Great Canal Journeys

2014 • Channel 4

3.7

3 reviews

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Season 6 episodes (8)

1 The River Nile

10/7/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru explore one of the world's great waterways - the River Nile, travelling from Luxor to Aswan, visiting a Nubian village and dancing by moonlight.

2 North Italy

10/14/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru cross Italy's largest lake and travel down Europe's oldest working canal to Milan. Their journey includes spectacular gardens, singing and wine.

3 Manchester

10/28/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru embark on a voyage through canal history, as they explore the waterways of north west England - heading from the suburbs of Manchester to the great canal port at Ellesmere.

4 Argentina

11/4/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle. There's gin and tonic with some remote Anglo Argentines, hummingbirds, honey, and a spot of tango.

5 Lancaster Canal

11/11/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece of the waterways - travelling up along the coast of Morecambe Bay and visiting Carnforth and Lune Aqueduct.

6 Rideau Canal, Canada

11/18/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru embark on an epic journey along Canada's Rideau Canal, a world heritage site - from the backwoods of Ontario to the nation's capital.

7 Vietnam

6/9/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru start their trip in Halong Bay, before travelling along the Red River to visit both Hanoi and Hoa Lu. They also visit the ancient port town of Hoi An and take part in its famous lantern festival.

8 Cambodia

6/16/19

Season-only

Tim and Pru start their trip in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, exploring its local customs before crossing into Cambodia. There they visit the capital city Phenom Penh before travelling onto the ancient abandoned city of Angkor Wat, where they discover how the city and the surviving temple were built with the aid of canals.

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.

Ratings and reviews

3.7

3 reviews