Britain’s best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen’s account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in this beautifully shot BBC1 series.

Stephen meets a collection of remarkable individuals - American icons and unsung local heroes alike. He drops in for tea with Steven Spielberg in Ohio, talks to George Bush on his ranch in Texas; visits Maine’s most famous resident, Stephen King; meets Bill Gates in Washington; samples Memphis music courtesy of Aretha Franklin; and who better to talk about California than its governor Arnold Schwarzenegger? A celebration of the magnificent and the eccentric, the beautiful and the strange, “In America” is Stephen Fry’s homage to this extraordinary country.

Britain’s best-loved comic genius turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America