Cast: Michael Portillo

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Michael Portillo. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Great Continental Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2012 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Dave Minchin · Tom Richardson · Cassie Farrell · Dean Griffiths

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot TV Series (2012-). 7 Seasons. 33 Episodes. Michael Portillo travels across the European continent with his handy Bradshaw guide book. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed...

7.3

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28 votes

Great Indian Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2018 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cassie Farrell · Ben Rowland

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot TV Series (2018-). Former British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo embarks upon a railway journey across India guided by his copy of Bradshaw's 1913 handbook of Indian, Foreign...

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Portillo's Greatest Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2020 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot Michael Portillo explores how politics, domestic and international, have shaped the railways.

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Great Australian Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2019 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Dave Minchin · Ben Rowland

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot TV Series (2019). 6 Episodes. The length and breadth of Australia is travelled and explored by Michael Portillo by way of his beloved mode of transport - trains.

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Great Asian Railway Journeys (TV Miniseries)

2020 · Documentary · 55 min. · United Kingdom

Direction George Boyle · Dave Minchin · Cassie Farrell · Ben Rowland

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot Michael Portillo travels around South-east Asia, guided by his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook on a 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries.

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Great American Railroad Journeys (TV Series)

2016 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Dave Minchin · Chris Bairstow · Cassie Farrell · Tom Richardson

Cast Michael Portillo · Elizabeth Welch · David Rambow

Plot TV Series (2016-Present Day). Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States.

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Great British Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2010 · Documentary · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cassie Farrell · Marc Beers · Tom Richardson · Titus Ogilvy

Cast Michael Portillo · Paul Bennett · Jonathan Betts · Peter Bower

Plot Michael Portillo makes various railway journeys across the UK, using a 150-year-old Bradshaw's Guide (a collection of railway timetables and a guidebook). He looks at the history, culture and industry...

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys (TV Series)

2022 · Documentary · 29 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Beatrice Ni Bhroin · Anthony Holland · Dave Minchin · Ben Rowland

Cast Michael Portillo · Nathen Amin

Plot Michael Portillo embarks on railway adventures around the coasts of the British Isles.

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Cornwall & Devon with Michael Portillo (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Dave Minchin

Cast Michael Portillo

Plot The former British Defence Secretary turned broadcaster embarks upon a coastal walk in Devon and Cornwall, visiting places of interest and meeting local people along the way.

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