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Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018)

Documentary · History

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

IMDb rating
7.7 (214 votes)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Pluto TV · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.83 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 53 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 43 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 37 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 34 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 29 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 24 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Roman Chester8.053
2Viking York7.943
3Norman Winchester7.737
4Tudor Norwich7.834
5Regency Cheltenham7.829
6Victorian Belfast7.824

Season 2 (2019)

7.28 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 48 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 2: 6.1 · 25 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 18 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 17 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wartime Dover7.423
2Georgian Bristol6.125
3Edwardian Cardiff7.518
4Civil War Oxford7.119
5Plantagenet Canterbury7.822
6Stewart Stirling7.817

Season 3 (2020)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 17 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Medieval Lincoln7.921
2Restoration London7.320
3Portsmouth - Age of Empire8.121
4Elizabethan Plymouth8.117
5Glasgow - Age of Steam8.115
6Georgian Edinburgh7.615
7Industrial Revolution Manchester7.917