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Documentary series going behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton.

Series going behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton, meeting staff and seafarers and taking a look at everyday tasks and momentous events at the port

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Sea City: Series 2

John Altman

Adam Keelan

Jane French

Sea City: Series 2: Episode 2

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BBC One - Sea City, Series 2, Episode 2

A look at a few of the hundreds of people who keep the Port of Southampton running.

A look behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton and at a few of the people who keep the port running. Plus, the sailors who enjoy the annual cricket match at Bramble Bank.

Hundreds of people who keep the port running are often hidden from view. Peter Roberts is a bunkering tanker skipper providing fuel for ships around the port, while Chase Wyeth's job as a tug skipper may involve some very unsavoury tasks. But the water is at the heart of people's pastimes as well as their work. Volunteers on a vintage steamship view it as an 'allotment at sea', while weekend sailors also uphold a bastion of English eccentricity - the annual cricket match at the Bramble Bank in the middle of the Solent.

Narrated by John Altman.

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A return to the Port of Southampton to meet the people keeping Britain afloat.

Three-part documentary series going behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton, meeting staff and seafarers and taking a look at everyday tasks and momentous events at the port

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