COASTAL RAILWAYS WITH JULIE WALTERS
ALASKA FOR CHANNEL 4
4 x 60
National and global treasure Julie Walters rides the UK’s most beautiful coastal railways, from Scotland to Cornwall
Directing and producing the amazing and acclaimed Dame Julie Walters in an insightful and comedic celebrity travelogue like no other! Personally responsible for directing the opening show ‘West Highlands’ and the second show, ‘East Coast Mainline’. Duties involved scriptwriting, leading an editorial and production team, troubleshooting and scheduling all the trains that had to be caught, including the world-famous Jacobite Steam Train (the Hogwarts Express!)
I edited the ‘East Coast Mainline’ episode, whilst overseeing the edit of ‘The Highlands’, Edit-producing the ‘Devon & Cornwall’ episode and Producer Directing extra footage for the ‘Devon & Cornwall Episode. Finally I was responsible for overseeing the VO, dub, grade and on-line of all 4 episodes.
‘Engaging.. taking the mickey out of the celebrity travelogue format’. The Independent
‘Delightful’. The Daily Mail
‘Companionable, Walters proves a discovery as a presenter’. The Times
‘A particular treat’. Heat Magazine
‘Agreeable cheeky humour!’ TV Times
A Sunday night ratings triumph! 3 million, up against David Attenborough’s ‘Blue Planet’ and ‘The X Factor’ finals. Third best annual viewing figures for a C4 documentary in the slot.
The series is streamed on Amazon Prime and Google Play and shown all over the globe.




