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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from 4 September 2003 to 16 October 2003 on BBC and was later released on DVD. The programme examines seven engineering feats that occurred since the Industrial Revolution. The same feats are covered in a companion book of the same name by producer Deborah Cadbury.
Original Release
09/04/2003 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Lindsay | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Ron Cook | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| John Walters | Ferdinand de Lesseps |
| Michael Carter | John Scott Russell |
| Daniel Coonan | Philippe Buñau-Varilla |
| Stephen Mangan | Jules Isidore Dingler |
| Jo Stone-Fewings | William Jacomb |
| Shaun Prendergast | Ned Hepworth |
| Cora Branley | Louise-Helene de Lesseps |
| Anna Farnworth | Mary Brunel |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Ship | Thursday, 04 September 2003 |
| 2 | The Brooklyn Bridge | Thursday, 11 September 2003 |
| 3 | The Bell Rock Lighthouse | Thursday, 18 September 2003 |
| 4 | Transcontinental Railway | Thursday, 25 September 2003 |
| 5 | The Sewer King | Thursday, 02 October 2003 |
| 6 | The Panama Canal | Thursday, 09 October 2003 |
| 7 | The Hoover Dam | Thursday, 16 October 2003 |
Directors
Edward Bazalgette, Christopher Spencer, Paul Wilmshurst, Paul Bryers, Philip Smith, Mark Everest
Writers
Tony Mulholland, Rachel Wright, Christopher Spencer, Paul Wilmshurst, Paul Bryers, Mark Everest, Gregory Evans
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Lindsay | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
| Ron Cook | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
| John Walters | Ferdinand de Lesseps |
| Michael Carter | John Scott Russell |
| Daniel Coonan | Philippe Buñau-Varilla |
| Stephen Mangan | Jules Isidore Dingler |
| Jo Stone-Fewings | William Jacomb |
| Shaun Prendergast | Ned Hepworth |
| Cora Branley | Louise-Helene de Lesseps |
| Anna Farnworth | Mary Brunel |
| Corine Ricau | Sister Marie Rouleau |
| Michael Attwell | William Hope |
| Claudette de Miller | Fever Victim's Mother |
| John Bennett | John Donovan |
| Jeff Harding | John Stevens |
| Tara Hugo | Marie Gorgas |
| Jonathan Salter | Jack Donovan |
| Fred Pearson | Captain Harrison |
| Robert Jezek | Dr. William Gorgas |
| Angus MacInnes | Colonel George Goethals |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jules Hussey | Producer |
| Vanessa Tovell | Producer |
| Jim Spencer | Producer |
| Amy Leader | Producer |
| Therese Zambra | Producer |
