Away with Words: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Presenter Neil Innes has fun exploring the origins of well-known words; and phrases in Away with Words. The 13-part series follows him on his travels from Yarmouth to Ely, Southend, Newmarket, Luton, Southwold, Duxford, Ipswich, Norwich, Corby, Bletchley, Cambridge and Colchester. But it won't be a map so much as a dictionary that he will have as a guide as he looks for the unlikely sources of all sorts of everyday names and sayings, and talks to some of the people who can throw light on them.

Series details

• Title: Away with Words
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1998-09-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39071
• IMDb ID: tt0335619
• TVDB ID: 342896

Cast and credited roles

• Neil Innes — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-09-15; final listed air date 1998-12-20; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Away with Words 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.