This isn't an ordinary pilgrimage, because the seven pilgrims are all British public figures. All this said the group seemed very coherent and respectful of each other beliefs. Of course, they don´t show everything that happens in the pilgrimage and sometimes they must have used bus to help but this is left outside the final cut. Nevertheless, the show really shows very beautiful scenery and monuments in the north and center of Portugal. They really could have shown more of Porto and of course spent more time in Fátima, since it was the main purpose of the pilgrimage. Being a Roman Catholic pilgrimage, Bobby Seagull, the only of that faith, shows that he takes his faith very seriously and he is a strong believer in Fátima. It was nice to see the strong commitment to his faith that Shane Lynch, an Irish Pentecostal born-again Christian, has, like also Nabil Abdulrashid, a Muslim. The two Anglicans, actress Sue Pollard, and paralympic skier Millie Knight, also shown a great respect for other peoples believes. It would have been interesting to point in the series that some Anglicans, mostly Anglo-Catholics, actually believe in Fátima! Vicky Pattinson was very into the experience, even as an agnostic, and it was moving to see her crying at times since she isn't able to have religious faith. Jewish actress Rita Simons, who is more a cultural than a religious Jew, showed another religious perspective in the series.
Review of Pilgrimage
