The Flower of Gloster

Season 1

A boy and his sister and brother pilot a canal narrow boat from north-east Wales to London. With a girl they meet on the way, they learn about the history of British canals and of the people who live and work on the waterways today.

Where to Watch The Flower of Gloster • Season 1

13 Episodes

  • The Accident
    E1
    The AccidentJim and his eldest son, Dick are to set sail a converted narrow-boat from the family's boat yard in North Wales when Jim is injured in an accident.
  • The Cut
    E2
    The CutNow responsible for getting the Flower of Gloster to London, Dick and his sister Liz set off along the Llangollen canal. But life on the cut turns out to be far from plain sailing. There was, for example, the trouble with the swing bridge...
  • The Boy
    E3
    The BoyDay two of the Flower of Gloster's journey to London, and Dick and Liz are in trouble. They've had to waste a valuable day in Northwich having the boat's engine repaired, and with just nine days left, there are still 200 miles left to cover.
  • The Girl
    E4
    The GirlDick is angry: a flight of fifteen locks to climb at Audlem, Liz is wasting time window-shopping, and Mike chatting to a narrow-boat family means that he has to get the boat through the locks on his own.
  • Betton Woods
    E5
    Betton WoodsIt is the evening of the third day. To make up for lost time, Dick decides to sail on until darkness falls. All goes well, until the boat breaks down close to Betton Woods, near Market Drayton: a wood 'notorious for its shrieking ghost, where no regular boatman will tie up for the night...'
  • The Dog
    E6
    The DogWith little more than a week left before they must reach London, Dick, Liz and Mike need to earn some money. Market Drayton provides the opportunity; it also provides yet one more passenger.
  • Lost
    E7
    LostWhere is Mike? And more importantly, where is the Flower of Gloster? Mike had gone after Baskerville the dog; the Flower had followed Anne's navigation and ended up being bombarded by a gang of Birmingham lads; and the boat should be in Gas Street basin, in the centre of Brum...
  • The City
    E8
    The CityThe flower of Gloster finds herself in the heart of one of Britain's biggest cities, where there are boat rallies, bands, bargains and, of course, the Bull Ring!
  • Life and Death
    E9
    Life and DeathThe canals are dying; canal people are dying with them. But some are still being born. The crew of the Flower of Gloster are made aware of this fact when they come face to face with a matter of life and death.
  • The Tunnel
    E10
    The TunnelThere's always light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes it can be hard work getting there - as Dick and Anne discover in the Blisworth Tunnel. There is compensation, however, in the fascinating museum at nearby Stoke Bruene.
  • The Deadline
    E11
    The DeadlineAfter a long hail, Dick and the rest of the crew decide it's time for some fun and games at Woburn Abbey. But they soon discover the truth of the old saying, 'It's later than you think.'
  • The Hitch
    E12
    The HitchThe crew experiences some night work, dirty work, and repair work. And the Evans gang makes a fleeting but none-too-friendly reappearance...
  • Late
    E13
    LateThe Flower of Gloster and her crew finally reach their destination, the Pool of London... and they are late!

 

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