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4 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Actor Timothy Spall lives on a flat-bottomed boat with a top speed of 5mph, depending on the tide. He and his wife Shane are chugging around the British coast. After 40 years of marriage their relationship is special, comical and loving. This series has a warm heart and a whole heap of prevarication. It's rumoured to the Queen's favourite TV series.
Episode 2
Next stop is Newcastle, a place Tim is truly fond of ever since he played Barry in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Then to Hartlepool, which Tim discovers translates to 'Stags by the Sea'. The sea turns on him.
Episode 3
Timothy Spall is now in Yorkshire, proudly steaming towards the final destination of London. But on the sea coming into Whitby, the birthplace of Dracula , Tim is deeply troubled by troublesome engine noises.
Episode 4
So close to London and Tim hadn't realised how confusing Thames can be in the blackness of night. They soon become lost and low tide increases the risk of running aground. A lifeboat crew save the day.