Great British Railway Journeys

Season 6 Episode 11: Derby to Grantham

Michael Portillo embarks on a new journey following his Bradshaw's handbook from the heart of the industrial east Midlands to the north eastern island of Lindisfarne. On this leg, he gives an old engine a fresh start in the railway hub of Derby. In Nottingham, he discovers the Victorian origins of a well-known high street chemist. He then travels to Newstead Abbey, where he learns about its former owner, the young Lord Byron. A baking lesson in Grantham yields a batch of the oldest commercially traded biscuits in the country, and no visit to the town would be complete for Michael without calling at a historic grocer's shop.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

16

Episodes:

290

Actor:

Michael Portillo

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2010

IMDb:

7.4