BBC Two Northern Ireland

Watermen: A Dirty Business

Hannah Wyatt

Paul Durgan

Watermen: A Dirty Business: Episode 5

Documentaries

Factual

watermen-a-dirty-business_130414_ep5_pp.jpg

Episode 5

BBC Two - Watermen: A Dirty Business, Episode 5

Residents in Manchester face a year of noise and chaos.

Series following workers at one of Britain's biggest water companies. Residents in Manchester face a year of noise and chaos as storm tanks are put in place.

From a collapsed sewer under a lucrative holiday home in Blackpool, to a rain-soaked team in Preston, this episode sees the watermen dive underground and under water as they do all they can to prevent upheaval for customers, come rain or come shine.

Residents in Manchester face a year of noise and chaos as storm tanks are put in place to deal with excess waste caused by heavy rain, and despite three months' worth of notice and a chance to voice concerns ahead of the work starting, locals are less than pleased when the work eventually starts. Whilst a team in south east Manchester are tackling 30,000 litres of concrete that's been poured down a sewer, a specialist diving team face a technical job at a reservoir as well as a stomach churning waste water task. It's not a job for the faint-hearted.

BBC Two

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

BBC 2

BBC2

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Following the people who work for one of Britain's biggest water companies.

Getting clean water can be a dirty business and people only notice when something goes wrong. This series follows those who run and work for one of Britain's biggest water companies.

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two HD

BBC Two Scotland

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Watermen: A Dirty Business

Episode 5

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Series

BBC Two Northern Ireland

About BBC Two