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Season 1

  • S01E01 Shardlow to Stoke-on-Trent

    • November 19, 2019
    • BBC Four

    Robbie tackles a propeller problem and tricky locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal.

  • S01E02 Froghall to Bugsworth Basin

    • November 20, 2019
    • BBC Four

    A low Staffordshire canal tunnel proves a problem and Robbie helps out a stranded boater.

  • S01E03 Marple to Huddersfield

    • November 21, 2019
    • BBC Four

    A fallen tree and a leaking lock pound hamper Robbie's journey across the Pennines.

  • S01E04 Sowerby Bridge to Manchester

    • November 25, 2019
    • BBC Four

    Robbie runs aground on the Rochdale Canal - will he make it to Manchester?

  • S01E05 Manchester to Liverpool

    • November 26, 2019
    • BBC Four

    There are engine issues and a leaky boat to fix before Robbie reaches Liverpool Docks.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Ellesmere Port to Audlem

    • December 8, 2020
    • BBC Four

    Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. Robbie battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal and accidentally floods a staircase lock in Chester.

  • S02E02 Market Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn

    • December 8, 2020
    • BBC Four

    Life on England’s waterways with Robbie Cumming. Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire.

  • S02E03 Stourport Basins to Kingswood Junction

    • December 8, 2020
    • BBC Four

    The real side of boat life with Robbie Cumming. Robbie navigates the River Severn and takes an unexpected bath as he tumbles at the Tardebigge lock flight in Worcestershire.

  • S02E04 Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham

    • December 8, 2020
    • BBC Four

    The reality of life afloat with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his journey, Robbie crosses an aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Wigan to Burnley

    • March 14, 2022
    • BBC Four

    Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins his 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty when he encounters a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan and runs aground in Blackburn. Nevertheless, he pushes on to navigate a true wonder of the waterways, the Burnley Embankment.

  • S03E02 Barrowford to Bingley

    • March 15, 2022
    • BBC Four

    Narrowboater and film-maker Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. He also encounters Bingley Five Rise Locks, a wonder of the inland waterways.

  • S03E03 Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge

    • March 16, 2022
    • BBC Four

    Jump on board with narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he explores the Victorian village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, moors up in Leeds Dock, and goes in search of an abandoned waterway on the Aire and Calder Navigation.

  • S03E04 Knottingley to Ripon

    • March 17, 2022
    • BBC Four

    The real side of boating with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. His destination is Ripon Basin at the outer reaches of our inland waterways.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Sheffield to Keadby

    • May 1, 2023

    Robbie begins his 300-mile adventure across the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair while on the Tinsley lock flight.

  • S04E02 Keadby to Kiveton Park

    • May 2, 2023

    Robbie Cumming tackles the fast-flowing tidal River Trent and is invited to join a night-time illuminated boat parade. However, his journey is hampered by a damaged wall in Worksop and a water shortage on the picturesque Chesterfield Canal. Will he make it by boat to Kiveton Park?

  • S04E03 Lincoln to Nottingham

    • May 3, 2023

    Autumnal fog and an overheating engine prove to be problems for narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he navigates a Roman waterway and the fast-flowing River Trent. It’s a journey of many challenges as he runs aground and breaks down in Nottingham.

  • S04E04 Loughborough to Braunston

    • May 4, 2023

    Robbie Cumming has issues with ice before taking on the famous Foxton lock flight. His destination is Braunston, the spiritual home for narrowboaters.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Braunston to Lapworth

    • June 3, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.

  • S05E02 Yardley Wood to Netherton Tunnel

    • June 4, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal.

  • S05E03 Hawne Basin to Stourbridge

    • June 5, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney.

  • S05E04 Stourton to Wolverhampton

    • June 6, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.

  • S05E05 Wolverhampton to Anglesey Basin

    • June 7, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    It's Robbie's toughest trip yet as he battles through water weed on the Bradley Arm and gets stuck in silt on the Ridgacre Branch.

  • S05E06 Great Barr to Atherstone

    • June 10, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham.

  • S05E07 Atherstone to Moira

    • June 11, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat.

  • S05E08 Coventry to Weedon Bec

    • June 12, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    Robbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank.

  • S05E09 Bugbrooke to Milton Keynes

    • June 13, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.

  • S05E10 Simpson to Little Tring

    • June 14, 2024
    • U&Yesterday

    During a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.