Great Canal Journeys
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Seasons | 14
Episodes | 42
avg.Runtime | 47 min
First EP | 2014-03-10
Last EP | 2021-09-15
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Rating : 8.8
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To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a passion that they've enjoyed for decades. To start the series, Tim and Pru revisit the Kennet and Avon Canal in the West Country. Back in 1990, to promote the fully restored canal, Tim and Pru were invited to be the first boat in 42 years to travel the full length of the K&A. Almost a quarter of a century later, they navigate the 21 miles along its most picturesque stretch, starting in Bath and ending in Devizes.
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season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2014-03-10
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The Kennet and Avon
2014-03-10
Tim and Pru travel along the 21-mile Kennet and Avon canal, from Bath to Devizes, meeting canal-side characters and wildlife along the way
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The Rochdale
2014-03-17
Prunella and Tim travel the Rochdale canal, past once mighty mills, the epic beauty of the Pennines and the longest and highest canal tunnel in Britain
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The Llangollen Canal
2014-03-24
This third canal journey takes Pru and Tim back to their honeymoon destination, Llangollen, in North Wales
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Canal Du Nivernais, France
2014-03-31
For the last stage of Tim and Pru's canal odyssey, they head to France's Burgundy region to visit the Canal du Nivernais, which runs through some of the most picturesque scenery in northern France
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