Watermen: A Dirty Business

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Watermen: A Dirty Business
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GenreFactual
Narrated by Ralf Little
Theme music composerRichard Chance
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerHannah Wyatt
ProducerSimon Kerfoot
Running time60 minutes
Production companyMentorn Media
Original release
Network
Release15 April (2014-04-15) 
20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)

Watermen: A Dirty Business is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 15 April 2014. The six-part series follows the employees of United Utilities. [1] [2]

Contents

Production & Location

On 16 January 2014, BBC Two commissioned Mentorn Media to make the six-part documentary series. It was commissioned by Maxine Watson. [3] It was filmed in many locations such as The Oaks Primary School in Bolton, Bury and the rest of the North West

Episode list

#TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [4]
1"Episode 1"16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)TBA
2"Episode 2"22 April 2014 (2014-04-22)TBA
3"Episode 3"29 April 2014 (2014-04-29)TBA
4"Episode 4"6 May 2014 (2014-05-06)TBA
5"Episode 5"13 May 2014 (2014-05-13)TBA
6"Episode 6"20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)TBA

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References

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