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Narrow Escapes

Season 1 2024

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 46m
  • 15h 20m (20 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
We meet those who call the waterways – the UK’s canal network - home. Whether it be retirees looking for freedom, young people searching for an affordable alternative to the cost-of-living crisis, newlyweds, families or divorcees, we’ll be introduced to a new and vibrant community made up of people from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds.

20 episodes

Series Premiere

2024-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z46m

Carrie, a young woman from Doncaster, is moving from a three-bedroom house onto a permanently moored narrowboat called Mabel, which she plans to redecorate. In Derbyshire, father and son Paul and Chris run their floating pizzeria - The Waltzing Matilda - and travel the canals of the Peak District. And solo boater Emma is taking her newly renovated, historic narrowboat - The Dawn Piper - on an epic adventure. Plus, a visit to the Llangollen horse-drawn boats in Wales to see how canal boats were towed in the past.

2024-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z46m

Carrie and her dog Winnie begin their new life on the water, but will their new sofa fit in their narrowboat? And Emma's boat springs a leak.

2024-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z46m

As Emma heads towards Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, can her engine hold out long enough for her to realise her dream? And experienced boaters Paul and Anthony upgrade to a new eco-boat.

2024-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z46m

Paul and Anthony take delivery of their new boat. And Gary, Nikki and their children Noah and Lily live their life on the move, continually cruising the canals.

2024-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2024-04-28T23:00:00Z46m

Carrie puts the finishing touches to her narrowboat, Mabel. Paul and Anthony take one final cruise on their old boat, Morning Star, before the big move to their new eco-boat.

2024-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2024-05-05T23:00:00Z46m

Vic and Jo cruise the Peak District looking for the perfect place to open their café. On the Oxford Canal, yoga instructor May builds a new yoga platform on her narrowboat roof.

2024-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2024-05-05T23:00:00Z46m

Comedian Joel is on a quest from London to unknown waters in search of a location for his gig. The Canal and River Trust litter boat continues its trawl of the Birmingham canals.

2024-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 2024-05-05T23:00:00Z46m

Jo trials some new recipes for her cookbook on a Peak District towpath. And we meet Joe and Rachel, who have their work cut out renovating their new home, Windfish.

2024-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x09 Episode 9

1x09 Episode 9

  • 2024-05-05T23:00:00Z46m

Things get competitive for Nigel and Diane at Pennington Flash nature reserve on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and we learn about the Canal and River Trust team's mindful walks

2024-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x10 Episode 10

1x10 Episode 10

  • 2024-05-05T23:00:00Z46m

Rachel and Joe build a new kitchen for their boat, Windfish. It's cookbook launch day for Vic and Jo in the Peak District. And will Nigel and Diane make it to Standedge Tunnel?

2024-05-12T23:00:00Z

1x11 Episode 11

1x11 Episode 11

  • 2024-05-12T23:00:00Z46m

On the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Nick and Gina race to get their hotel boat ready for their guests' arrival. In Hertfordshire, Sam shows us his world on The Floating Bike Shop.

2024-05-13T23:00:00Z

1x12 Episode 12

1x12 Episode 12

  • 2024-05-13T23:00:00Z46m

Work on Kevin and Tina's boat continues, but will their plans to deliver it at a boat show be a wash out? Nick and Gina head to the Bingley Five Rise.

2024-05-14T23:00:00Z

1x13 Episode 13

1x13 Episode 13

  • 2024-05-14T23:00:00Z46m

Wes and Amy cruise the Kennet and Avon Canal looking for somewhere to moor up with Wi-Fi for their live-streaming jobs. The Lady Teal and guests travel up the Bingley Five Rise.

2024-05-15T23:00:00Z

1x14 Episode 14

1x14 Episode 14

  • 2024-05-15T23:00:00Z46m

Steve and Chris head to Chester to help plan their daughter's wedding. Sam finds a home for his towpath bike shop. Wes and Amy try the Caen Hill Locks.

2024-05-16T23:00:00Z

1x15 Episode 15

1x15 Episode 15

  • 2024-05-16T23:00:00Z46m

Will anyone buy any of Sam's restored bikes at his towpath bike shop? The Chamberlain fuel boat competes in a tug of war at the Norbury Festival.

2024-05-19T23:00:00Z

1x16 Episode 16

1x16 Episode 16

  • 2024-05-19T23:00:00Z46m

On the Oxford Canal, Jack and Gabby get to work on making their new boat environmentally sustainable. Tracey and Tim open their towpath dog treat business for the new season.

2024-05-20T23:00:00Z

1x17 Episode 17

1x17 Episode 17

  • 2024-05-20T23:00:00Z46m

On the River Lea, florist Roka takes her home-grown tulips to market. Tracey and Tim head towards Little Venice in London to launch their Accessible Waterways badge scheme.

2024-05-21T23:00:00Z

1x18 Episode 18

1x18 Episode 18

  • 2024-05-21T23:00:00Z46m

Tracey and Tim launch their accessible waterways scheme. And we meet Peter and Noni, who are navigating their way through Foxton Locks, one of the seven wonders of the waterways.

2024-05-22T23:00:00Z

1x19 Episode 19

1x19 Episode 19

  • 2024-05-22T23:00:00Z46m

Jack and Gabby struggle to put in their new chimney on the Oxford Canal, and theatre worker Ed's boat Womble is being surveyed and getting its tri-annual hull blacking.

2024-05-23T23:00:00Z

1x20 Episode 20

1x20 Episode 20

  • 2024-05-23T23:00:00Z46m

Jack and Gabby take their new boat for its first cruise, Ed shows off his culinary skills at a rooftop party, and Peter and Noni take their narrowboat Barbarella across the sea!

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