A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip is another hilarious special edition following on from the team's South East Asia adventure. This time it’s all sombreros, mariachi bands and tequila in the epic four-part trip, as captains Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott go head-to-head with teammates Mo Gillligan, Micah Richards and comedian Maisie Adam, as they attempt sporting challenges with a Latin twist.
That means getting stuck into everything from Mexican-style horseriding and Lucha Libre wrestling to roller-skating at Mexico City’s famous Day of the Dead parade!
Micah Richards says: "It was always going to be difficult to match Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand from the last Road Trip, but we had a brilliant time. As a kid, you always say ‘I want to go to Mexico.’ I suspect I would never have gone to Vietnam or Singapore otherwise but was glad I did. I'd been to Thailand before because of football. We had an unbelievable time that was hard to beat. But Mexico was amazing."
So here’s everything you need to know about A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip on Sky Max…
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip release date
A League of Their Own Mexican Road Trip starts on Sky Max and NOW on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 and all four episodes will be available from that date as a box set.
Is there a trailer?
Yes a trailer from Sky has landed and there are some fun costumes and exploits! Take a look at the A League of Their Own Mexican Road Trip trailer below...
A League of Their Own Mexican Road Trip — destinations, challenges and what happens
While A League Of Their Own host Romesh Ranganathan gets to relax at home (although he does narrate the series!), the gang, including Jill Scott, Jamie Redknapp, Maisie Adams, Mo Gilligan and Micah Richards, fly out to Mexico for some fun in the sun.
But as the Blue Team and Red Team go head-to-head across the series, with the ultimate loser taking on a thrilling but terrifying forfeit, expect plenty of mickey taking, drunken antics and bad language! Spicy!
The gang will learn the art of Lucha Libre wrestling, complete with shiny costumes and comedy ring names, before showing off their skills in front of an excited crowed at the Arena Mexico. Across the series they also rollerskate at the Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City, rock climb in Guadalajara and take penalties in front of 60,000 football fans. There’s also baseball, horseriding and scuba diving, plus plenty of tequila and a mariachi band surprise! But the loser will be forced to face a giant bungee swing across a desert canyon in a terrifying forfeit!
Jamie Redknapp on A League of Their Own Mexican Road Trip
Jamie Redknapp says: "There’s something about travelling that I’ve always loved. All of a sudden, I’m going to places I never knew existed. As much as I love the filming, I almost enjoyed the evenings just as much, where we all went out for dinner and might have had a nice tequila, being in Mexico… Getting to be there with Jill, Micah, Mo and Maise was great, and it’s fun getting to meet different people. Road Trip has become a big part of my life now.
"I’d never been to Mexico before, and I’ve always wanted to go. I had no idea what it was going to be like, but it was unbelievable, so vibrant. We got to do so many cool things, the people were friendly, and the food was incredible. It’s one of the nicest places I’ve ever been to.
"The Lucha Libre wrestling was amazing. Micah loves wrestling anyway, and he really came into his own – and the size of him! He really took it seriously. I’d hurt my back so couldn’t get involved with that challenge too much, but it would have been a brilliant thing to do. I designed the outfits which was a lot of fun. Getting to see Jill, Maisie and Micah get stuck into the matches was fantastic.
"Baseball was good fun, we really enjoyed doing that in front of a large crowd. Mexico loves its football but is a big baseball community, too. We had a guy called Manny who taught us how to play and took a real shine to Jill!
"The Day of the Dead parade was the most incredible thing. Everyone’s seen Daniel Craig there in James Bond! We got fully made up with the face paints and outfits and looked incredible.
"Scuba Diving was fun and could have gone either way because we couldn’t find the sea lions that we were supposed to be underwater photographing - they were nowhere to be seen! I think we ended up having to pay some to come and do a bit-part in the end! Luckily enough we did find some eventually. Everyone else was scared to get in the water and I felt like David Hasselhoff for the first time in my life!
"Tequila drinking… that was a challenge that wasn’t a challenge, being asked to drink it all day! Micah and I, unfortunately, took it to a new level. I blame him, though he’ll probably blame me. We had so much fun, we didn’t stop laughing all day, it’s one of the best ALOTO challenges I’ve ever done. I don’t even know who won it, I can’t remember - I can’t even remember the next day either!"
Behind the scenes and more on A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland and Phil Edgar-Jones, Director, Sky Arts and Entertainment.
The Commissioning Editor for Sky UK is Barbara Lee and the Executive Producers for CPL Productions, a Seven. One Studios company, are Murray Boland, Danielle Lux and David Taylor.
