Brinkworth Productions’ latest series features exclusive access inside Thames Water – Britain’s most beleaguered water company as it battles for survival. The two-part series, which airs at 9 pm on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th March and on iPlayer, captures the troubled utility’s attempts to fix everything from sewage spills to the £15 billion hole in their finances. Filmed over six tumultuous months, with access from senior management to the staff on the frontline, it follows key characters at the heart of the storm.
The programmes see Thames Water face the problem of running out of cash and asking for huge increases in customer bills. In one of the country’s largest sewage works, we join the team as they try to stop sewage flowing into the River Thames and meet the campaigners watching the company’s every move. From the CEO Chris Weston and the new management team to the men and women coping with a system under pressure, the series sees the staff face challenges at every level.