Russia with Simon Reeve: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Simon Reeve travels across the world's biggest country, Russia.

On the centenary anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Simon's journey will take him from the snow-capped volcanoes of the far east, through some of the remotest parts of our planet, to the great cities of the west, Moscow and St Petersburg.

Along the way he encounters an extraordinary cast of characters including reindeer herders living in extreme temperatures, the former traffic cop whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Jesus, Cossack law enforcers and a cheese entrepreneur beating western sanctions. As well as braving conditions in some of most extreme places in the world, Simon and the team also experience first-hand what it's like filming in Putin's Russia when the team are repeatedly followed and detained by Russian authorities.

Series details

• Title: Russia with Simon Reeve
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2017-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-10-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31771
• IMDb ID: tt7425366
• TVDB ID: 335611

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Reeve — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-09-28; final listed air date 2017-10-12; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Russia with Simon Reeve on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.