Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port

Name: Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port
Released: 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Behind-the-scenes at the port of Dover, the UK's busiest port, in the summer of 2024, showcasing the people who keep the gateway for over a third of the UK's annual trade with Europe functioning through storms, police emergencies, and other threats.

2025 · 47m

Director Danny Fildes, Simon Phillips

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

The Dover police are on high alert due to a lorry driver who allegedly possesses a gun, while the cargo team receive a shipment that comprises over a third of the UK's weekly supply of bananas.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

A massive storm hits Dover, causing major disruptions, and a tug boat comes to the rescue of a ferry in distress. Charity bike riders visit the port, while the police find some suspicious-looking pigeons.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

It's the start of the school holidays and a worldwide IT outage threatens the port's entire operation. The team race to bring in the largest cruise ship of the season. And police intercept a driver who's high at the wheel.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

It's the busiest day of the year for Dover's cruise terminal, with three ships docking at once. The maintenance team go to work at the world-famous white cliffs. The police stop a man who's wanted on immigration offences.
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

The engineering team rush to fix a broken ferry berth. The police are out on patrol in an unmarked car, looking for drivers breaking the law. And it's a race against time to find a leak in the labyrinth of tunnels under Dover's white cliffs.
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Major works are hampering the ferry terminal's operations. The engineering team race to fix the marina's broken gates, the gates that also stop the port from flooding. The team welcome some very special visitors, the Children's Magical Taxi Tour.