An American with 30 years experience put in charge of a British railway gang? In those days the British were way ahead of the Americans in railway building techniques, and most American bridges were still being made of wood, so why would he be a good man to be in charge of building a stone viaduct?
As someone already pointed out, there were no Irish accents, but 3 black characters; one with an American accent, one West Indies accent and one Yorkshire. Hardly realistic for 19th century Yorkshire. My Grandfather was a navvy on the Yorkshire railways in the 19th century. (He had a Cheshire accent.)
Otherwise an enjoyable drama.
Also the IMDb cast list has credited the wrong Dean Andrews. It should be http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080214/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8 who also appeared in "Last Tango in Halifax"
As someone already pointed out, there were no Irish accents, but 3 black characters; one with an American accent, one West Indies accent and one Yorkshire. Hardly realistic for 19th century Yorkshire. My Grandfather was a navvy on the Yorkshire railways in the 19th century. (He had a Cheshire accent.)
Otherwise an enjoyable drama.
Also the IMDb cast list has credited the wrong Dean Andrews. It should be http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080214/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8 who also appeared in "Last Tango in Halifax"