The 800 Million Pound Railway Station S01E05 · The Sharp End

Overview

A team of spin doctors and marketing gurus have to sell Commercial Director Mike Luddy's vision for St Pancras station. They need to convince press and public that a place synonymous with prostitution, drugs and violent crime has been transformed into the chic destination station for Europe. But deadlines are slipping and the picture looks very different on the ground. The builders are behind schedule, the 60 shops may not finish work on time and there are critical problems with the cherry on the St Pancras cake - a 9 meter statue specially commissioned for the station. And with the station opening in just a few weeks time and Eurostar already selling tickets from their new destination will St Pancras be ready in time?

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1. 1 1. The Devil in the Detail2007-11-13 · 30mThis episode tells the story of architect Alastair Lansley, whose expensive artistic vision unnerved the engineers.
2. 2 2. Deadline2007-11-14 · 30mThe engineers and builders are about to hit the biggest deadline on the project so far. The tracks which bring the trains into St Pancras must be moved from the east to the west si
3. 3 3. The Inspection2007-11-20 · 30mEngineers race to finish the base build of the station. Huge bonuses are at stake and if the engineers don't meet their deadline they could incur penalties of £50,000 a day until t
4. 4 4. The Icon Men2007-11-21 · 30mWith the base build complete, St Pancras must start its face lift. Commercial Director Mike Luddy dreams of creating a new style of station and of transforming St Pancras into a lu
5. 5 5. The Sharp End2007-11-27 · 30mA team of spin doctors and marketing gurus have to sell Commercial Director Mike Luddy's vision for St Pancras station. They need to convince press and public that a place synonymo
6. 6 6. The Unveiling2007-11-28 · 30mThe culmination of 11 years work and £5.8 billion of public and private money. While the builders and engineers labour 7 days a week to try and finish major construction works Hea