SOMEWHERE AT SEA IN SOUTH AFRICA

Series 1, Episode 1 - Call Of The Sea This first of three programmes in Series One sees Timothy Spall and wife Shane set off in their Dutch barge the Princess Matilda from Fowey in Cornwall, heading towards Lands End and then into South Wales. By his own admission, Timothy is an unqualified and slightly nervous mariner, but Shane has every confidence in his seafaring abilities. Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bogey Man Although in a state of some anxiety, self-taught mariner Timothy manoeuvres his Dutch barge, the Princess Matilda, around the infamous Lizard Point and moors in Newlyn, a capital of the fishing industry. The Spalls get advice from the eighteen-strong crew of the Penlee Lifeboat on how to tackle Land s End, another tough test awaiting Timothy and Shane, and he marvels at their seafaring skills and bravery in tackling the elements in order to save lives at sea. Series 1, Episode 3 - Race Against The Tide In the final programme in Series One, Timothy navigates their Dutch barge around the dangerous waters of Land s End and into the relative calm of the port of St. Ives, now a major tourist centre. Tim is troubled as the Princess Matilda has to negotiate some of the most extreme tides in Britain as he plans his route through the Bristol Channel.