Sewermen

Observational documentary series following the work of staff at one of Britain's largest water companies, United Utilities, as they work tirelessly to keep the country's vital sewer systems running freely.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 60 minutes

Release: 2019-06-20

Rating: 9

Season 1 - Sewermen
2019-06-20
In the Lake District, an army of engineers with a battery of machinery are constructing one of Britain’s biggest fresh water pipelines. It's a bug's life for Steve and Anthony, as they discover a whole new colony of wildlife feasting off unmentionables.
2019-06-27
Steve and Michael tackle a stubborn Liverpool fatberg the size of four jumbo jets, while Mick and John try to stop a sewage leak from ruining Passover.
2019-07-04
Steve and Michael send newbie Dan to fight the fatberg. A Warrington water main has burst, flooding local roads and causing 17,000 taps to run dry. Mick and John respond to Mrs Windsor's urgent manhole problem.
2019-07-11
There are three weeks to clean an effluent-encrusted sewer beneath a golf course - unless the rain comes. Denzil the sniffer dog detects a whiff of chlorine on the Welsh borders. A potential pollution problem must be fixed within two hours, or heavy fines will be incurred.
2019-07-18
A fire-fighting helicopter is chartered to stop a wildfire on the West Yorkshire moorlands reaching a reservoir. Repair works force half of the north-west biggest sewage treatment works to shut down. A failed attempt by two neighbours to clear a blockage results in them losing 11 of their rodding tools down the drain.
2019-07-24
A team of specialist divers in the Irish Sea are on an underwater mission to clean out a massive submerged outfall pipe which disperses treated waste water deep into the sea
2019-07-31
Stuart tackles a 200-metre fatberg in Manchester, newly qualified "leak listener" Dan detects holes in the water company's network, and the Steves attract donkey attention on a flooded farm.
2019-08-07
Teams have to do deal with the largest fatberg seen in the North West, filling 40 per cent of the main sewer system in the docks area of Liverpool.

Season 2 - Sewermen
2020-04-30
In Cumbria, an army of engineers are replacing parts of an ageing monster underground pipeline that transports millions of litres of water from Haweswater Reservoir to 2 million people every day.
2020-05-07
Waste Warriors James and Andy battle to clear a newly formed fatberg underneath a busy street in Manchester. It is a monstrous mass of waste and fat that is 50 metres in length
2020-05-14
In Cumbria, John and his army of engineers are midway through a mammoth plumbing job, replacing parts of an ageing monster underground pipeline
2020-05-21
Geoff and his elite squad of sewage cleaners must scour the pumps deep inside a holding tank at Southport Treatment works, to ensure the waste doesn't back up into people's homes
2020-05-28
Project director John and his team undertake a crucial test at a fresh water pipeline in the Lake District, and a garden in Rucorn, Cheshire, is being slowly submerged in sewage.
2020-06-04
Steve and Mark face one of their toughest jobs ever and Stu and Ian tackle a potential pollution emergency.
2020-07-28
Stuart tackles a 200-metre fatberg in Manchester, newly qualified "leak listener" Dan detects holes in the water company's network, and the Steves attract donkey attention.
2020-08-07
The largest fatberg ever seen in the North West is proving an unbeatable enemy. At 400 tonnes and 350m long, it fills 40% of the main sewer system in the docks area of Liverpool.
2020-10-15
In North Wales, engineer Luke and his team of mega plumbers are mid way through a project to replace a problematic two km section of pipe that has a history of large bursts.
2020-10-22
In Liverpool city centre, a crack team of drainage engineers goes underground to clear a blocked sewer.
2020-10-29
Docuseries following the workers who maintain Britain's water systems.
2020-11-05
Docuseries following the workers who maintain Britain's water systems.