Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming return with 'Lost in Scotland and Beyond'

Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming are heading back out on the road for a new travel series — this time swapping Scotland for California.

Picking up from the success of their series Lost in Scotland that saw the actors explore their Scottish roots by travelling around in a campervan, the new Channel 4 series Miriam & Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond will feature them in their other mutual home, the US West Coast.

Read more: Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes calls abuse aimed at JK Rowling over trans debate 'misplaced'

The series begins with them back in Scotland meeting a range of fascinating characters once again, before they swap their campervan for a supersized RV and head for the stunning California coastline to reconnect with people and places from their early years making a career in Hollywood.

Margolyes will show Cumming the apartment on Ocean Avenue that she lived in for 16 years, as well as seeking out her old synagogue, while Cumming introduces her to his old friends and favourite haunts on the coastline between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Cumming said: “I can’t wait to get the show on the road again! Driving round my homeland with a potty mouthed octogenarian was one of the most joyous months I’ve ever had, and I’m so glad that joy translated on to the screen.

Read more: David Baddiel and Louis Theroux to explore anti-Semitism in Channel 4 documentary

"So to do it again and to explore California as well seems almost too much of a carry on!”

Margolyes added: "I thought I'd experienced almost everything, but being driven around Scotland with Mr Cumming was such a delightful new pleasure I can't wait to repeat it.

"He is funny, kind and wise — and together we laughed and marvelled and remembered. It will be a joy to get going again; I hope I've got some surprises left to tickle his fancy."

The pair are set to share more laughs and outrageous moments living in close quarters as they relive past memories in special places from their lives.

An air date is yet to be announced for Miriam & Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond.

Watch: Phil and Holly crack up as Miriam Margolyes breaks wind