Great Canal Journeys

2014 • Channel 4

3.7

3 reviews

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Series 3 episodes (6)

1 London's Lost Route to the Sea

10/25/15

Timothy and Prunella go in search of London's lost canal route from Teddington, through Surrey and Sussex, and all the way to the sea at Littlehampton.

2 Birmingham to Braunston

11/1/15

Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel from Birmingham to Braunston, Northamptonshire, for a festival of canal boats and to unveil a plaque to a late friend and canal campaigner.

3 Shannon-Erne Waterway

11/8/15

Timothy West and Prunella Scales head to Ireland and the Shannon Erne Waterway, where they try some folk singing, Irish dancing, and visit the ruins of Crom Castle.

4 The Göta Canal, Sweden

3/20/16

Tim and Pru set forth from Gothenburg on the first half of the Göta Canal, one of the longest and most beautiful waterways in the world, travelling 350 miles, coast to coast across Sweden.

5 Stockholm and the Archipelago

3/27/16

Tim and Pru follow the ancient route of the Vikings, visiting Stockholm and the nearby islands of its archipelago.

6 Stratford-upon-Avon

4/3/16

Timothy and Prunella take a trip down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, one of Britain's most picturesque waterways, and also pay tribute to William Shakespeare.

About this show

Documentary travelogue following much loved thespians Timothy West and his wife Prunella Scales as they navigate some of the most breathtaking stretches of canal in Britain and France. The couple have been narrow boat enthusiasts for almost 40 years. Over the decades they've helped restore the canals, bought their own boats and taken their family holidays on the waterways. In this documentary series each film will be a personal journey about Timothy and Prunella's love of boating and of each other as they approach their twilight years. Full of charm, nostalgia, personal and character driven stories, heartfelt moments and humour, the series will offer a vicarious encounter with the world of slow travel and the camaraderie of canal life as well as the chance to see beautiful countryside from a new perspective.

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