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Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses

Margaret Mountford

Chris Durlacher

Lucy Willis

Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses: Episode 3: Durtnell the Builder

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Episode 3: Durtnell the Builder

BBC Four - Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses, Durtnell the Builder

Alex Durtnell rediscovers the houses his family have built since the Elizabethan era.

Film following Alex Durtnell as he travels back through the centuries and rediscovers the houses his family have built, right back to the reign of Elizabeth I.

Alex Durtnell's family have been builders for over 400 years. We follow Alex as he travels back through the centuries and rediscovers the houses his family have built, right back to the reign of Elizabeth I. 

Narrated by Margaret Mountford.

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Series revealing the history of three of Britain's longest-running family businesses.

Three-part series which reveals the extraordinary history of three of Britain's longest-running family businesses.

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