Inside the Factory — Series 4
Join presenters Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey as they pull back the curtain on Britain’s industrial giants. This season, they're gaining exclusive access inside some of the country’s largest and most fascinating factories, uncovering the incredible processes and sheer scale behind everyday products we all know and use. Prepare to be amazed by the ingenuity and hard work that goes into keeping our nation running.
Deep within Derbyshire, a factory hums with relentless efficiency, transforming raw green coffee beans into a staggering 175,000 jars of instant coffee each day – a journey from bean to shelf involving intricate processes of extraction and …
In Manchester, a factory transforms spruce timber offcuts from Sweden into 700,000 toilet rolls daily, a process beginning with pulping and culminating in the rolling of the finished product onto massive, 1.2-tonne reels. Meanwhile, in Brig…
In the heart of North Yorkshire, a factory churns out 625,000 sausages daily, employing machinery capable of packing 600 into a single minute. The art of shallow frying – low heat and gentle cooking – yields the ideal balance of flavour, te…
The rhythmic hum of a Nottinghamshire factory churns out 250,000 jars of curry sauce daily. Across the globe, on small Indian farms, chillies are carefully harvested, then dried and ground into vibrant powders. Mastering the simple art of r…
In Lowestoft, a factory churns out 450 tonnes of frozen food daily. This article explores the distinctions between waxy and floury potatoes, offering guidance on their ideal culinary applications. It also examines the potato's nutritional p…
Within the heart of Italy, a factory churns out 400,000 frozen pizzas daily. The artistry behind the perfect melt of mozzarella on a pizza base – a fascinating interplay of science and tradition. The journey from pork to the spicy tang of p…
In Burton upon Trent, Britain’s largest brewery churns out three million pints of beer each day. The transformation begins with four simple elements: water, malted barley, hops, and yeast – ingredients skillfully combined to yield everythin…
In Germany, Gregg Wallace visits a venerable pencil factory, a place where six hundred thousand writing instruments are crafted daily. Cherry Healey explores the remarkable qualities of graphite. Meanwhile, historian Ruth Goodman charts the…
In Gateshead, a cheese factory orchestrates the annual production of 3,000 tonnes of spreadable cheese, a process involving the transformation of cheddar through careful chopping and blending with whey, water, and a selection of other ingre…
