Great British Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 2: Manchester to Bury
Documentary • 30 min • 16 seasons, 290 episodes • ★ 7.4/10
Episode synopsis
Michael is in Manchester to find out more about George Bradshaw himself. He also gets fitted for a trilby in Denton and learns how the railways helped to create a national institution - fish and chips.
About Great British Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.