Synopsis
Guy Martin helps to get Llandudno - the queen of Victorian sea-side resorts - up to scratch in time for the summer season, working on the pier, a helter-skelter and the funicular tramway.
- Programme: How Britain Worked
- Series: 1
- Episode: 3: Seaside (Llandudno)
- Channel: Channel 4
- Broadcast year: 2012
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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