Building the Channel Tunnel · 2019
Building the Channel Tunnel (2019) is a Documentary / TV Movie film directed by Edward McGown, starring Julian Barratt, Colin Saxby, Graham Anderson.
DocumentaryTV Movie
Overview
The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.
Cast
Julian Barratt, Colin Saxby, Graham Anderson, Kevin Milne, Christian Wolmar, James Sherwood, Tim Dunn, Philippe Vandebrouck
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What is "Building the Channel Tunnel" about?
The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.
When was "Building the Channel Tunnel" released?
Building the Channel Tunnel was released in 2019.
Who stars in "Building the Channel Tunnel"?
The cast includes Julian Barratt, Colin Saxby, Graham Anderson, Kevin Milne.
