30 minSeason 4 • Episode 6
LatestRob and Steve's island-hopping tour is cut short in King Nestor's home of Pilos as Steve receives some bad news. It makes for an emotional journey home.
Acting
Coogan and Brydon playing exaggerated versions of themselves—blisteringly meta.
Writing
Seamless blend of scripted narrative and spontaneous banter.
Cinematography
Lush food porn landscapes that'll ruin your microwave dinner.
Creator
Michael Winterbottom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Michael Caine impression battle was entirely improvised and became the series' signature; they later had to apologize to Caine himself.
Steve Coogan's real-life son appears as his son in later seasons, blurring fiction and reality to uncomfortable degrees.
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