[1] Leif Gram directed all 16 episodes, and the stories were loosely adapted by Chester "Chet" Stover from the 1873 novel by Jules Verne.
[2] More comedic in tone than Verne's novel, the motives of Phileas Fogg (Alastair Duncan) differ from those of his literary forerunner.
Unlike his counterpart in Verne's novel, Fix is not a Scotland Yard detective attempting to arrest Fogg on suspicion of bank robbery.
[2] Fogg manages to complete his journey by the end of the programme's single-season run, winning Belinda's hand with little time to spare.
Around the World in Eighty Days was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States in a two disc set by Visual Entertainment on September 27, 2011.