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Railway historian Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum explore hidden areas of the London Underground that—despite being just feet away from where millions of people regularly travel—hardly anyone knows about. The

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 1 - Holborn
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Holborn

    S1:E1

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the abandoned branch line between Holborn and Aldwych. And at Holloway Road they find out about the Tube's only spiral escalator.

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  2. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 5 - Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North

    S4:E5

    Tim and Siddy reveal the incredible story of the Thames Tunnel – the first successful tunnel built under a major body of water anywhere in the world. It was built by Brunel and his father – and not originally intended for trains - but today links Rotherhithe and Wapping stations. Tim hears about the incredible engineering that made the tunnel possible – as well as the many failed attempts to get it right, including a major flood. Siddy walks the tracks in search of evidence of the tunnel’s original construction, revealing a series of striking arches. In Lambeth North, Siddy explores this classic Leslie Green station, one of the least used in zone 1. But it has a significant history as a shelter during the Second World War, and as a training base for London Transport workers, especially women drafted in to work on the tube during the war.

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  3. Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 2 - North End
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #3 - North End

    S1:E2

    Visit one of London Underground’s most secret places: North End under Hampstead Heath. Abandoned before completion, the station became a Cold War bunker.

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  4. Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 3 - Piccadilly Circus
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #4 - Piccadilly Circus

    S1:E3

    Explore the disused parts of Piccadilly Circus, the grandest station on the London Underground. And they also visit the long-abandoned Highgate surface station.

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  5. Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 4 - Euston and York Road
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Euston and York Road

    S1:E4

    Explore the hidden parts of Euston, including unique features not found elsewhere and the bits set for demolition for HS2. Siddy also visits York Road station.

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  6. Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 5 - St Mary's, Aldgate East and Oxford Circus
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #6 - St Mary's, Aldgate East and Oxford Circus

    S1:E5

    Have a night-time track walk exploring long forgotten stations on the District line in Whitechapel. And they discover how sprawling Oxford Circus was first built.

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  7. Secrets of the London Underground Season 1 Episode 6 - Clapham South and Moorgate
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #7 - Clapham South and Moorgate

    S1:E6

    Explore Clapham South deep level shelter, where thousands of Londoners slept in the war. They also visit Moorgate, and the remains of a tunnelling machine there.

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  8. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 7 - Northumberland Park and Finsbury Park
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Northumberland Park and Finsbury Park

    S4:E7

    Tim and Siddy get access to the maintenance depot at Northumberland Park, responsible for looking after the entire fleet of Victoria Line trains. Tim meets the team checking all the carriages, and sees the incredible precision needed to finely shave the metal wheels to keep them running smoothly on the tracks. Siddy checks the vintage control panel on the tower and finds it is still in working order. They ride on the private service that links the depot with Seven Sisters station alighting at its mysterious third platform. At Finsbury Park station on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, Siddy does a night-time track walk to access the now-disused tunnel which was part of an early experiment to run large electric mainline trains on the tube. At our Museum Tim hears about the importance of design across the tube network, and looks at the bespoke designs for seating fabric across different underground lines.

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  9. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 6 - Leicester Square and Hyde Park Corner
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Leicester Square and Hyde Park Corner

    S3:E6

    Tim and Siddy are exploring the station in the beating heart of London's theatreland - Leicester Square. It's a place adored by tourists and culture lovers but very few know of the secrets hidden below ground. Siddy reveals the extraordinary previous life of the station office - as a display cabinet for V&A antiquities. The pair then ride what was once the world's longest escalator at 54m, explore layers of the stations design history hidden in unassuming cupboards and see the unique wartime communication infrastructure still stored in abandoned lift shafts. Tim learns more about the work to preserve the networks heritage from TFL's Ann Gavaghan. Siddy visits the tourist hot spot of Hyde Park Corner, where the stunning Oxblood Leslie Green station building has had a renaissance as a high-end hotel. She delves into its abandoned cross passages, adorned by stunning original tiles and reveals enormous fans and gloriously aging stair shafts.

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  10. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 10 - Archway and Emergency Response Unit
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Archway and Emergency Response Unit

    S3:E10

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway have access to the secret spaces of Archway, from cavernous lift shafts to sealed off tunnels. Siddy also visits the Tube's own Emergency Service.

