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The BBC\u2019s adaptation of\u00a0Jules Verne\u2019s Around the World in 80 Days<\/a>\u00a0will feature a potential romance between Passepartout, the manservant of Phileas Fogg, and new character Abigail Fix.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Ibrahim Koma teased that his character Passepartout is \u201cattracted\u201d to idealistic journalist Abigail (played by Leonie Benesch) \u2013 and that the feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n \u201cOpposites attract,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s kind of that [attraction] in the air, throughout the whole series. But when there\u2019s attraction, there\u2019s also a fight because, you know, they like each other, but they don\u2019t understand each other. And they also like the fact that they don\u2019t understand each other. So yeah, they are attracted to each other. And we\u2019ll see [how the romance plays out].\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this month,\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong> exclusively revealed the Around the World in 80 Days title sequence<\/a>.<\/p>\n David Tennant plays Phileas Fogg in the TV series, and some previous first-look images<\/a> showed Tennant and his co-stars in costume, and the Cape Town locations where part of the series was filmed.<\/p> UK viewers can now expect the eight-part adventure series to premiere on our screens later this year. As an official statement from the broadcaster said: \u201cThe clock is ticking\u2026\u00a0Join Phileas Fogg (David Tennant), Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma) and Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch) on their journey Around the World in 80 Days \u2013 coming to screens 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> David Tennant on Christmas series Around the World in 80 Days: \u201cIt\u2019s a romp\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Around the World in 80 Days will be released in the US on Sunday 2nd January via PBS, though no UK air date has been set yet. Want to watch something sooner? Check out our full TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at 12:00 am The BBC\u2019s adaptation of\u00a0Jules Verne\u2019s Around the World in 80 Days\u00a0will feature a potential romance between Passepartout, the manservant of Phileas Fogg, and new character Abigail Fix. 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