Series

Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

2017 · 1 season · 4 episodes · Ended · Channel 4

Documentary

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Actor Julie Walters rides upon the UK's most beautiful coastal railways.

Episodes

  • S01E01West Highland Railway2017-11-2645m

    Julie takes off on Scotland's West Highland Railway, with the train from Harry Potter, wartime spies, and cattle wrangling on Skye.

  • S01E02The East Coast Line2017-12-0345m

    Julie heads from Newcastle to Edinburgh, via the beautiful coastal town of Alnmouth and a date with a lobster breeder and the biggest gannet colony on Earth.

  • S01E03The Great Western Railway2017-12-1045m

    Julie heads for Cornwall, where she learns about smugglers and joins the RNLI on a practise run off St Ives. She also visits Paignton, Kingswear Polperro, and eats some fancy cake.

  • S01E04Wales to Liverpool2017-12-1745m

    Julie travels from Cardigan Bay to Liverpool via Tywyn, the inspiration behind Thomas the Tank Engine. There's also a trip through Snowdonia, and the fastest zip wire in Europe.

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