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Great British Railway Journeys:

Season 14

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Summary

Documentary series in which Michael Portillo travels the country by train.

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Episode 1: Preston to Rawtenstall

Summary

Michael Portillo strikes out to explore the Britain of his youth, starting at Preston's Fulwood Barracks, where he is called up for National Service but fails to impress the drill sergeant. At Bury Bolton Street station in Greater Manchester, Michael meets the volunteers who operate the East Lancashire Heritage Railway and learns how the Beeching cuts affected rail services in the area

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Jane Rackham

He’s been trundling up and down the railway tracks of the UK for 13 years now, but Michael Portillo shows no sign of running out of steam yet. So he’s off again, this time to find out what the North West of England was like just after the end of the Second World War.

Never one to pass up the opportunity to look foolish, Portillo immediately dresses up in army gear to get shouted out by a drill sergeant as if he were a national service conscript at Fulwood Barracks in Preston. The series runs nightly through the week, where other stops include Oldham, Wakefield and Hebden Bridge.

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Released on

2023-06-19

Languages

English

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rolenamePresenterMichael PortilloSeries editorAlison KrepsExecutive producerJohn ComerfordDirectorAnthony Holland

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7.9/10

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