Video 125 The Tube

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The Tube

Price: £19.95
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Get beneath the surface of the London Underground with this fascinating series originally shown in the London region of ITV and now available on one DVD.

LUL opened its doors to television to record the day to day life of some of its 16,500 staff. This award-winning series takes us behind the scenes to tell the story of some of the dedicated and colourful characters who work for LUL, doing a difficult job under often challenging and stressful circumstances.

We discover many surprising things about the complexities of running an over-stretched, under-funded and creaking network. Sometimes tragic and other times hilarious situations pepper the series revealing what it's like to work and travel beneath a thriving metropolis.

This DVD covers the first two series -13 episodes plus an LUL timeline, picture gallery and episode chapters.

Running time 5 hours approx.

© Mosaic Films 2006
The TUBE is a Mosaic Films production for ITV London

Peter Middleton comments: As is evident from the number of films Video 125 has made of the London Underground (and even the Paris Metro) we find these lines to be totally fascinating. This series takes us beyond the driver's cab and behind the scenes. It is clear that Mosaic films spent weeks filming the underground at various locations. I found meeting the staff the essential ingredient in this series. I watched one episode at a time over a period of a couple of weeks. Each is quite different and every time one ended I looked forward to the next. The commentary is so good that we have even employed Jonathan Kydd to narrate our Kent Coast production - that really is putting our money where our mouth is. I am eagerley awaiting the completion of series three of the Tube.

Thoroughly recommended.

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