EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.
30.04.2024 - 18:27 / ok.co.uk
Comedian Sue Perkins is heading off the beaten track as she explores three regions of Thailand. But it’s not all lazing about on beaches and looking at temples, Sue is taking a more daring approach to travelling. During the series she tries Thai boxing, goes to Hell Garden, visits a women’s prison, and kicks off the first episode by abseiling deep into the Crazy Horse Buttress cave – but that’s not the most daring thing we’ll see her do.
“There’s worse to come,” laughs Sue, 54. “If you want to see me on a hoverboard flying across the ocean screaming, then watch episode three. With the abseiling, I don’t love heights, and it was a blistering hot day.
Even going for a walk, I’m out of breath and sweating and because everyone’s whip thin and super young, I’m like somebody’s nana that’s turned up." Sue continued: “It was very out of my comfort zone because I was looking down this giant hole. I looked at the instructor and said, ‘Tell me I can trust you.’ She literally looked at me and said, ‘Sue, I will not let you fall.’ It went well for a while, then I smacked my knee really badly and hung there like a sack of potatoes.” This three-part travel series isn’t the first Sue has taken on. Earlier this year, Sue travelled across Alaska where she enjoyed dog mushing, a bug out boat ride and explored the wilderness.
Sue has also filmed in Mexico, America, Columbia and Bolivia and considers her ventures in Thailand fairly tame. “I did another show where I did some really crazy stuff, got shot and took weird drugs,” she says. “So this feels actually quite sedate now by comparison.
EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired an original feature pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to produce.
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