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2 seasons · 9 episodes total · ~5 per season.
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Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
2018 2 seasons · 9 eps English
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Synopsis
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Portillo's Hidden History of Britain sees former UK politician Michael Portillo investigating abandoned buildings around Britain.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Michael Portillo
Self - Host
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 9 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2018 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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Airs on 5.
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- Seasons
- 2
- Total episodes
- 9
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2018-04-20
- Last aired
- 2018-12-07
- Languages
- English
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