Name: Episode 1 — Manchester to Birkenhead
Released: 2014-01-06
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Michael Portillo

Great British Railway Journeys (2010 – ...)

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Episode 1 — Manchester to Birkenhead

Released: 2014-01-06 • Documentary

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Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey from Manchester, birthplace of George Bradshaw, the publisher of his trusted guide, to Chesterfield, burial place of George Stephenson, the father of the railway. In the first leg of the journey, Michael finds out how the world's first industrialised city also gave birth to a revolutionary political movement and hears how railway workers founded one of the most successful football clubs in the world. Along the way, Michael does the washing in Port Sunlight and discovers the legacy of an American named George Francis Train in Birkenhead.

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Episode air date	06.01.2014
Episode runtime	30 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.4
IMDb series rating	8.1
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	—
Country	GB

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