladies who have travelled all the way to the UK for Ascot’s Ladies Day. With their expectations based on classic scenes from My Fair Lady, they find an event which isn’t quite as ‘classy’ as they were hoping. John joins the Edwards family from Orlando to stay overnight in Chillingham Castle, reputedly the most haunted castle in the world. He find out why such a scary ordeal draws tourists from the other side of the world. Next on John’s tourist trail is a visit to the Royal Suite at The Lanesborough in London where wealthy tourists stay if they want to live like a king. The huge rooms face out towards Buckingham Palace, so the location is as exclusive as they come.CCNov 17, 2009
- 3. Land of HeroesJohn joins a host of foreign tourists who come to Britain to pay homage to our national heroes; from the Beatles to Sherlock Holmes. John takes a magical mystery tour around Liverpool, taking in John Lennon’s house and the inspiration for the song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’. John then joins the Janneson family from Holland who are attending a festival in Nottingham to pay homage to Robin Hood. It’s the sixteenth year running that they have attended and they are playing for free as musicians at the festival, due to their love of the Robin Hood story. Sherlock Holmes attracts tourists from from France, Switzerland and Japan and John joins them for a murder mystery evening on Dartmoor, dressing for the part as ‘Doctor Mortimer’. And finally he becomes Mr Darcy for a group of American ladies who have travelled over to the UK to experience the world of Jane Austen.CCNov 24, 2009
John Sergeant on the Tourist Trail
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