The Secret Life of the Motorway The End of the Affair (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

The Secret Life of the Motorway

The End of the Affair (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

When the first motorways opened they did so to national celebration. But after the first 1,000 miles had been built, their impact on both town and country was becoming apparent and people started to protest.

Director

Simon Winchcombe

Producer

Simon Winchcombe

Cinematographer

Richard Adams (camera)

Editor

Guy Crossman

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Updated Aug 23, 2007

Release date

Aug 23, 2007 (United Kingdom)

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Philip Glenister Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
John Patrick Self - Bradgate Park Protester Self - Bradgate Park Protester See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Betty Patrick Self - Bradgate Park Protester Self - Bradgate Park Protester See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Alan Whitfield Self - Department of Transport Self - Department of Transport See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Peggy Bown Self - Bradgate Park Protester Self - Bradgate Park Protester See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Raymond Baxter Self - Reporter (archive footage) Self - Reporter (archive footage) See fewer	Q6 (1969)
Tony Ridley Self - GLC Transport Planner 1965-1969 Self - GLC Transport Planner 1965-1969 See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Michael Heseltine Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Anyone for Pennis? (1995)
Terence Bendixson Self - Homes Before Roads Self - Homes Before Roads See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Gerry Foley Self - Homes Before Roads (archive footage) Self - Homes Before Roads (archive footage) See fewer
David Bayliss Self - Chief GLC Transport Planner Self - Chief GLC Transport Planner See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Peter Hall Self - Urban Planner (as Sir Peter Hall) Self - Urban Planner (as Sir Peter Hall) See fewer	Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain (2013)
Joyce Woods Self - Upshire Village Preservation Society Self - Upshire Village Preservation Society See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Sue McKinley Self - Upshire Village Preservation Society Self - Upshire Village Preservation Society See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Jock MacDonald Self - Winchester Protestor Self - Winchester Protestor See fewer	The Basket (1999)
Chris Gillham Self - Winchester Protestor Self - Winchester Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
John Tyme Self - Polytechnic Lecturer and Roads Protestor Self - Polytechnic Lecturer and Roads Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
George Stern Self - Archway Protestor Self - Archway Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Nina Tuckman Self - Archway Protestor Self - Archway Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Michael Howard Self - Barrister (as Michael Howard QC) Self - Barrister (as Michael Howard QC) See fewer	London Plus (1984)
Joe Weston Self - Friends of the Earth Self - Friends of the Earth See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Roger Higman Self - Friends of the Earth Self - Friends of the Earth See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Margaret Thatcher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Harry Enfield 'Loadsamoney' (archive footage) 'Loadsamoney' (archive footage) See fewer	Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
Edmund King Self - British Roads Federation 1988-1992 Self - British Roads Federation 1988-1992 See fewer	Red Riding Hood (2006)
Barbara Bryant Self - Winchester Councillor Self - Winchester Councillor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Alex Plows Self - Twyford Down Protestor Self - Twyford Down Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Rebecca Lush Self - Twyford Down Protestor Self - Twyford Down Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Jason Torrance Self - Twyford Down Protestor Self - Twyford Down Protestor See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
Rod Simpson Self - M3 Project Manager Self - M3 Project Manager See fewer	The Secret Life of the Motorway (2007)
David Bellamy Self - Environmental Campaigner Self - Environmental Campaigner See fewer	Choices for Tomorrow (1975)