What a beautiful film, brings back so many wonderful memories, I love would really love to go back to the boat I so enjoyed with my wonderful mate and the best crew in in the world.
We do not always appreciate the true beauty & splendor of our little island .Until you see it from this perspective.. I took a deep breath & found I have slowed down about 5mph after watching this. Ahhhhhhhmmmmmmm!!!😁
This is why England is called the cultural capital of world. I love these things, its very English and keeping English culture intact with the modern era. Hats off to the uploader for uploading these documentaries. It has been a perfect companion for COVID 19 lockdown.
Thank you Rajeev! My reason for uploading these videos was simply to share the sheer joy of the canals Tim and Pru sail on, and the detail of their work. It's simply wonderful. These are strange times indeed, just mentioning the word Covid-19 makes me stop and just think "is this REALLY happening!?!" Today is my first day of Furlough, I'm an hgv driver from Manchester and my company have placed me on 80% of my salary as from this coming Monday (30th March) . The good news for you is that if you search RU-vid you may just find all 10 Series they have made. Series 9, Episode 3 is the one I waited forever to actually see. The Bridgewater Canal. Worsley is where I live, I drive by the canal twice a day, or I did!, going to work and coming back. It is the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution. The 1st purpose built canal in the UK for Industrial purpose. Good luck finding the other Series!!! Enjoy!!
So elegantly and sensitively revealed that even though inflicted with a hampering disability, this wonderful couple has taken us on this fairytale journey. I saw it all through their eyes and felt it with their hearts. Who needs aught else. This is life itself!! I am too in the autumn of the years but in the wrong part of this wonderful planet. Bless you and continue journeying.
@@WTF-cw5cv you embarrass me. I am an atheist but I feel blessed to have known two such women, and even though my wife passed prematurely in 2011 I was fortunate to meet my present partner to share the rest of my life with. Even as an atheist I feel it is abhorrent to call religion a cancer - it is someone's profound belief and should be respected as our local vicar respects my beliefs. So lighten up and show respect.
The most wonderful and touching video I have ever watched regarding the canals and combined with a love story a half century in the making, just magical. Praying for continued happiness to you both, 3 years belated as I write this.
We have had some wonderful years watching these two great performers show us the correct way to deal with what life throws at us. I love the canals of the U.K. and the beautiful places you can see from them. No rushing from place to place, totally unwind from the hectic pace of life. Watching these two even in their advanced years shows that your never too old to have adventures.
I have a signed photo of Mr West -I've always thought him and Miss Scales wonderful actors .....but what wonderful people they are ! Love and bless them both .Will say .....Mr West will always be, to me, King Edward - and Miss Scales.......😉
This whole series is incredible! What a love story between two fascinating people and their long love affair with the canals. We have watched all of them and hope and pray all is well with Penelope and Tim. Thank you for this beautiful series!
“No darling, very good aim. Very good aim indeed.” This is the cutest couple! Especially after 50 years of marriage. They have done something right! I know they’re actors but I think they are being themselves in this series.
This is a fantastic series, hosted by two very charming people. As an American, I've yet to visit the UK but when I do, I fully plan to travel at least a bit of the canal system there. I lived aboard a sport fishing boat in Key West, Florida for a time and would love to see how the canals compare. This series gives me wonderful insight that may not have been available to me by other means. Thank you for uploading this. Beautifully done.
Wonderful programme made all the better by my favourite couple , prunella and Timothy. So obviously still in love after many years. An inspiration to us all.
This is just the best series! Have watched all of them and will again. A bit of history and a love story that improves with age! Be sure to watch the ones where they cruise all over, France, Egypt! They are pure magic! I still keep tabs on both of them! They were like family and speaking of family you get to meet their’s!
Such a Wonderful relationship - together for so many years and still very much in love. What an amazingly eventful life they both have had. Blessings to Pru and Tim x
First time here... I'm going to watch the entire series... This is a heart felt journey through a beautiful countryside, with a couple that truly love each other and their canals... In today's world this is very rare... We are only dancing in life for a short time enjoy every minute of it... Thank you for sharing...
