The Trip to Greece: Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan announce return of comedy series

The latest series, The Trip to Spain, aired in 2017

Fans of The Trip were overjoyed to learn that Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan are working on a brand new series.

Brydon shared a photo alongside Coogan where he announced that they were discussing the fourth instalment of the popular comedy series that will see them venture to Greece.

The caption read: “Lunch with a friend to discuss ‘The Trip To Greece.’”

The Trip – co-created by Brydon, coogan and director Michael Winterbottom – began on BBC Two in 2010 with a series that saw them embark on a restaurant tour of northern England. Later outings saw them repeat the formula in Italy and Spain, the last of which aired in 2017.

Episodes were eventually cut together into a feature-length film by IFC Films.

In the series, the actors play ficitional versions of themselves.

Coogan most recently appeared in Stan & Ollie, playing Stan Laurel opposite John C Reilly’s Oliver Hardy. He’ll next be seen on the big screen alongside Isla Fisher in Greed, which was directed by Winterbottom.

Next month, he'll reprise the character of Alan Partridge for a brand new BBC series.

It’s unknown when The Trip to Greece will go into production, but expect impressions galore whenever it does.

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