| Runtime: | 25 mins |
| Narrated: | Jonathan Kydd |
| Channel: | ITV London |
| Num Series: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Producer: | Mosaic Films |
| Related: | Disappearing London How London Was Built |
The Tube is a British television documentary about the London Underground network. The programme follows London Underground workers: drivers, station staff and managers, showing the Underground system to the public through their eyes. First shown on ITV London, it was later also broadcast on certain Sky television channels, including Sky Real Lives and Sky3.
The programme was produced by Mosaic Films first for Carlton Television, and later for ITV London and Sky Travel.To date, there have been three series produced, including a two-part special on the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The series is now sometimes repeated, mostly on Pick.
| Series | Episodes | Originally broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Episodes | 2003 | ||
| 2 | 6 Episodes &<br>1 Special | 2004 | ||
| 3 | 6 Episodes &<br>2 Specials | 2005 | ||
| Title | Original air-date | Episode Total | Overall Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Strike" | 9 January 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
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| "24 Hours" | 16 January 2003 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
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| "One Under" | 23 January 2003 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
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| "Rush Hour" | 30 January 2003 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
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| "Woman Drivers" | 6 February 2003 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
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| "Heatwave" | 13 February 2003 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Title | Original air-date | Episode Total | Overall Total | ||||
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| "Underground Crime" | 19 August 2004 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
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| "Mind the Gap" | 26 August 2004 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||
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| "Under Pressure" | 2 September 2004 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
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| "The Ups and Downs" | 9 September 2004 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||
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| "Open All Hours" | 16 September 2004 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |||
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| "All Change Please" | 23 September 2004 | 6 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Title | Original air-date | Episode Total | Overall Total | ||||
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| "Special Operations" | 17 November 2005 | 1 | 13 | 16 | |||
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| "Losing It" | 8 December 2005 | 2 | 14 | 17 | |||
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| "Tickets Please" | 15 December 2005 | 3 | 15 | 18 | |||
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| "Off the Rails" | 22 December 2005 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |||
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| "The Train Set" | 29 December 2005 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |||
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| "Moving On (Old & New)" | 5 January 2006 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |||
| Title | Original airdate | Special Total | Overall Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Under Attack 1" | 8 November 2005 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||
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| "Under Attack 2" | 10 November 2005 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |||
Due to the popularity of the series, Two DVD sets were released in 2007. Series One and Two were available as one double set; While Series Three was released as a single set. Special features include train footage and photographs.
| Series | Episodes | Originally broadcast | DVD release date (R2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | 12 Episodes &<br>1 Special | 2003 & 2004 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | 6 Episodes &<br>2 Specials | 2005 | 2007 | ||