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MONEY
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9 seasons · 76 episodes total · ~8 per season.
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Great Continental Railway Journeys
2012 9 seasons · 76 eps English
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★8.5TMDB · 10★8.2IMDB · 421
Documentary
Synopsis
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Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Michael Portillo
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Michael Portillo
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CRAFT
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Roughly 76 hours end-to-end — 10 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2012 to 2026 — a 14-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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WORLD
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Show type: Documentary.
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AWARDS
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Created by Michael Portillo.
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Airs on BBC Two.
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- Seasons
- 9
- Total episodes
- 76
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2012-11-08
- Last aired
- 2026-06-05
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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