Timothy Spall at Sea series is a set of three BBC Four television series[2] that follows the voyage of actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane as they take their Dutch barge, The Princess Matilda, on a circumnavigation around the British Coast, with visits to Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.[3][4][5]
The Princess Matilda was designed and built by Peter Nicholls Yacht Builders Ltd.[6] She is a 52-foot-long (16 m) 35-tonne steel-hulled seagoing Category B[7] Dutch barge.[8][9]
- ^ Images of "The Princess Matilda"
- ^ Note: This TV documentary series is made by the same team who make Escape to the Chateau for Channel 4 that features Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (10 August 2011). "TV review: Timothy Spall: Back at Sea; Who Do You Think You Are?; Village SOS". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Last Night's TV: Wallis Simpson: the Secret Letters/Channel 4
Timothy Spall: Back at Sea/BBC4 - Reviews, TV & Radio - The Independent - ^ 00:02 Comments By Jane Simon (10 August 2011). "Timothy Spall: Back at Sea - BBC4, 8.30pm". mirror. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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- ^ Boat Categories A, B, C & D were established by the EU's Recreational Craft Directive (RCD)
- ^ BoatShed
- ^ Note: The Princess Matilda was commissioned and was built (without a wheelhouse) at a cost of £200,000 in May 2010. Now, with a wheelhouse, she is valued at £350,000,