World's Toughest Fixes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

World's Toughest Fixes A nuclear power plant turbine needs to be replaced. A cruise ship needs another engine. When big machines experience problems, they often require big solutions. These fixes take much more than your average piece of duct tape. Master rigger and host Sean Riley discovers how these heavy duty industrial repairs are made, on everything from high voltage electricity lines to nuclear power plants, and meets the specialists charged with putting things right. A professional rigger with a passion for adventure, Riley is not afraid to strap on a hazmat suit or attach himself to a live high-voltage power line to get the job done. He's seen more than his fair share of perilous situations, but on each job he has to show the crew he knows his stuff.

Series details

• Title: World's Toughest Fixes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-08-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26655
• IMDb ID: tt1315027
• TVDB ID: 90771

Cast and credited roles

• Sean Riley — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-09-05; final listed air date 2009-05-25.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-06-02; final listed air date 2009-07-30.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-05-06; final listed air date 2011-08-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from World's Toughest Fixes 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.