Pilgrimage (TV series)

UK television series

Pilgrimage is a BBC Two television series following celebrities from different faiths trekking together as a group (assembled for the show) on an historical pilgrimage.[1] Along the way they engage in interfaith dialogue.

## Series cast

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### The Road to Santiago (2018)

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Camino de Santiago

Following Camino de Santiago.[2]

* Neil Morrissey (humanism, atheist)[3]
* Debbie McGee (lapsed Catholic)[4]
* Ed Byrne (humanism, atheist)[5]
* Heather Small (Christian)[4]
* Kate Bottley (Anglican priest)[6]
* Raphael Rowe (non-believer)[6]
* JJ Chalmers (Presbyterian)[7]

### The Road to Rome (2019)

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Map of the Via Francigena

Following Via Francigena to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis.[8]

* Les Dennis (non-religious)[9]
* Lesley Joseph (non-observant Jewish)[10]
* Brendan Cole (atheist)[10]
* Stephen K. Amos (atheist)[11]
* Katy Brand (questioning Evangelical Christian)[10]
* Greg Rutherford (lapsed Jehovah's Witness, non-religious)[10]
* Dana Rosemary Scallon (Catholic)[10]
* Mehreen Baig (Muslim)[10]

### The Road to Istanbul (2020)

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The Templar Trail, part of which is also between Vienna and Istanbul

Following the Sultans Trail to Istanbul.[12][13]

* Adrian Chiles (Catholic convert)[12]
* Edwina Currie (lapsed Orthodox Jew)[12]
* Fatima Whitbread (Christian)[12]
* Dom Joly (atheist)[12]
* Pauline McLynn (atheist)[12]
* Mim Shaikh (Muslim)[12]
* Amar Latif (non-practising Muslim)[12]

### The Road to the Scottish Isles (2022)

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Following Hiberno-Scottish mission.[14]

* Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (pagan)[15]
* Monty Panesar (Sikh)[15]
* Louisa Clein (Jewish)[15]
* Nick Hewer (Agnostic)[15]
* Scarlett Moffatt (Anglican)[15][16]
* Shazia Mirza (Muslim)[15]
* Will Bayley (lapsed Anglican)[15][16]

### The Road through Portugal (2023)

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Following the northern route of the Fátima Way.[17]

* Nabil Abdulrashid (Muslim)[17]
* Millie Knight (non-practising Anglican)[17]
* Shane Lynch (born-again Pentecostal Christian)[17]
* Vicky Pattison (Agnostic)[17]
* Su Pollard (Anglican)[17]
* Bobby Seagull (Catholic)[17]
* Rita Simons (Jewish)[17]

### The Road through North Wales (2024)

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The route of the North Wales Pilgrim's Way

Following the North Wales Pilgrim's Way.[18]

* Eshaan Akbar (lapsed Muslim)[18]
* Amanda Lovett (Catholic)[18]
* Spencer Matthews (non-practising Anglican)[18]
* Christine McGuinness (non-religious)[18]
* Tom Rosenthal (areligious)[18]
* Sonali Shah (Jain)[18]
* Michaela Strachan (faith in the natural world)[18]

### The Road through the Alps (2025)

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Following a revived medieval route, until the Einsiedeln Abbey, in Switzerland.[19][20]

* Harry Clark (Catholic)
* Helen Lederer (believer in God)
* Jay McGuiness (Agnostic)
* Jeff Brazier (spiritual)
* Daliso Chaponda (multi-religious)
* Stef Reid (Christian)
* Nelufar Hedayat (Muslim)

## References

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1. ^ "BBC Two - Pilgrimage". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. ^ "Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago review – stars put their best feet forward". the Guardian. 16 March 2018.
3. ^ "Pilgrimage: The Road To Santiago – we had the greatest time say seven celebs". The Irish News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
4. ^ a b "Celebrities seek divine inspiration on the road to Santiago". The Times. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
5. ^ "The week's best TV: Pilgrimage — The Road To Santiago; Crufts/Scruffts; My Baby's Life: Who Decides?; The Artist". The Sunday Times. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
6. ^ a b Sherwood, Harriet (14 March 2018). "Faith, friendship and curses as seven celebrity pilgrims trek to Santiago". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
7. ^ "JJ Chalmers, My Faith and Me, BBC". Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
8. ^ Burgess, Kaya. "BBC sends stars on Vatican pilgrimage". Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
9. ^ "Les Dennis interview, BBC Two". Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
10. ^ a b c d e f Kenny, Mary (11 April 2019). "What happens when celebrities walk to Rome". Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
11. ^ "Pope: Anyone who 'discards' gay people 'doesn't have a human heart'". 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h Rajani, Deepika (9 October 2022). "Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul line-up: cast, when it's on BBC One tonight and the route they take". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
13. ^ "Pilgrimage: Road to Istanbul was more Duke of Edinburgh than RE". inews.co.uk. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
14. ^ "BBC Two - Pilgrimage, The Road to the Scottish Isles". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
15. ^ a b c d e f g Dolenec, Nina Dolenec (8 April 2022). "Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles cast – meet the celebrities". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
16. ^ a b "Pilgrimage - The Road To The Scottish Isles, BBC". Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pilgrimage is back! Seven celebrities take on a challenging journey through Portugal for brand new BBC Two and iPlayer series". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
18. ^ a b c d e f g h "Follow seven celebrity pilgrims as they take a personal journey along the North Wales Pilgrim's Way". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
19. ^ "Seven celebrities take a Pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps for brand new BBC Two and iPlayer series". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
20. ^ "Pilgrimage confirms 2025 celebs including Jeff Brazier and Helen Lederer in first look". www.radiotimes.com/tv. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

## External links

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* Pilgrimage at BBC Online
* Pilgrimage at IMDb