Series synopsis
Our Guy in Russia is a British documentary television series that premiered on Channel 4 on July 16, 2018. It ended on July 30, 2018. It stars Guy Martin.
Our Guy in Russia is the fourth in the series of critically-acclaimed adventure travelogues hosted by popular UK lorry mechanic and television daredevil, Guy Martin. He travels from Moscow to Siberia, and as usual ignores the traditional tourist attractions – preferring instead to follow his passions to discover what everyday life is really like in Russia. He rides with the Night Wolves – President Putin’s biker gang, and goes to work in the factory that produces one of Russia’s proudest exports ...
Premise
Our Guy in Russia is the fourth in the series of critically-acclaimed adventure travelogues hosted by popular UK lorry mechanic and television daredevil, Guy Martin. He travels from Moscow to Siberia, and as usual ignores the traditional tourist attractions – preferring instead to follow his passions to discover what everyday life is really like in Russia. He rides with the Night Wolves – President Putin’s biker gang, and goes to work in the factory that produces one of Russia’s proudest exports – the Kalashnikov machine gun, to name but a few of his adventures in Russia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Guy Martin as Himself - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | July 16, 2018 | July 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moscow In Moscow, Guy rides with Vladimir Putin's biker gang, persuades a mysterious man to let him drive his Zil limousine through Red Square, and performs an aerobatic display in a Soviet air force jet |
July 16, 2018 |
| 2 |
Siberia At a diamond mine in Russia's frozen north, Guy drives one of the world's biggest dumper trucks. He also drives a Dakar Rally truck, visits the Kalashnikov factory and heads east into Siberia. |
July 23, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Road to Chernobyl Guy leaves Russia and visits Chernobyl in Ukraine, where he explores the legacy of the biggest ever nuclear disaster, and the engineering solutions designed to make the area safe. |
July 30, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 16, 2018 |
| Last aired | July 30, 2018 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |