The Yorkshire Water Grid gives an overview of the recent history of the water supply to Yorkshire. It is presented by James Burke and is directed by John Devis; it is produced by Ocean Films Ltd. James Burke (presenter) turns around on screen and begins presenting face to camera, in front of a body of water. Title – The Yorkshire Water Grid James Burke continues to present to the camera in front of a body of water, explaining ‘The Grid’. Aerial shots of Yorkshire bodies of water, such as...

The Yorkshire Water Grid gives an overview of the recent history of the water supply to Yorkshire. It is presented by James Burke and is directed by John Devis; it is produced by Ocean Films Ltd. James Burke (presenter) turns around on screen and begins presenting face to camera, in front of a body of water. Title – The Yorkshire Water Grid James Burke continues to present to the camera in front of a body of water, explaining ‘The Grid’. Aerial shots of Yorkshire bodies of water, such as rivers and reservoirs are shown. There are shots of the River Derwent, River Hull, River Ouse and River Wharfe. James Burke presents face to camera in front of a body of water, explaining the history of the Yorkshire Water Authority. A map showing the seven divisions of the authority are shown and highlighted with a presentation pointer. James Burke slides a door over the map, revealing another map on the other side, and presents it to camera. James Burke reveals some historical black and white photos in his hand. Pumping stations, reservoirs and aqueducts are shown. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map again. A calculator is shown with 160 million being typed into it. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map again. Title – Commercial made for the drought of 1976 Title is overlaying commercial video of soldiers marching, followed by the poster exclaiming ‘Yorkshire Needs You to save water now!’ Vehicles on a construction site at Grimwith Reservoir are shown. James Burke presents to the camera on the construction site at Grimwith Reservoir. A digger is shown releasing a load. A worker is shown turning a valve wheel. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map again, revealing the location of Grimwith Reservoir, explaining some information about water expense. He points out the location of reservoirs in the Pennines and west dales with the presentation pointer, and shows how they were a source of water for areas in the south and west of Yorkshire. A village pump in the Dales is shown. A man is shown washing his car with a hose pipe. A housing estate is shown, followed by shots of radiators, washing machines, and sink taps in use. A countryside landscape is shown. Pigs in a sty are shown. A worker at the farm is shown twisting a control next to a gauge. Sheep in a field are shown. James Burke returns to the map, pointing out the east and south-east of Yorkshire. James Burke slides the door on the map and returns to the very first map, to wrap up the explanation on the history of ‘The Grid’ system, pointing out the river systems forming the main trunk line, with the presentation pointer. The River Derwent is shown. Elvington appears on the map in the location of the water works. Lines on the map appear to illustrate the pipes leading from Elvington to Sheffield and Leeds. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map explaining the difficulties of transporting water, and holds up two buckets full of water to illustrate how heavy water is. The pumps at Elvington are shown. The map showing the route from Elvington to Sheffield and Leeds is shown again. Water pouring in a steel works is shown. A worker is shown in the steel works, dressed in safety gear and surrounded by sparks. Aerial shot of the treatment works at Elvington. Workers are shown carrying out duties at the treatment works. The River Derwent is shown. People fishing at the River Derwent are shown. A panning landscape shot of some moors is shown. Water at Elvington is shown. A boat travels down the River Ouse. A barrage at Barnby is shown. A man is shown in a control room pressing buttons. The gates to the barrage open. Pipes in the trunkline are shown. The map appears again, showing the planned extension of the trunkline to Hull. Shot of the city centre in Hull. Various large pipes or pieces of pipe are shown laid on the ground. Complete pipes laid in the countryside are shown. James Burke presents to the camera standing at the map again, showing the pipeline route from Barnby to Hull. A kingfisher is shown. The River Derwent is shown. Goldfish are shown in a glass tank in a lab, being observed by a worker. A highly polluted section of river is shown. A clear water river is shown. A control panel at Elvington is shown. A reaction tank at Elvington is shown. Several sections of the control panel at Elvington are shown. A red light is shown beeping and flashing. Two workers observe this, turn off the alarm and go to pick up a telephone. An engineer opens an electrical cupboard, checks something, and closes it again. In a lab, a water sample is collected from a tap and poured into a test tube, and then a conical flask. A worker observes a petri dish under a microscope. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map. A factory using hard water is shown. A textile mill in Bradford is shown producing textile materials with soft water. Women in a hair salon are shown getting their hair washed with soft water. A pint glass is shown filling up with beer. Exteriors of industrial buildings are shown. Water pouring from a pipe in a treatment plant is shown. James Burke presents to the camera outside a large green dome. A conical flask being filled with water in a lab is shown. A process of filtering out iron and deposits with an injection of air is shown. James Burke continues to present to the camera outside a large green dome. A panning exterior shot of a sewage works. A construction site at a sewage works is shown. Small fish in water are shown swimming around. A fisherman is shown catching a trout in a net. An aerial shot of a river is shown. Ducks are shown swimming in a flooded river. James Burke presents to camera in front of a capital expenditure chart, holding a calculator, to explain some more expenditure information related to the Water Authority. The chart shows the loan for the extension at Grimworth to be £34,000,000, enlarging the works at Elvington to be £13,000,000, building the new treatment plant at Barmby to be £23,000,000, and laying trunk lines to Hull Brayton to be £10,000,000. The chart then shows the revenue account, with a loan repayment of £7,000,000, the interest on loan of £16,000,000 and water supply charges for the financial year 1977-1978 of £54,000,000. A reservoir is shown. A map of the grid is shown, which now illustrates the link between Bradford, Halifax and Dewsbury, Leeds with Castleford, and also the link via the mains to Selby. James Burke presents to the camera in front of the map, explaining future developments to the grid. Aerial shot of the River Ouse. The Eccup Reservoir is shown. The map shows the future link to Wakefield from the River Ouse or River Derwent. The construction site at the treatment works at Barmby is shown. The Vale of York is highlighted on the map. An aerial shot of a river is shown. An aerial shot of the countryside is shown. James Burke presents to the camera standing outside against the sky, wearing a hard hat. He removes the hat and puts it back on again. A line map of ‘The Grid’ overlays the sky. Credits: Produced by Ocean Films Ltd. for The Yorkshire Water Authority Script - Robin Cantilon Production Supervisor - Tom Wadden Camera - Arthur Provis, Paul Simmon Editor - David Dewilde Graphics - Jock Speirs Presenter - James Burke Directed by John Devis