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Britain's Best Drives is a six-part 2009 British television series in which Richard Wilson travels across the UK in reviewing the best driving roads from a motoring guide of the 1950s. In each episode he drives a different car of the period. There was also a seventh episode where Wilson learns how to drive a manual transmission car again.
Original Release
02/19/2009 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Wilson | Self - Presenter |
| Christopher Slade | Voice of the Guidebooks |
| Peter Randall | Self - Chief MIRA Instructor |
| Hunter Davies | Self - Author and Journalist |
| Ian Williams | Self - Retired GP in Callender |
| Richard Jones | Self - Restorer of Severn Princess Ferry |
| Stephen Lang | Self - Curator, Heritage Motor Museum |
| Victor Middleton | Self - Tourism Expert |
| Anthony Frost | Self - St Ives Artist |
| Nicholas Rhea | Self - Author of 'Heartbeat' books |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire Moors | Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
| 2 | North Wales | Thursday, 26 February 2009 |
| 3 | North Cornish Coast | Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
| 4 | Lake District | Thursday, 12 March 2009 |
| 5 | The Wye Valley and Forest of Dean | Thursday, 19 March 2009 |
| 6 | The Trossachs | Thursday, 26 March 2009 |
| 7 | Richard Wilson Learns to Drive | Thursday, 12 March 2009 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Wilson | Self - Presenter |
| Christopher Slade | Voice of the Guidebooks |
| Peter Randall | Self - Chief MIRA Instructor |
| Hunter Davies | Self - Author and Journalist |
| Ian Williams | Self - Retired GP in Callender |
| Richard Jones | Self - Restorer of Severn Princess Ferry |
| Stephen Lang | Self - Curator, Heritage Motor Museum |
| Victor Middleton | Self - Tourism Expert |
| Anthony Frost | Self - St Ives Artist |
| Nicholas Rhea | Self - Author of 'Heartbeat' books |
| Derek Bell | Self - Racing Driver |
| John Jennings | Self - Owner of Kirkstone Pass Inn |
| Anne Rainsbury | Self - Historian |
| Derek Jones | Self - Slate Worker at Dinorwic Quarry |
| Bob Crossley | Self - St Ives Artist |
| Hugh O'Neill | Self - Tour Guide |
| Graham Whitford | Self - Cornish Storyteller |
| Eric Jones | Self - Rock-Climber |
| Roger Brown | Self - Owner of Brown's Village Store, Llandogo |
| Chris Brown | Self - Farmer at Deepdale Farm |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Klein | Executive Producer |
| Andy Batten-Foster | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Neil Edwards | Producer |
| Jonney Steven | Producer |
