Narrow Escapes

Following members of the vibrant community who call the UK's canal network home, from retirees looking for freedom, to young people searching for an affordable alternative to the cost-of-living crisis, newly-weds, families and divorcees. From the continuous cruisers and the business owners operating from their boats to the workers and volunteers on land who maintain the waterways. Carrie, a young woman from Doncaster, is moving from a three-bedroom house onto a permanently moored narrowboat called Mabel, which she plans to redecorate. In Derbyshire, father and son Paul and Chris run their floating pizzeria - The Waltzing Matilda - and travel the canals of the Peak District. And solo boater Emma is taking her newly renovated, historic narrowboat - The Dawn Piper - on an epic adventure. Plus, a visit to the Llangollen horse-drawn boats in Wales to see how canal boats were towed in the past.