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Great Continental Railway Journeys

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2012 | 9 seasons | 60 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
9 seasons and 76 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 76 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • A big time investment at 9 seasons.

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 9 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 21K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 5 is the high point.

  1. Season 12012 · 5 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 22013 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 32014 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 42015 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Weeknight Watch
    Season 52016 · 6 episodes · 6.7 out of 10
    Weeknight
  6. Season 62018 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Season 72020 · 6 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Series 82025 · 20 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Series 92026 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Michael Portillo

  • Michael PortilloSelf - Presenter