Three Men Go To New England is the seventh boat-based outing for RORY McGRATH, GRIFF RHYS-JONES and DARA O’BRIAIN - and this instalment sees the Three Men return for one of their toughest nautical challenges to date. Our voyage starts in the cradle of American history, New England, and arriving in Portland Maine our men discover that they have just 10 days to find a suitable vessel to be part of a very special flotilla, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, in New York.
In the first of the 2 x 60-minute films, the Three Men visit and reflect at some of America’s most historic places including: stepping foot in oldest continually operated boat shop in the US, where the owner offers to take them to the port of Gloucester on the 20th anniversary of The Perfect Storm; hitching a lift from Boston to Plymouth on a luxury racing yacht with an impressive past (well, two of them do at least, leaving one to make alternative arrangements); following in, and even re-enacting, the footsteps of The Pilgrims, stopping at the Plimoth Plantation, a living museum that recreates the 1620’s down to every last detail; and meeting up with some Native Americans, who make our trio work incredibly hard in a ‘Mishoon’ for the chance to join them at a very traditional clambake.
Highlights of the second part will include, the Three Men attempting sports fishing on their way to Cape Cod, their encounter with a whale, and endurance of some incredibly bad weather, which causes tensions to mount as serious doubts set in as to whether their goal will be in any way achievable. Can the Three Men persuade any boats to come to New York Harbour with them to take part in the flotilla? Not to mention do any justice to the anniversary parade of one of America’s most iconic symbols…?
The Three Men series has grown to become one of BBC TWO’s most successful shows and past expeditions have seen RORY, GRIFF and DARA rowing along the Thames; sailing from Tower Bridge to the Isle of Wight; stealing, borrowing and hitch hiking to get from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly; taking on the waterways of Ireland; exploring Scotland’s Western Islands and race on the Grand Canal in Venice.
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The first episode of Three Men Go To New England will transmit on BBC TWO, 27th December 2011 at 9.00pm
The second episode will transmit on BBC TWO, 28th December 2011 at 9.30pm
For more information please contact Debra Clavey, Celeste Berry or Dan Lloyd at
Avalon on 020 7598 7222 or debrac@avalonuk.com, celesteb@avalonuk.com or danl@avalonuk.com
LIBERTY BELL PRODUCTIONS
Liberty Bell Productions, which was formed in autumn 2002, is based in Newcastle and London, and specialises in the production of television documentaries and features, factual entertainment, current affairs, drama-documentary and youth programming. Recent productions include: Al Murray’s German Adventure (BBC FOUR), Lakes on a Plate (Channel 4), Angels (Sky Real Lives), Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory (BBC TWO) Portillo on Thatcher: The Lady’s Not For Spurning (BBC FOUR), The Alastair Campbell Diaries (BBC TWO), Three Men In A Boat (BBC TWO), The Grumpy Guides to… (BBC TWO), Three Men In Another Boat (BBC TWO), Grumpy Old Men (BBC TWO), Grumpy Old Women (BBC TWO), Why We Went to War (More 4), Don't Get Me Started (Five), Real Life: Beating Breast Cancer (ITV1), The Meaning of Life (BBC ONE) and The Widow’s Tale (BBC TWO). Liberty Bell is currently in production with new programmes for BBC ONE, Channel 4 and SkyArts.
WHAT THE PRESS SAID ABOUT PREVIOUS LIBERTY BELL PRODUCTIONS:
Portillo on Thatcher: The Lady’s Not For Spurning
“Gordon Brown and David Cameron should watch it. Tony Blair should get a hold of a tape and reflect on what might have been. Media bosses who only commission films if they portray politicians as corrupt and mad should take note also… I know people with only a passing interest in politics who were gripped.”
Steve Richards, The Independent
The Alastair Campbell Diaries
“Just as DVD extras allow you to see the human fallibility that lies behind the polished exterior of the finished film, Campbell’s diary fills in the engrossing trivia of off-stage politics… it is completely engrossing.”
Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent
The Widow’s Tale
“This complex and moving film is one of the television highlights of the year so far.”
Andrew Male, The Sunday Times
Grumpy Old Men
“The whole programme put me into an uncharacteristically, seethingly good mood… Wonderful stuff”
A.A. Gill, The Sunday Times
