Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island is a documentary and comedy series.

What it’s about. Following his enormously successful book "Notes From a Small Island", American travel writer Bill Bryson sets off on a new tour of Britain. Starting at Dover, where he recalls his first disembarkation in 1973 to a land of rain, sweet tea and disagreeable land-ladies, his travels take him from Poole in the South to the Western Isles of Scotland. Along the way he encounters such colourful characters as the pipe smokers of Solihull, ballroom dancers in Blackpool and the caber tossers of Glenfinnan. Bryson brings all his perspective eye, dry wit and outbursts of comic exasperation to this affectionate survey of the British way of life.

Who’s in it. Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island stars Bill Bryson as Self - Presenter.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bill Bryson Notes from a Small Island tend to enjoy Cosmos, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II and Vikings.