Coastal Defenders (2023)

Series 1

Meet the team of dive engineers on England's south coast as they battle time and tide to keep Britain’s coastlines and waterways moving.

Released Feb. 27, 2023 Episode 29 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.underwater-filming, imdb.dive-team, imdb.south-coast-location, imdb.coastline, imdb.infrastructure

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel

Production Companies: Renowned Films

Network: BBC Two

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

7.8

/11/

Trakt

/4/

TMDb

Craig Parkinson
Narrator

S1E1 - Tilting Jetty

Brighton Marina's main jetty is on the tilt, causing chaos for residents and shop owners. The Coastal Defenders team of diving engineers devise a cunning plan to fix the jetty in record time.

Feb. 27, 2023, midnight

S1E2 - Tugboat Tyre

In Britain's biggest port, cargo grinds to a halt as a tugboat picks up a mystery object in its propeller. The Coastal Defenders dive team use everything at their disposal to try and free it.

Feb. 28, 2023, midnight

S1E3 - Ship's Survey

The Coastal Defenders dive team face a long cold swim to inspect a vast oil tanker and respond to an emergency callout to repair a vital piece of equipment on a cargo ferry.

March 1, 2023, midnight

S1E4 - Sun and Storms

It’s a taste of the luxury life for the Coastal Defenders dive team as they fix the hull of a floating hotel.

March 6, 2023, midnight

S1E5 - Save the Dolphins

A mooring structure called a dolphin has brought the Isle of Wight ferries to a standstill. The whole ferry terminal must move to allow the Coastal Defenders dive team to repair the seaworn structure.

March 7, 2023, midnight

S1E6 - Mussels Mayhem

It’s man versus mussel as the Coastal Defenders dive team clear shellfish from blocking a ship’s pipes.

March 8, 2023, midnight

S1E7 - Ferry Emergency

It’s another emergency for the Coastal Defenders dive team when a ferry service ends up stranded.

March 9, 2023, midnight

S1E8 - Operation Abandoned Boats

The Coastal Defenders team face a graveyard of discarded boats which have to be cleared to protect the waterways.

March 10, 2023, midnight

BBC Two

29 min/ep

232 min

Feb. 27, 2023

March 10, 2023, midnight

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