The Trip's Rob Brydon originally against playing fictional version of himself

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRob Brydon says he and Steve Coogan were both against playing versions of themselves in The Trip, and thought it was passé, the BBC reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPassé. They said that about a show that ran for years, on the strength of two men eating dinner.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrydon says that when director Michael Winterbottom first suggested it, they were both against the idea.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo a director talks two grown men into it, and now there are five seasons.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat is how a man loses an argument with Michael Winterbottom.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI've never seen a single episode, Hank. I watched ten minutes once and spent the rest of it wondering whether the restaurant had a wine list.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrydon says it made viewers curious whether the pair really are how they seem on screen.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also told The Times they stripped down to their pants quite a lot.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorQuite a lot. Plus saunas and cold plunges in crystal Nordic waters, which he called wonderful. That's the passé part, is it?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey were against it. Then they were in a sauna in their pants.