The Tube: Going Underground(2016)
Overview
Carrying nearly five million passengers per day, the London Tube is one of the world's oldest and busiest metro systems in the world. Today the Tube is undergoing a complete overhaul that is long overdue. Take a behind the scenes look into the daily lives of drivers, emergency personnel, operations managers, and many others among the near twenty thousand employees of this massive rail system, as they navigate the evolution of the London Tube.
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8 episodes • 2016
Miniseries
8 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Mar 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Mar 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Apr 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Apr 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Apr 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Apr 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | May 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | May 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
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