Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

Action · Adventure · Comedy

The plot centres around Phileas Fogg making a £20,000 wager with three members of the Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He takes with him his newly employed French valet Passepartout, and is pursued by Detective Wilbur Fix who mistakenly thinks Fogg robbed the Bank of England and is using the wager as a cover to escape capture.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (3,977 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.10 avg 3 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 99 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode 1	7.1	147
2	Episode 2	7.0	130
3	Episode 3	7.2	130