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The Final Countdown

2 episodes · 2017

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

  1. 1Episode 1

    22 May 2017 · 1 hr 0 min

    Linda and her team must battle fault lines that threaten the site with flooding, race to build access tunnels to alleviate pressure on a congested construction site, and piece together a giant geometric jigsaw that will form a station entrance.

  2. 2Episode 2finale

    29 May 2017 · 1 hr 0 min

    Engineers must construct and fit out a new station at Paddington, erect a 130m long great glass canopy to soar above the structure, and plug directly into Brunel's original station.