Follow a team of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground.
Episode 1
Urban Heart Surgery
A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city
Episode 2
Tunnels Under the Thames
Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.
Episode 3
Platforms and Plague Pits
The engineers building Crossrail race to build ten new train stations across London.
Julian Barratt
Himself - Narrator
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2016 · ★ 6.5
2005 · ★ 7.8
2022 · ★ 7.0
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2004 · ★ 7.5
2020 · ★ 7.7
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2020 · ★ 7.4
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