Tropic of Cancer (2010)

Name: Tropic of Cancer
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Simon Reeve

Documentary

Tropic of Cancer is a BBC television documentary presented by Simon Reeve. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in 2010. It follows his previous series Equator and Tropic of Capricorn.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (281 votes)
Episode average: 8.6 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Simon Reeve

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

8.60 avg 6 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 59 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mexico to the Bahamas	8.4	21
2	Western Sahara to Libya	8.6	21
3	Egypt to Oman	8.5	22
4	India	8.7	18
5	Bangladesh to Burma	8.7	19
6	Laos to Hawaii	8.7	18