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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 Marne–Rhine Canal
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #1 - 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
  2. Background image for Rio Douro, Portugal
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. Background image for Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #3 - 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
  4. Background image for Birmingham to Braunston
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Shannon Erne Waterway
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Shannon Erne Waterway

    S3:E3

    Timothy West and Prunella Scales head to Ireland and the Shannon Erne Waterway, where they try some folk singing, Irish dancing, and visit the ruins of Crom Castle

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Lancaster Canal
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Lancaster Canal

    S9:E5

    Tim and Pru navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece of the waterways - travelling up along the coast of Morecambe Bay and visiting Carnforth and Lune Aqueduct

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Rideau Canal, Canada
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Rideau Canal, Canada

    S9:E6

    Tim and Pru embark on an epic journey along Canada's Rideau Canal, a world heritage site - from the backwoods of Ontario to the nation's capital

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

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for Manchester
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Manchester

    S9:E3

    Tim and Pru embark on a voyage through canal history, as they explore the waterways of north west England - heading from the suburbs of Manchester to the great canal port at Ellesmere

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Argentina
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Argentina

    S9:E4

    Tim and Pru take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle. There's gin and tonic with some remote Anglo Argentines, hummingbirds, honey, and a spot of tango.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Asian Odyssey (Part One)
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Asian Odyssey (Part One)

    S10:E1

    The intrepid 'ancient mariners' go on one last far-flung voyage, to South East Asia, travelling the waterways of Vietnam, from Halong Bay to Ninh Binh, Hoa Lu and Hanoi

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Asian Odyssey (Part Two)

    S10:E2

    Timothy and Pru complete their grand tour of South East Asian waterways on Vietnam's Mekong Delta and the world-famous Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for The River Nile
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - The River Nile

    S9:E1

    Tim and Pru explore one of the world's great waterways - the River Nile, travelling from Luxor to Aswan, visiting a Nubian village and dancing by moonlight

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for London's Lost Route to the Sea
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. Background image for Brahmaputra, India
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #15 - 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
  17. Background image for North Italy
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #16 - North Italy

    S9:E2

    Tim and Pru cross Italy's largest lake and travel down Europe's oldest working canal to Milan. Their journey includes spectacular gardens, singing and wine.

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

    #17 - 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
  19. Background image for The Kennet and Avon
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    #18 - 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
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    #19 - 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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    #20 - 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
  22. Background image for Canal Du Nivernais, France
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    #21 - 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
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    #22 - 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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    #23 - 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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    #24 - 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
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    #25 - 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

Best Episodes Summary

"Marne–Rhine Canal" is the best rated episode of "Great Canal Journeys". It scored 8.8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/5/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rio Douro, Portugal".