Great Canal Journeys

Overview

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.

Episodes

The Kennet and Avon

S01E01 The Kennet and Avon

March 10, 2014
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
The Rochdale

S01E02 The Rochdale

March 17, 2014
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

S01E03 The Llangollen Canal

March 24, 2014
This third canal journey takes Pru and Tim back to their honeymoon destination, Llangollen, in North Wales
Canal Du Nivernais, France

S01E04 Canal Du Nivernais, France

March 31, 2014
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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