Watching this 7 years later and from Canada 🇨🇦. I am a fan of these two lovely people and just recently discovered canal boat adventures. Thanks for bringing us along on this magical journey 👍👍
Thank you Mr. Cole for the programming. Hubs and I are glued to the TV with this series. Not only is it entertaining we have fallen under Tim and Pru's spell as they are so delightful. When you have lost someone to that horrible disease you can see the tell tale signs of the fading away in poor Pru's eyes. You have made it possible for us to watch this series as we can not play region 2 discs here in the states. So thanks again as it is very much appreciated.
You're very welcome! It is such a beautiful series that I just had to share it and put it "out there". There are so many more series to watch too, a little search here on RU-vid will reveal many many more. There is a recent episode on the Bridgewater Canal which begins in Worsley, Manchester. Worsley is literally 3-5 minutes drive in a car from where I live, and literally a picture postcard splendour. Very historic too, some say the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution as the mines, owned by the Duke of Ellesmere, provided the cotton mills in Manchester with coal to power them. Manchester, back in it's day, was called Cottonopolis as 3/4 of the World's textiles were manufactured there. Really interesting stuff. I travel through the Village of Worsley to work and back every day.
Beautiful scenery, lovely people. It is an enjoyable canal journey with you on a narrow boat as soon as I will never do it myself. It feels as if I did it too.
Lovely to see these two enjoying their lives together. They are so obviously in love with one another, even after fifty years and with Pru's encroaching dementia. To see their mutual affection is incredibly moving. Thank you so much for uploading these programs!
We are cruising the Great Loop right now. It has been fantastic but now we are talking about European canal cruising afterward, thanks to Pru and Tim. What an inspiring series and lovely couple !
Thank you to someone that I have enjoyed watching, Prunella. It was wonderful to listen and watch Timothy on this adventure. Thank you for taking me along. All the wonderment that life has to offer be yours. This is something I want to do now. I will be 71 years young on the 5 of February. Thank you for the ride.
So generous of this beautiful couple, who are among the acting elite & major stars, to allow us to share this wonderful part of thier intimate life! Also we are now starting our canal holiday piggy bank! TY Chris!
I love this program! I have watched series 1, 2 and 3 and disappointed that I cannot find series 4 posted. Timothy West and Prunella Scales are wonderful. Beautifully photographed, great history and an endearing couple sharing the stories of their lives. Thank you Tim and Pru!!
I hope you have found series 4 since you commented, It not .....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SGg7tC7onJY.html here's episode 1. Other youtube users post these vids so they can be found (hopefully). We're up to series 9 in the UK.
Having watched episode one I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the series. You really do portray the tranquility of travelling the cut, great video, thank you Pru. and Tim.
We first saw a show in this series when we were in Ireland last November. We're delighted to be able to find this on RU-vid and will be watching it this winter
Where I live, there are 2 abandoned canals: The Welland Ship Canal. Watching this video brought me great joy. That people took the time to restore and use Canals from the past....
If you're not moved by the sight of a woman with her mind slowly being eaten away singlehandedly negotiating 16 locks, there's something wrong with you.
great stuff.kind of sucks getting old when you see the pictures of when they took there 2 boys on narrow boat holidays all those years ago.great that there still doing it.time flies by so get out and enjoy life and make memories.god bless them.this is a great show.
I find this travelogue absolutely fascinating - that is the good feeling. I also find this maddening because I wish I could be doing the same journey - and that is the bad feeling. But the worst feeling is knowing that ever going on such a journey is absolutely impossible for someone living in the US. Prunella I loved you in Faulty Towers but I adore you for sharing this memoir.
Inga Eubanks There is no reason why this is impossible for anyone! Find a friend and book a holiday here, you can hire a bot easily. If you don't fancy tackling it yourself, there are multiple hotel boats that take small numbers of passengers who are free to participate as much or as little as they wish.
Absolutely awesome, can't wait to return to the UK and get on the cut. you guys a marvelous and I look forward to seeing the rest of your ventures. at the moment I live in the furthest place from UK. I live in Nelson New Zealand, but will venture back for a few years maybe more.