Great British Railway Journeys
Ely to King's Lynn
Season 2 Episode 4 of 25
Michael Portillo goes fishing at Ely in Cambridgeshire with the last remaining eel trapper on the Fens, and visits the Denver Sluice, one of the great triumphs of 19th-century engineering. In the Norfolk town of King's Lynn, he uncovers an ambitious plan to reclaim the Wash in Victorian times
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 12:30 PM, Friday 28 March. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Fiona Caldwell
Series Producer
Charlie Bunce
Executive Producer