James May: Our Man in… (Seasons 1–3)

James May: Our Man in… Italy (2020) is a travel documentary you can watch online on iFILM. The former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter drives the whole country, starting in Palermo on Sicily and ending up in the Dolomites.

Along the way May pokes into nearly every region — the food, the workshops, the factories, even a bit of sport, all shot against coastal towns and mountain passes. One contradiction nags at him. Crumbling infrastructure, corruption, a mountain of national debt: on paper the place should be falling apart. Somehow Italians keep living a life half of Europe envies.

Over eleven weeks on the road he tries to work out whether the locals have quietly cracked the secret of living well. The tone is pure May — dry, grumbling, endlessly curious, with real conversations instead of postcard gloss. Easy company for anyone who prefers a wry travelogue to a glossy one. Stream Our Man in Italy (2020) online on iFILM.