Three Men in a Boat (1956 film) is happy to get away from his job at the bank. Harris is glad to get away from Mrs. Willis who is pressing him to marry her daughter Clara; and 'J' is more than anxious to take a holiday from his wife, Ethelbertha. George meets three girls, Sophie Clutterhouse and sisters Bluebell and Primrose Porterhouse, who are also taking a ride up the river, and he hopes to see them again. The travellers get into all kinds of complications with the weather, the river, the boat, food, the Hampton Court Maze, tents, rain and locks. They do connect with the
Three Men in a Boat (TV series) The fourth outing sees Dara, Griff and Rory take to the rivers and canals of Ireland, starting in Dublin and making their way to Limerick. The soundtrack from the Harry Potter films was used again in these episodes. First broadcast on Wednesday 30 December 2009 at 21:00 – 3.69 million viewers Starting in Dublin the three make their way along the Grand Canal on board the last original Irish Guinness barge, hampered by the 80-year-old boat's lack of speed, troublesome engine and the canal locks that the trio have to endure. Dara takes Griff to see Trinity College's famous library