Great British Railway Journeys

Season 5 Episode 9: Leicester to Loughborough

Guided by his Victorian Bradshaw's Michael Portillo continues his journey north along Robert Stephenson's London to Birmingham line. He begins this leg in Leicester, where he picks up the trail of 'the famous crook-backed King Richard III', who Bradshaw's informs him was buried at the Grey Priory. Michael finds out about the hunt for the king's remains and how scientists managed to prove that the skeleton found under a car park was him. From Rothley, Michael works his passage on the Great Central Railway to Loughborough, where the bells have been tolling since 1839.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

16

Episodes:

290

Actor:

Michael Portillo

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2010

IMDb:

7.4