Withnail and I (1987)
Directed by Bruce Robinson
At the end of the 1960s, two broke, unemployed actors flee their squalid Camden flat for a holiday at an uncle's cottage near Penrith, and find the countryside even less welcoming.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Flat in Camden Town≈ 00:00:30London, EnglandInferred
In a filthy flat the two out-of-work actors nurse hangovers and dread the washing-up.
- 2The Mother Black Cap pub≈ 00:12:00London, EnglandStated on screen
A menacing drinker in the pub sends them running.
- 3Uncle Monty's house≈ 00:16:00London, EnglandInferred
Withnail's flamboyant uncle agrees to lend them his cottage in the country.
- 4Crow Crag cottage≈ 00:30:00Crow Crag (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
They arrive at a cold, rainy cottage with no food and no fuel.
- 5Tea rooms and pub≈ 00:45:00Penrith, EnglandStated on screen
In town they get drunk, demand the finest wines and fall foul of a poacher.
- 6Monty's visit≈ 01:00:00Crow Crag (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 7Back at the flat≈ 01:35:00London, EnglandInferred
- 8Wolf enclosure, Regent's Park≈ 01:42:00London Zoo, Regent's ParkStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 795 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- Car: 765 km
- Not shown: 26 km
- On foot: 3.6 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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