Dom Digs In
Dominic Littlewood joins the essential workers whose hard graft helps keep the UK's vital infrastructure running. Dom learns the ropes, lends a hand and learns about everything from ferries to roadside assistance.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Dominic Littlewood joins the essential workers whose hard graft helps keep the UK's vital infrastructure running. Dom learns the ropes, lends a hand and learns about everything from ferries to roadside assistance.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Ferries
44 mins
Dom is thrown in at the deep end as he spends 24 hours at sea with the captain and crew of one of the ferries on the vital ferry link between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. He then assists with the repair of a ship in dry dock.
Episode 2
Frozen Food
44 mins
Dom pitches in down on the farm and in the factory as he learns what it takes to fill our freezers with peas, the UK's favourite frozen food. He experiences the world of modern farming and gets hands-on at a giant pea freezing factory.
Episode 3
Buses
44 mins
Dom is in Hull working on the buses with the East Yorkshire bus company. Can he hack it alongside the men and women who work tirelessly to keep Britain's most popular form of public transport moving?
Episode 4
Zoo
44 mins
Dom works as a keeper at the UK's largest zoo. As he mucks in, and mucks out, he discovers that the zoo's conservation efforts are helping to make sure that many of these endangered species survive in the wild for generations to come.
Episode 5
Waste
44 mins
Dom learns what happens to Britain's waste, finding out how our non-recyclable rubbish is turned into energy to power our homes and businesses. He follows the rubbish from our wheelie bins to the waste transfer station to a power station.
Episode 6
Port
44 mins
Dom goes to work at the Port of Tyne, finding out what it takes to keep essential items moving in and out of the British Isles. He helps shift containers from the quayside to the container park, unload and dispatch their cargoes.
Episode 7
Vets
44 mins
Dom rolls up his sleeves in rural Cumbria, working alongside the veterinary surgeons who ensure that our farm animals and pets are healthy. He learns how the health of livestock helps keep the nation fed, helps working animals and pets.
Episode 8
Water
43 mins
Dom works with one of the country's biggest water companies. He traces the flow of this precious resource from the reservoir to the streets and into our homes and businesses, before finding out what we do with our waste-water.
Episode 9
Construction
44 mins
Dom finds out what it takes to join those who are building Britain. Around 2.4 million people work in the construction industry, making it one of the largest employers in the UK, and it was worth over £100 billion in 2019 alone.
Episode 10
Roadside Assistance
43 mins
Dom works for the RAC as a roadside mechanic, finding out what it takes to keep the UK's motorists on the move. He follows breakdowns from the initial alert, learns techniques for roadside assistance and rescues stranded motorists.