Hornby: A Model World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based at the company's HQ in Kent, Hornby: A Model World is a nostalgic look at the world's most famous modelling company, home to Hornby Railways as well as the Corgi, Airfix and Scalextric brands. 

With multiple new product launches, the immersive series documents the ups and downs of trying to get these much-loved collector's pieces to their customers on time and on budget, exploring how, by studying the original full-sized machines, these replicas are faithfully reproduced in miniature with incredible attention to detail. The series also features a passionate community of collectors and their layouts; whose expertise and knowledge is invaluable to the company.

Series details

• Title: Hornby: A Model World
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Yesterday
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54820
• IMDb ID: tt15665046
• TVDB ID: 411266

Cast and credited roles

• Sunetra Sarker — Narrator
• Gaynor Faye — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-10-11; final listed air date 2021-12-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-01-09; final listed air date 2023-03-20; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hornby: A Model World 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.