Narrow Escapes

Carrie, a young woman from Doncaster, is moving from a three-bedroom house onto a permanently moored narrowboat called Mabel, which she plans to redecorate. In Derbyshire, father and son Paul and Chris run their floating pizzeria - The Waltzing Matilda - and travel the canals of the Peak District. And solo boater Emma is taking her newly renovated, historic narrowboat - The Dawn Piper - on an epic adventure. Plus, a visit to the Llangollen horse-drawn boats in Wales to see how canal boats were towed in the past.

Emma continues her travels and tackles one of the seven wonders of the waterways, The Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire, but her boat is experiencing engine trouble and then springs a leak, which threatens to halt her epic solo adventure. Paul and Chris serve pizzas at a festival, but will they be ready when the hungry crowds appear, and will the generator last the distance? Carrie and her dog Winnie begin their new life on the water, learning to tie knots and beginning to renovate Mabel, but will the sofa that Carrie ordered fit her new narrow home? And at the Llangollen horse-drawn boats, the horses are brought to the canal from nearby fields.

Emma and The Dawn Piper head towards the climax of their adventure - crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - but will the engine hold out long enough for Emma to realise her dream? Carrie takes Mabel on a cruise, and mum Della has a surprising announcement. Married couple and experienced boaters Paul and Anthony are upgrading to a new eco-boat. After a visit to the boat builders to check on progress, Anthony heads to his land-based job and Paul is left to steer the boat alone.

Family members Gary, Nikki, Noah and Lily cruise the canal network onboard Chugabug. They love the freedom of being on the move as they home-school from their narrowboat. The clan enjoys a nature walk and a picnic, then gets busy in the kitchen, with Noah chatting to a class of children from the USA. Meanwhile, Paul performs his magic show for a school and the guys take delivery of their new eco-boat at the Crick Boat Show.

Paul and Anthony take a final cruise on their old boat - Morning Star - and get a helping hand with their big move to their new boat. Noah celebrates his birthday at Middleton Railway and the family hikes to Malham Cove. Carrie puts the finishing touches to Mabel and there's a birthday party on a horse-drawn boat in Llangollen.

Vic and Jo, who run a cafe boat, cruise the Peak District with their baby William, looking for the perfect place to open for the season. Comedian Joel completes a gig in London and then sets off to unknown territory in the Midlands. On the Oxford Canal, online yoga instructor May is building a new platform on her narrowboat roof. The Canal and River Trust team take out the litter boat to keep Birmingham's canals clear of rubbish.

Yoga instructor May tries to finish her rooftop decking. Joel continues his quest to unknown waters, selects a location for his Midlands gig and begins the sales promotion. In the Peak District, Jo has some baking to do for the opening of the spring season and continues to prepare her cookbook draft. Taz and Shashi from the Canal and River Trust team litter boat see a familiar face on a Birmingham towpath.

Joel arrives in Coventry and - with some help from student Daniel - promotes and performs his gig. In the Peak District, Jo trials some new recipes for her cookbook on the towpath. Joe and Rachel have their work cut out renovating their new home, narrowboat Windfish, as their move starts with a bang. Plus, Shashi from the Canal and River Trust team in Birmingham encourages more volunteers to get involved with their local waterways.

Bird-loving retired couple Nigel and Diane visit Pennington Flash nature reserve on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal - where things get a bit competitive. In the Peak District, Vic, Jo and William cruise to find the perfect location for the cookbook launch, while renovations continue for Joe and Rachel on the Oxford Canal.

Nigel and Diane set off to the Standedge Tunnel, one of the seven wonders of the waterways, but unexpected news alters their plans. Rachel and Joe build a new kitchen for their narrowboat, Windfish, and it's the big cookbook launch day for Vic and Jo in the Peak District. Meanwhile, the Canal and River Trust team volunteer workforce attempts to plant the longest linear orchard in the world, along Birmingham's canals.