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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)

Name: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Julian Barratt

Documentary

Follow a team of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (93 votes)
Episode average: 8.6 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Julian Barratt Himself - Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.57 avg 3 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 59 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Urban Heart Surgery	8.8	17
2	Tunnels Under the Thames	8.4	14
3	Platforms and Plague Pits	8.5	13