About this season
Timothy Spall and his wife Shane are back on board their beloved barge the Princess Matilda as they conclude their trip around the British coast.
Episodes (4)
1. Message in a Bottle
Aired 21 February 2012 • 30 min
In Scotland, Tim and Shane take on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm, visit the towns of Peterhead, Eyemouth and Stonehaven and fall in love with Banff.
2. Stags by the Sea
Aired 28 February 2012 • 30 min
Tim and Shane visit the Church of St Lawrence and Warkworth Castle, before moving on to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Hartlepool and taking an aborted journey to Whitby.
3. God's Own Coast
Aired 6 March 2012 • 30 min
Tim finds the Whitby hotel where Dracula novelist Bram Stoker stayed, visits the seaside resort of Scarborough and arrives on the north Norfolk coast at night.
4. The Last Splash
Aired 13 March 2012 • 30 min
After six years Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge, but not before a final, frightening twist off the Kent coast.