Building the Channel Tunnel
2019•PG•45m•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.
Director
Edward McGown
Languages
German, English, French
Studio
Windfall Films
Cast
Julian Barratt
Narrator (voice)
Colin Saxby
Himself
Graham Anderson
Himself
Kevin Milne
Himself
Christian Wolmar
Himself
James Sherwood
Himself
Tim Dunn
Himself
Philippe Vandebrouck
Himself
Graham Fagg
Himself
John Gallagher
Himself
Sarah Chapman
Herself
Ed Bartholomew
Himself
Mark Hudson
Himself
Helen Nattrass
Herself
Alan Cottiss
Himself
Production
Company
Windfall Films
Company
Channel 5
Company
National Geographic
Producer
Edward McGown
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