TV series
How Britain Worked
2012, English, on Channel 4.
Guy Martin celebrates the workers of the Industrial Revolution by getting stuck into six of the country's biggest restoration projects, bringing some of the 19th century's most impressive engineering achievements back to life.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 2012
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Aired 25 November 2012
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 21 October 2012
- Last aired
- 25 November 2012
- Network
- Channel 4
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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How Britain Worked has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is How Britain Worked finished?
Yes. How Britain Worked ended in 2012, so you can watch the whole story.
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