The Secret History of Our Streets: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1886 Charles Booth embarked on an ambitious plan to visit every one of London's streets to record the social conditions of residents. His project took him 17 years. Once he had finished he had constructed a ground-breaking series of maps which recorded the social class and standing of inhabitants. These maps transformed the way Victorians felt about their capital city. This series takes six archetypal London streets as they are now, discovering how they have fared since Booth's day. Booth colour coded each street, from yellow for the 'servant keeping classes', down to black for the 'vicious and semi-criminal'. With the aid of maps the series explores why certain streets have been transformed from desperate slums to become some of the most desirable and valuable property in the UK, whilst others have barely changed. This landmark series features residents past and present, e...

Series details

• Title: The Secret History of Our Streets
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-06-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21227
• TVDB ID: 259731

Cast and credited roles

• Steven Mackintosh — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-06; final listed air date 2012-07-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-07-25; final listed air date 2014-08-05; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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