Apr 28, 2017 timothy and prunella set sail from gothenburg on the first half of the gota canal, one of the longest and most beautiful waterways in the world, travelling 350 miles, coast to coast across sweden. Home forums general great canal journeys this topic has 15 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 5 months ago by anonymous. Tim and pru are still great company to travel with. Timothy west and prunella scales travel across canals in both britain and europe. Nov 07, 2016 great canal journeys is ultimately a work about a devoted couple facing something huge together. Ch4 great canal journeys series 5 2of3 netherlands 720p hdtv x264 aac mvgroup org duration. Mar 21, 2016 prunella scales and timothy west have been named inspirational by viewers as their show great canal journeys returned to channel 4. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. This programme is ostensibly a travelogue about canal and river journeys on barges, riverboats and other small craft.
May 11, 2020 great canal journeys this documentary travelogue series follows much loved thespians timothy west and his wife prunella scales as they navigate some of the most breathtaking stretches of canal. Stay in touch with great canal journeys next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Tim and pru set forth from gothenburg on the first half of the gota canal, one of the longest and most beautiful waterways in the world, travelling 350 miles, coast to coast across sweden. However you can moor at the port just outside and walk to catch a tram into the city.
Timothy west and prunella scales embark on spectacular canal journeys, both home and away. Ch4 great canal journeys series 9 6of6 rideau canal duration. Prunella and timothy have presented great canal journeys on channel 4. Alzheimersstricken prunella scales has been forced to quit tv show great canal journeys due to her ailing health. Almost a quarter of a century later, they navigate the 21 miles along its most picturesque stretch, starting in. Great canal journeys with prunella scales and timothy west. With timothy west, prunella scales, juliet west, samuel west. May 09, 2017 fearless prunella scales has headed off to india to film a new series of great canal journeys prunella, who suffers from dementia, and husband timothy west explore the extraordinary kerala. The first episode of great canal journeys was broadcast in may, 2020. Timothy west and prunella scales great canal journeys. Great canal journeys the gota canal, sweden tv episode 2016.
Jun 18, 2014 ch4 great canal journeys series 5 3of3 leeds and liverpool 720p hdtv x264 aac mvgroup org duration. The gota canal, sweden great canal journeys series 4 episode. The first episode of great canal journeys was broadcast in december, 2019. The first episode of great canal journeys was broadcast in april, 2020. The gota canal, sweden great canal journeys series 4 episode 1. Over the course of the past five years, the couple have travelled through france, yorkshire, italy, sweden and india. It wont make the bestof list again, i expect, but it. Beyond this, however, it explores with sensitivity the trials, but also the joys, of ageing, and how prunellas struggle with dementia has. They have hosted 10 series of the documentary and filmed their final episode. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photography, our great canal journeys recounts their storied careers as actors while recording their remarkable journeys along some of the worlds most scenic waterways. The gota canal, sweden great canal journeys series 4.
They have hosted 10 series of the documentary and friday, may 8 2020. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Prunella filmed her last show in october 2019, but the couple appeared in more than 30 episodes of the programme. Great canal journeys is a channel 4 television series in which husband and wife timothy west and prunella scales take canal barge and narrowboat trips in the united kingdom, europe, india and egypt. With timothy west, prunella scales, erika svenske, gunnar kjellin. Prunella scales and timothy wests meandering canal adventures are a balm to lifes brutality. Great canal journeys s06 e01 bristol and north devon duration. In these very personal films well see how canal journeys give tim and pru the.
Theyve visited the canal du midi in france, the forth and clyde and union canals in scotland, the shannon eyrne waterway in ireland, the gota canal in sweden, and navigated the brahmaputra river in india. Prunella scales and husband timothy west quit great canal. Gota canal, sweden timothy west and prunella scales embark on more waterway adventures. To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors timothy west and prunella scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a passion that theyve enjoyed for decades. Jan 30, 2020 prunella and timothy have presented great canal journeys on channel 4 since the show began in 2014. Prunella scales and her husband timothy west claimed they were sailing to stockholm on great canal journeys c4 but, come on, pull. Great canal journeys the channel 4 series follows acting couple timothy west and prunella scales as they explore the canals of the uk and europe. Stockholm and the archipelago great canal journeys series 4. Timothy and prunella set sail from gothenburg on the first half of the gota canal, one of the longest and most beautiful waterways in the world. We have 53 episodes of great canal journeys in our archive. Great canal journeys tv show season 9 episodes list next. Oct 14, 2018 season 9 guide for great canal journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Great canal journeys november 30, 2017 by freddie lange hewlett with 0 comments timothy west and prunella scales are in heaven on their latest waterbased jaunt as they venture up the rio douro in portugal. Tim and pru travel along the 21mile kennet and avon canal, from bath to devizes, meeting canal side characters and wildlife along the way.
They have hosted 10 series of the documentary and filmed their final episode in october 2019. We have 42 episodes of great canal journeys in our archive. Tim and pru travel along the 21mile kennet and avon canal, from bath to devizes, meeting. Cruise the marne rhine canal in alsace lorraine le boat. Tim and pru set forth from gothenburg on the first half of the gota. Tim and pru share a stash of memories of their canal journeys overseas, from france, venice and old amsterdam, to sweden, india and argentina, a trip down the nile, and back home again.
The actress became a household name as sybil fawlty in fawlty towers, and the. Great canal journeys is a channel 4 television series in which husband and wife timothy west and prunella scales take canal barge and narrowboat trips in. Tim and prue unlock the secrets to a happy marriage on a canal. Back in 1990, to promote the fully restored canal, tim and pru were invited to be the first boat in 42 years to travel the. Prunella scales defies dementia with her most challenging. Prunella scales quits great canal journeys amid alzheimers battle. Wildlife film cameraman gordon buchanan makes good company. I watched great canal journeys, in which timothy west and prunella scales explored canals in sweden, starting in gothenburg and travelling to the baltic sea. Great canal journeys was broadcast on channel 4 at tuesday 2 july 2019, 19. Great canal journeys series and episode guides tv from. Episode and series guides for great canal journeys. To start the series, tim and pru revisit the kennet and avon canal in the west country. We have 48 episodes of great canal journeys in our archive.
Touching portrait of prunella scales and timothy west. The series was originally aired on more4 before transferring to channel 4 with series 2. The shows editors have been masters of holding the shot for an extra second after tim has finished speaking, long enough for us to discern pain. This time, they head into uncharted waters to attempt one of the longest canal journeys in the world 350. Great canal journeys the gota canal, sweden tv episode.
Actors prunella scales and timothy west have shared their love of canal journeys across the world with millions in their channel 4 series. The city is well worth a visit with lots to see and do, from the cathedral with its astronomical clock depicting the position of the sun moon, to the charming. Prunella and timothy have presented great canal journeys on channel 4 since the show began in 2014. Viewing 16 posts 1 through 16 of 16 total author posts 1st december 2. Catch up on great canal journeys the gota canal, sweden. May 21, 2018 in order to cruise in to strasbourg on great canal journeys, we had to obtain a special permit. Timothy west and prunella scales embark on spectacular canal journeys across britain and abroad. Great canal journeys is a tv show on british national television from channel 4 with an average rating of 3. The 87yearold fawlty towers star and her husband timothy west will be replaced. Great canal journeys is a tv show on british national television from more4 with an average rating of 3. Running since 2014, great canal journeys has seen the selfconfessed canal nuts navigate the likes of the oxford canal, the kennet and avon, rochdale and llangollen in north wales. Fawlty towers star prunella scales quits channel 4 show amid.