Sailing the Shipping Forecast: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sailing the Shipping Forecast will take viewers on a voyage from bustling waterways to remote, isolated communities reliant on the sea to survive. On the way they'll discover the natural beauty of estuaries, oceans, channels and coastlines.

Led by Rev. Coles across four of the 31 areas mapped out by the shipping forecast, the broadcaster and writer will take us on a journey to meet some of the people and communities living and working in these regions. Featuring the Faeroes, Lundy, Thames and Wight we will see what life is like at sea, and how an ecosystem ashore is sustained by the rich life around the waters of Britain and its neighbouring countries.

Series details

• Title: Sailing the Shipping Forecast
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2025-10-20
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: More4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86820
• TVDB ID: 469383

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Coles — Reverend Richard Coles

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-20; final listed air date 2025-11-10; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sailing the Shipping Forecast on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.