Motorcycle Documentary - Long Way Down

Long Way Down is a television series and book that documents a 15,000 mile motorcycle trip taken by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. The show follows the pair as they begin their journey in Scotland and wind their way through Europe and Africa to reach their final destination in Cape Agulhas, South Africa.

McGregor and Boorman are actors who also happen to be passionate motorcyclists. The pair made another documentary in 2004 called Long Way Round. That film documents a two-wheeled journey that begins in London, travels east through Europe into Asia and ends in New York.

Boorman was featured in another film called Race To Dakar that follows him as he competes in the 2006 Dakar Rally. In addition to appearing in major films like Star Wars and Black Hawk Down, McGregor was the narrator of a MotoGP documentary called Faster. That film and other motorcycle racing documentaries was directed by Mark Neale who has been working to get backing for a motorcycle racing film that would feature McGregor in the lead role.