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The Best Episodes of Great Canal Journeys

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The Best Episodes of Great Canal Journeys

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...
  1. Background image for The Llangollen Canal
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #1 - The Llangollen Canal

    S1:E3

    This third canal journey takes Pru and Tim back to their honeymoon destination, Llangollen, in North Wales

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Kennet and Avon
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    #2 - The Kennet and Avon

    S1:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Marne–Rhine Canal
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Marne–Rhine Canal

    S8:E2

    Tim and Pru travel past enchanted forests, fairy-tale castles and picturesque mountains and valleys, on a trip Alsace and Lorraine in France

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Rio Douro, Portugal
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Rio Douro, Portugal

    S8:E3

    Tim and Pru voyage through the dramatic landscape of north-west Portugal, with deep locks, hilltop vineyards and some port in Porto

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Canal Du Nivernais, France
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Canal Du Nivernais, France

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Rochdale
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #6 - The Rochdale

    S1:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

    S8:E4

    Tim and Pru visit the famously beautiful Welsh canal with a haunted castle on route

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Venice
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Venice

    S5:E1

    Tim and Pru travel to Venice, following the route once taken by Casanova and Byron, escaping the crowds of St Mark's to find tranquillity as well as beauty

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Crinan Canal
    8.5/10(15 votes)

    #9 - The Crinan Canal

    S6:E3

    Tim and Pru island-hop their way through the Hebrides, visiting Tobermory, Iona, the Isle of Jura, and lastly the magical nine-mile Crinan canal

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Norfolk Broads
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Norfolk Broads

    S8:E1

    Tim and Pru explore one of Britain's most ancient and picturesque waterways, discovering the area's unique way of life, its ruins, fens, marshes and woodlands

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Stratford-upon-Avon
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Stratford-upon-Avon

    S4:E3

    Timothy and Prunella take a trip down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, one of Britain's most picturesque waterways, and also pay tribute to William Shakespeare

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Netherlands
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Netherlands

    S5:E2

    Tim and Pru travel to the Netherlands, exploring the canals from the Windmills of the Kinderdijk to the vibrant city of Amsterdam

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Leeds and Liverpool Canal
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Leeds and Liverpool Canal

    S5:E3

    Tim and Pru take another journey into their pasts, via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2016

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Bristol And North Devon
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Bristol And North Devon

    S6:E1

    With Tim playing King Lear in Bristol, he and Prunella Scales tour the city and also some West Country waterways further afield, including Devon. They also take a paddle steamer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Caledonian
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #15 - The Caledonian

    S6:E2

    Tim and Pru cross the Scottish Highlands on a sun-kissed voyage along the spectacular Caledonian Canal, a waterway that links the North Sea with the Atlantic

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Göta Canal
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #16 - The Göta Canal

    S4:E1

    Tim and Pru set forth from Gothenburg on the first half of the Göta Canal, one of the longest and most beautiful waterways in the world, travelling 350 miles, coast to coast across Sweden

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Brahmaputra, India
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Brahmaputra, India

    S7:E2

    Tim and Pru strike out for the rarely navigated Brahmaputra river in the far north of India, where they meet a community of monks and hitch a ride on an elephant

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Stockholm and the Archipelago
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Stockholm and the Archipelago

    S4:E2

    Tim and Pru follow the ancient route of the Vikings, visiting Stockholm and the nearby islands of its archipelago

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Kerala, India
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Kerala, India

    S7:E1

    Tim and Pru explore the extraordinary backwaters of Kerala, with spices, dancing and a visit to a temple

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Oxford Canal
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    #20 - Oxford Canal

    S2:E1

    Timothy and Pru take a journey on the Oxford Canal through the Cherwell Valley, meeting author Philip Pullman and their son Samuel West on the way

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - The London Ring canals

    S2:E2

    Timothy and Pru explore London's Union and Regent's canals, from Brentford to Limehouse, meeting with friends Andrew Sachs and Sir Ian McKellen

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Canal du Midi

    S2:E3

    Timothy and Pru explore the most picturesque stretch of the Canal du Midi in the south of France, eating lamb's brain fritters and drinking 200-year-old brandy

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Forth and Clyde and Union Canals
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    #23 - Forth and Clyde and Union Canals

    S2:E4

    Timothy and Pru travel through the stunning scenery of some of central Scotland's most glorious countryside, from Edinburgh to Glasgow

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - London's Lost Route to the Sea

    S3:E1

    Timothy and Prunella go in search of London's lost canal route from Teddington, through Surrey and Sussex, and all the way to the sea at Littlehampton

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Birmingham to Braunston

    S3:E2

    Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel from Birmingham to Braunston, Northamptonshire, for a festival of canal boats and to unveil a plaque to a late friend and canal campaigner

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Llangollen Canal" is the best rated episode of "Great Canal Journeys". It scored 8.9/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/24/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Kennet and Avon".