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  11. Secrets of the London Underground Season 2 Episode 9 - Greenwich and Notting Hill
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Greenwich and Notting Hill

    S2:E9

    Tim and Siddy visit the cathedral-like Greenwich Power Station, which stands ready to power the tube at short notice. Siddy visits hidden parts of Notting Hill Gate.

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  12. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 8 - Shepherd's Bush and Elephant & Castle
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Shepherd's Bush and Elephant & Castle

    S3:E8

    Shepherd's Bush is a fabulous example of how the network has changed and adapted over time and Siddy Holloway knows where all the best bits are, ready to show Tim Dunn. Just off the platforms the pair discover Victorian glass tiles, long abandoned passenger tunnels from the original Central London Line, epic vents with an eye-level view of people on the platforms and a lift shaft with an escalator through the middle. They visit a gigantic cavern hidden within the body of the station and the perfect example of how nature sometimes beats the best laid engineering plans. Siddy delves into Elephant & Castle, a small station that packs a big punch. She discovers what it takes to be at the helm of a train from driver Jennifer, reveals the only original 1890 tiles still visible to the public and the spooky discoveries hidden behind a platform door.

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  13. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 3 - Waterloo and Marble Arch
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Waterloo and Marble Arch

    S4:E3

    Tim and Siddy explore the forgotten underground passages and tunnels underneath one of Britain’s busiest railway stations, Waterloo. Tim gets a tour of a hidden world underneath the main concourse, which includes a former typing pool, a rifle range and a full-size snooker table gathering dust. As a member of our Hidden London team, Siddy has the key to unlock a door to a secret room at the end of a Bakerloo line platform. She discovers a floodgate which would have sealed the tunnel entrance during German bombing raids over London during the Second World War. Siddy visits Marble Arch on the Central line, and meets the artist who created an iconic series of enamel artwork on the platforms in the 1980s. Each depicts the Marble Arch in a different design, and they’re still in pristine condition after 40 years. Siddy hears how the designs came about, and how the artist had to learn the intricate craft of working with enamel to realise her vision.

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  14. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 8 - Stockwell and The DLR
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Stockwell and The DLR

    S4:E8

    Explores the rich history of Stockwell station on the Victoria line. It was originally the terminus station for the City and South London Railway – the first ever deep level electric tube railway in the world, and the birth of the tube as we know it. Tim finds evidence of a deep level shelter used by Londoners during the Second World War. On the platforms, he reveals something rather more contemporary – the tiles depicting a swan in homage to a local pub. As Siddy descends deep into the station, she finds metallic tiles on the walls and cast iron segments in a disused lift shaft, each crucial relics of their era. Siddy visits the main depot for the DLR. She hears how they’re developing new technology to alert them to any passengers on the tracks. And she gets a preview of their new fleet of trains currently on test runs along the network. At the Museum depot, Tim explores the items in their collection charting the history of the DLR, including models of the original 1986 trains.

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  15. Secrets of the London Underground Season 2 Episode 2 - Waterloo & City and Mark Lane
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Waterloo & City and Mark Lane

    S2:E2

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway go off and discover the hidden world of the Waterloo and City. This is the only line that is entirely underground.

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  16. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 7 - Heathrow and Swiss Cottage
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Heathrow and Swiss Cottage

    S3:E7

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway pack their bags to go on a trip around the sprawling Heathrow Airport underground stations - the first ever underground rail link between an airport and a city. They start their trip at the original Heathrow Central, now Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3, stopping off at Hatton Cross, with its eye-popping 70's mosaic tiling and speedbird logos, before they finally reach the futuristic 80's design of Terminal 4. Finally, they embark on a special trip along the Heathrow loop, the tube tunnel link which passes underneath the runway. Climbing through the driver's cab, they alight at a secret platform to explore a ventilation shaft and emerge above ground to the sound of aircraft. Next, Siddy heads to north west London to delve into Swiss Cottage station, one of the first stations to be built on the expanding Metropolitan Railway. With those original platforms closed to the public 80 years ago, she explores what remains of that forgotten world.

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  17. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 9 - Acton Works and South Acton
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Acton Works and South Acton

    S3:E9

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the sprawling TFL maintenance facility - Acton Works. Staying in Acton, Siddy reveals an oddity of Underground history.

