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Timothy Spall: All at Sea

Timothy Spall

Shane Spall

Paul Crompton

Sam Anthony

Timothy Spall: All at Sea: Episode 1: Message in a Bottle

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Episode 1: Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle

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In Scotland, Timothy and Shane take on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm.

In Scotland, Tim and Shane take on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm, visit the towns of Peterhead, Eyemouth and Stonehaven and fall in love with Banff.

Timothy Spall and his wife Shane are back on board their beloved barge the Princess Matilda as they conclude their trip around the British coast.

Tim takes on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm. This is the equivalent of Land's End for Scotland and the point where they head south for the first time. The North Sea soon becomes the new enemy as he and Shane struggle to cope with this unrelenting force of nature. 

On land they find wonderful Scottish towns - Peterhead, Eyemouth and Stonehaven - but it is the town of Banff that resonates most. They fall in love with it and are sad to leave it behind as they pursue their odyssey of circumnavigating Britain. At the end of the episode, they eventually reach the English sea border, where they launch a message in a bottle.

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Timothy Spall and his wife Shane conclude their trip around the British coast by barge.

Timothy Spall and his wife Shane are back on board their beloved barge the Princess Matilda as they conclude their trip around the British coast.

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