Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Grayson Perry explores the landmark events in all of our lives--Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage and Death. He works alongside people who are going through those universal experiences with the aim to try and reinvent these rites of passage so he can mark and celebrate them for modern secular Britain.

In a major departure for Grayson, each episode sees him experiencing an extraordinary rite of passage in a number of worldwide societies – journeys well outside his usual comfort zone. These include the beautiful and haunting birth ceremony in Bali, a visceral coming of age ceremony amongst the Tikuna people of the western Amazon, a traditional Shinto wedding in Urban Japan, and the unique death rituals of the Toraja people of Indonesian Sulawesi, involving mummified human corpses and buffalo sacrifice.

Series details

• Title: Grayson Perry: Rites of Passage
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2018-08-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-09-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38314
• IMDb ID: tt8817178
• TVDB ID: 351991

Cast and credited roles

• Grayson Perry — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-08-23; final listed air date 2018-09-13; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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