Great Canal Journeys
Manchester
Season 9 Episode 3 of 6
Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the waterways of North-West England, from the suburbs of Manchester, through Britain's first purpose-built canal, to the port at Ellesmere. They discover how canals played a vital role in transforming Britain during the Industrial Revolution, and have subsequently become a central point of Manchester's gay community
Great Canal Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 7:20 AM, Sunday 4 October. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Timothy West
Presenter
Prunella Scales
Presenter
Mike Taylor
Series Director
Daniela Neumann
Executive Producer