Palin is primarily known for his role in Monty Python … he was usually subsumed by John Cleese and Terry Jones, but in my opinion he was the funniest and the best of the bunch. He was also brilliant in “A fish called Wanda” and “Fierce Creatures”.
However, I’m writing about Palin in the context of his travel shows. I had seen him many years ago in “Around the World in 80 Days” and “Sahara” – wonderful, funny, engaging and very genuine recounts of his travels through the world. And now, I’m watching Himalayas – where starting from the Khyber Pass in Pakistan he travels across the Himalayas all the way to their foothills in Sikkim, through Kashmir, India, Nepal and Tibet.
The photography is excellent and the locales simply breathtaking. But – it is Palin who steals the show. With his warm, down-to-earth and open style … you really feel you are getting the essence of the places he visits. The only complaint one could have is that every episode is too short and that 6 x 1hr episodes fail to do the topic justice.
The series is available on Netflix.
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