The Tube (2003 TV series)

This article is about the 2003 ITV series. For the 2012 BBC television series, see The Tube (2012 TV series).

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 Tube
Series One titlecard
Narrated by	Jonathan Kydd
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer	Mosaic Films
Running time	25 mins
Original release
Network	ITV London
Release	9 January 2003 (2003-01-09) – 5 January 2006 (2006-01-05)
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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.

Episodes

Series		Episodes	Originally broadcast
	1	6 Episodes	2003
	2	6 Episodes & 1 Special	2004
	3	6 Episodes & 2 Specials	2005

Series One

Title	Original air-date	#	Episode Total	Overall Total
"Strike"	9 January 2003	1	1	1
"24 Hours"	16 January 2003	2	2	2
"One Under"	23 January 2003	3	3	3
"Rush Hour"	30 January 2003	4	4	4
"Woman Drivers"	6 February 2003	5	5	5
"Heatwave"	13 February 2003	6	6	6

Series One Special

Title	Original airdate	#	Special Total	Overall Total
"Busking on the Tube"	20 February 2003	1	1	7

Series Two

Title	Original air-date	#	Episode Total	Overall Total
"Underground Crime"	19 August 2004	1	7	8
"Mind the Gap"	26 August 2004	2	8	9
"Under Pressure"	2 September 2004	3	9	10
"The Ups and Downs"	9 September 2004	4	10	11
"Open All Hours"	16 September 2004	5	11	12
"All Change Please"	23 September 2004	6	12	13

Series Three

Title	Original air-date	#	Episode Total	Overall Total
"Special Operations"	17 November 2005	1	13	16
"Losing It"	8 December 2005	2	14	17
"Tickets Please"	15 December 2005	3	15	18
"Off the Rails"	22 December 2005	4	16	19
"The Train Set"	29 December 2005	5	17	20
"Moving On (Old & New)"	5 January 2006	6	18	21

Series Three Special

Title	Original airdate	#	Special Total	Overall Total
"Under Attack 1"	8 November 2005	2	1	14
"Under Attack 2"	10 November 2005	3	2	15

DVD release

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 & 1 Special	2003 & 2004	2007
	3	6 Episodes & 2 Specials	2005	2007

External links

• The Tube at IMDb
• Spark/Little Dot Studios reruns:
  • Series 1 on YouTube
  • Series 2 on YouTube
  • Series 3 on YouTube