Narrow Escapes
Season 1 Episode 1 of 20
Following members of the vibrant community who call the UK's canal network home, from retirees looking for freedom, to young people searching for an affordable alternative to the cost-of-living crisis, newly-weds, families and divorcees. From the continuous cruisers and the business owners operating from their boats to the workers and volunteers on land who maintain the waterways. Carrie, a young woman from Doncaster, is moving from a three-bedroom house onto a permanently moored narrowboat called Mabel, which she plans to redecorate. In Derbyshire, father and son Paul and Chris run their floating pizzeria - The Waltzing Matilda - and travel the canals of the Peak District. And solo boater Emma is taking her newly renovated, historic narrowboat - The Dawn Piper - on an epic adventure. Plus, a visit to the Llangollen horse-drawn boats in Wales to see how canal boats were towed in the past