Our Guy in China
TV Show · Documentary · Reality

His love of industry and endeavour is leading him to the world’s biggest manufacturer – The People’s Republic of China. Guy’s adventure will take him from the biggest city you’ve never heard of – Chongqing with its major motorcycle producing industry, via the stench of the world’s largest public loo, to the pinnacle of industrial tourism: the Three Gorges Dam. This colossal biggest hydroelectric power station shifts so much water it is claimed to slow the rotation of the Earth.

2016 · 45m
Starring Guy Martin
Director James Woodroffe, Ewan Keil

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Guy's adventure starts in Chongqing, the fastest growing city in the world, where he works in a factory to build his own electric motorbike; he's surprised that everything is assembled by a skilled workforce.
    44m
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Guy Martin explores Beijing, ignoring the tourist traps and following his own often eccentric passions; in a backstreet bicycle shop he spends £18 on a rudimentary `Flying Pigeon', the most produced machine in the world.
    44m
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Guy Martin concludes his Chinese adventure with his toughest ever physical challenge; he wants to break the record for the fastest crossing of the Taklamakan Desert on a bicycle.
    44m

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Cast & Crew

  • Guy Martin
    Host
  • J‌W
    James Woodroffe
    Director
  • E‌K
    Ewan Keil
    Director
  • S‌G
    Steve Gowans
    Producer

About

Our Guy in China

Documentary

His love of industry and endeavour is leading him to the world’s biggest manufacturer – The People’s Republic of China. Guy’s adventure will take him from the biggest city you’ve never heard of – Chongqing with its major motorcycle producing industry, via the stench of the world’s largest public loo, to the pinnacle of industrial tourism: the Three Gorges Dam. This colossal biggest hydroelectric power station shifts so much water it is claimed to slow the rotation of the Earth.

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Studio
nbcuniversal
Released
2016
Rated
14+
© 2016 North One Limited

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