Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port takes viewers inside one of the UK's most critical transport hubs, the Port of Dover.

The series takes viewers inside some of the key port control centres to meet frontline staff and shine a light on the teamwork, expertise, operational challenges, and crucial minute-by-minute decisions that impact millions around the UK to reveal some of the huge 24/7 operation that keeps the nation's most important transport hub open for business. From the terminal and port control teams to the Port of Dover Police and the ferry and cruise companies, viewers will get to know the individuals keeping the port moving around the clock.

Series details

• Title: Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2025-06-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85057
• TVDB ID: 464148

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-06-02; final listed air date 2025-07-07; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-06-22; final listed air date 2026-08-11.

Source and licence

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