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  18. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 2 - Paddington and Tottenham Court Road
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Paddington and Tottenham Court Road

    S4:E2

    Tim and Siddy go under the platforms of Paddington station. It has five different tube lines running through it, with its oldest and newest lines opening 150 years apart. Tim explores a tunnel still in use under the mainline station, but with intriguing clues as to its original purpose. Siddy discovers some former police cells underneath the platforms, and unearths what remains of the luggage carousels from when passengers on the Heathrow Express were allowed to check-in their luggage in the main station. At Tottenham Court Road, Siddy reveals the huge changes to the station to accommodate the Elizabeth line, and tells the story of how the station’s iconic mosaic artwork was preserved during the works. She also takes us behind a locked door to uncover a floodgate installed as part of Britain’s Cold War defences. Back at our Museum depot in Acton, Tim meets a young tube driver who’s built up a large following on social media for her posts showing behind the scenes of her job.

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  19. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 4 - South Kentish Town and London Underground Control Centre
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - South Kentish Town and London Underground Control Centre

    S4:E4

    Explore South Kentish Town a station once on the Northern line,but abandoned more than a century ago. Tube trains still run through it, creating an eerie atmosphere and the spookiest sound they’ve ever heard in a tube station. They explore the disused passageways, reveal the ventilation shafts still working to keep air circulating on the Northern Line today, and tell the story of the passenger once stranded at the station after getting off a train by mistake. At a secret location somewhere in zone 1, Siddy gets a behind the scenes tour of the London Underground Control Centre. It’s the hi-tech mothership of the entire network, sitting in an enormous control room, running operations, power, policing and track access from one central hub. It includes a huge multi-screen display, which can show simultaneous live feeds from any of the 12,000 CCTV cameras on the underground. Tim meets one of the underground’s buskers to hear the secrets to her craft

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  20. Secrets of the London Underground Season 2 Episode 3 - King William Street and Knightsbridge
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #20 - King William Street and Knightsbridge

    S2:E3

    Tim and Siddy visit King William Street, the earliest disused station on the deep tube. Siddy also sees new life breathed into Knightsbridge’s long-abandoned lifts.

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  21. Secrets of the London Underground Season 2 Episode 4 - Brompton Road and St Pauls
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Brompton Road and St Pauls

    S2:E4

    Tim and Siddy walk the Piccadilly line at night to explore the hidden World War 2 remains of Brompton Road. Siddy reveals the unexpected wartime use for St Pauls.

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  22. Secrets of the London Underground Season 2 Episode 7 - Elizabeth Line and Angel
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Elizabeth Line and Angel

    S2:E7

    Tim and Siddy explore the brand new Elizabeth Line – and have access to 2 of its stations weeks before the line opens. Siddy also explores the disused parts of Angel.

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  23. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 1 - Camden and Sloane Square
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Camden and Sloane Square

    S3:E1

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the labyrinthine Camden Town station, and the forgotten wartime shelter built beneath. Plus, Siddy visits a station which hides a lost river.

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  24. Secrets of the London Underground Season 3 Episode 2 - South Kensington and Marylebone
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #24 - South Kensington and Marylebone

    S3:E2

    Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused areas of South Kensington station, with platforms reclaimed by nature and wartime uses. Siddy also heads to Marylebone to reveal the original features on the platforms and the tube infrastructure hidden within the walls of a hotel.

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  25. Secrets of the London Underground Season 4 Episode 6 - Ruislip Depot and Warren Street
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Ruislip Depot and Warren Street

    S4:E6

    Tim and Siddy get privileged access to the vast maintenance depot at Ruislip, at the end of the Central line. It’s the nerve-centre for all that takes place on the tube, from routine track repairs to emergency engineering. Tim gets a demonstration of how tracks are replaced, as a crane lifts huge pre-assembled sections of railway track into place. Siddy gets in the driving seat of a machine that moves ballast into place under sleepers to hold the track in position. At Warren Street, on the Northern and Victoria lines, Siddy explores the station’s constant reinvention. It first opened in the early 1900s, was remodelled in the 1930s and then had a massive make-over in the 60s when the Victoria line arrived. At the Museum depot in Acton, Tim meets a poet who has had her work chosen to appear as part of the ‘Poems on the Underground’ series.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Holborn" is the worst rated episode of "Secrets of the London Underground". It scored 7.1/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/19/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thames Tunnel and Lambeth North".