Great British Railway Journeys
Crewe to Shotton
Season 12 Episode 11 of 15
Michael Portillo visits Crewe, a town steeped in railway history, to investigate the making of cinema classic The Night Mail during the 1930s. He then heads to Chester to discover the interwar origins of Britain's most popular zoo, then goes across the border to the Welsh village of Gresford, scene of one of Britain's worst mining disasters
Great British Railway Journeys airs on U&Yesterday at 6:10 AM, Friday 1 November. (Subtitles.)
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Michael Portillo
Presenter
Cassie Farrell
Director
Alison Kreps
Series Editor
John Comerford
Executive Producer