Rent Great British Railway Journeys: Series 2 (2011)
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12h 11min
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- Synopsis:
Former Minister of State for Transport Michael Portillo takes to the tracks in the second series of the BBC TV Documentary Great British Railway Journeys. Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo embarks on five epic rail journeys, each split into five legs, travelling the length and breadth of the UK as he retraces routes that were described in his original 1860's copy of 'Bradshaw's Railway Handbook'. Along the way he witnesses all the things that have changed since the early days of rail transport and what still remains of Bradshaw's Britain, discovering the effect the railways had on the public and finding out how the British love of trains all began. Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull. He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn, takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland's mountains. - Actors:
- Michael Portillo, Nicholas Owen, Nigel Brown, Andrew Martin, Alex Werner, Mark Prescott, Dominic Harbour, John Yates, John Challen, Hilary Rogers-Jones, Peter Lord, Barbara Jones, Jonathan Betts, Richard Holdsworth, Robert Hulse, Glenys Williams, Peter Bower, Paul Bennett, Rowena Willard-Wright, Sarah Whittingham
- Directors:
- Marc Beers, Colin Rothbart
- Producers:
- Fiona Caldwell, Charles Bunce, Pam Cavannagh, Camilla Lewis, Chloë Sarfaty, Daisy Scalchi
- Narrated By:
- Michael Portillo
- Creators:
- Michael Portillo
- Studio:
- Fremantle Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Documentaries
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