TV Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo - Season 1 Episode 2 : Episode 2 Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo - Season 1 Episode 2 : Episode 2 8.5/10 by 2 users The presenter explores the rugged North Cornish coast, beginning in Widemouth Bay, a gigantic stretch of coastline with ancient links to the Celtic nations of Wales and Brittany. Battling a storm blowing in from the Atlantic, Michael heads south and takes shelter in a magical and ancient woodland, before spending the night at the vicarage where novelist Thomas Hardy stayed in 1870, and penned a poem named after a local landmark, Beeny Cliff. Details Casts Posters Images Title Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo - Season 1 Episode 2 : Episode 2 Alternative Titles First Air Date 2021-08-25 Last Air Date 2021-09-29 Number of Episodes 6 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Documentary, Networks 5, Casts Michael Portillo Plot Keywords , Self - Host Michael Portillo Episodes List Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 2021-08-25 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and... Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 2021-09-01 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and... Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 2021-09-08 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and... Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 2021-09-15 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and... Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 2021-09-22 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and... Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo Season 1 :Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 2021-09-29 Michael Portillo, a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, begins a south-west coastal pilgrimage, travelling through Devon and...