Name: Dover 24/7: Britain's Busiest Port
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-06-02
Rating: 3.8

Overview

The series takes viewers inside some of the key port control centres to meet frontline staff and shine a light on the teamwork, expertise, operational challenges, and crucial minute-by-minute decisions that impact millions around the UK to reveal some of the huge 24/7 operation that keeps the nation's most important transport hub open for business. From the terminal and port control teams to the Port of Dover Police and the ferry and cruise companies, viewers will get to know the individuals keeping the port moving around the clock.

Seasons

Series 1

6 Episodes

2025

E01

Episode 1

6/2/2025·46m

Police are on high alert when a lorry driver claims he has a gun.

E02

Episode 2

6/9/2025·46m

When a massive storm causes chaos, a tugboat must rescue a ferry in distress. And the police find some suspicious-looking pigeons.

E03

Episode 3

6/16/2025·46m

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

E04

Episode 4

6/23/2025·46m

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, and the police stop a man who's wanted on immigration offences.

E05

Episode 5

6/30/2025·46m

Undercover cops hunt for drivers breaking the law. There’s a leak in the tunnels under the white cliffs. The engineers have their hands full with a broken berth.

E06

Episode 6

7/7/2025·46m

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. And the team welcome some very special visitors: the Children's Magical Taxi Tour

Series 2

8 Episodes

2026

E01

Episode 1

6/22/2026·47m

Behind the scenes at one of the UK's critical transport hubs. Border Force uncover one of its biggest drug hauls of the year, rock star Yungblud is at risk of missing his next gig in Europe, and police race to an emergency on one of Dover's busiest roads.

E02

Episode 2

6/29/2026·47m

At the ferry terminal, police officers chase a man who has been spotted jumping out of a lorry. Border Force bust a cigarette-smuggling operation, and port crews try to dock an unwieldy Spanish galleon.

E03

Episode 3

7/6/2026·47m

Behind the scenes at the transport hub. The Port of Dover Police launch a special operation hunting for organised car theft gangs. A sewage leak threatens the ferry schedule and a yacht disappears in treacherous seas.

E04

Episode 4

7/13/2026·47m

Behind the scenes at the transport hub. High winds threaten to close the port to shipping, a car engine in the back of a van raises suspicions and Border Force officers discover young women being smuggled into the country.

E05

Episode 5

7/20/2026·47m

Behind the scenes at one of the UK's major transport hubs. It's one of the busiest days of the year for Dover. Problems at passport control cause long delays. Border Force catch a drunk driver. And engineers race to fix a leak at the cruise terminal.

E06

Episode 6

7/27/2026·47m

Storm Amy blows a cruise ship off-course. Police stop a suspect car before it can leave the country. Border Force discover a lorry with tyres stuffed with contraband.

E07

Episode 7

8/3/2026·48m

Border Force officers hunt for illegal meat being smuggled into Britain. Port engineers face their biggest job of the year. And police are on a stake-out.

E08

Episode 8

8/11/2026·47m

The cargo team race to unload 3000 tonnes of steel. Border Force uncover several suspicious packages. And Dover marks its role in two world wars with a special remembrance service