Michael Portillo

Acting

Michael Portillo

Born May 26, 1953Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK46 credits

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Known For

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

TV

2026

Spain with Michael Portillo

Spain with Michael Portillo

TV

2026

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

TV

2025

Portugal with Michael Portillo
7.0

Portugal with Michael Portillo

TV

2025

Prague with Michael Portillo
7.0

Prague with Michael Portillo

TV

2024

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
8.0

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

TV

2024

Filmography

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2026Great Japanese Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Spain with Michael Portillo
2026Spain with Michael PortilloTV
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
2025Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railwaysas Self - PresenterTV
Portugal with Michael Portillo
2025Portugal with Michael Portilloas HimselfTV
Prague with Michael Portillo
2024Prague with Michael Portilloas PresenterTV
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
2024Michael Portillo's Long Weekendsas PresenterTV
Portillo's Andalucia
2023Portillo's Andaluciaas PresenterTV
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
2023Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil Waras PresenterMovie
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
2022The Pyrenees with Michael Portilloas SelfTV
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
2022Great Coastal Railway Journeysas PresenterTV
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo
2021Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portilloas Self - HostTV
Partition, 1921
2021Partition, 1921as PresenterMovie
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence
2020Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independenceas SelfTV
Portillo's Empire Journey
2020Portillo's Empire JourneyTV
Great Asian Railway Journeys
2020Great Asian Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Great Australian Railway Journeys
2019Great Australian Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
2019Portillo: The Trouble with the Toriesas PresenterTV
Great Canadian Railway Journeys
2019Great Canadian Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
2019Great Alaskan Railroad Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
2018Portillo's Hidden History of Britainas Self - HostTV
Great Indian Railway Journeys
2018Great Indian Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Great American Railroad Journeys
2016Great American Railroad Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Portillo's State Secrets
2015Portillo's State Secretsas Self - HostTV
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
2014Railways of the Great War with Michael Portilloas Self - PresenterTV
Great Continental Railway Journeys
2012Great Continental Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Perspectives
2011PerspectivesTV
Great British Railway Journeys
2010Great British Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
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2009Christianity: A Historyas SelfTV
The Supersizers...
2008The Supersizers...as ParticipantTV
Portillo on Thatcher
2008Portillo on Thatcheras SelfMovie
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2007The VerdictTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
The Summer of Rave, 1989
2006The Summer of Rave, 1989as SelfMovie
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2004London Under Attackas SelfMovie
This World
2004This WorldTV
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2003The Terry and Gaby ShowTV
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
2003Trust Me - I'm a Politicianas SelfMovie
This Week
2003This Weekas Self - PanelistTV
Great Britons
2002Great Britonsas SelfTV
The Rivals
2001The RivalsMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
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1993The Big StoryTV
Natural World
1983Natural WorldTV
Great Railway Journeys
1980Great Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Question Time
1979Question Timeas Self - PanellistTV
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—200 Years of The Railwaysas MichaelTV