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Great Coastal Railway Journeys

2022–2024 · 3 seasons

Gentle, scenic armchair travel with a genial host, offering calm, undemanding company and a steady stream of pretty coastlines and local curiosities.

Created by
Dave Minchin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Portillo
Overview
From the sea lochs of Scotland to the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, seasoned train traveller Michael Portillo immerses himself in the magnificent scenery of the nation's coastal regions.

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Created by
Dave Minchin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Portillo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • nature
  • art
  • memory
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness0
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Dave Minchin
Starring
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Length
3 seasons, 65 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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