Inside the Factory — Series 7
Ever wondered how the cars we drive are really made? Join Gregg Wallace for an eye-opening journey inside the colossal factories behind some of the world’s most recognizable vehicles. This season, he'll pull back the curtain on massive production lines, revealing the incredible scale and ingenuity involved in bringing these iconic machines to life.
In Watford, Woodmansterne orchestrates the production of 35 million greeting cards annually – a process that begins with the initial sketch of a design and culminates in the shipment of the finished product. This journey encompasses the cre…
In Rocester, Staffordshire, JCB manufactures up to a hundred of its famed yellow diggers each day. The entire process, from raw materials to finished product, takes a mere forty-five hours. This remarkable output demands a staggering weekly…
The world’s largest malt loaf factory churns out the sweet, yielding cake-bread that graces countless teatimes, consumed in a staggering volume of 130 million annually. A British baking company, surprisingly, pioneered the first business co…
In Buckinghamshire, Gregg Wallace journeys to the Ercol factory, tracing the creation of a classic Windsor chair. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey explores the potential health risks associated with prolonged sitting. And historian Ruth Goodman unc…
In Wollaston, Northamptonshire, Gregg Wallace observes the meticulous process of crafting a pair of Dr. Martens within a bootmaking factory, while Cherry Healey explores the machinery responsible for producing shoelaces.
In Coventry, Europe’s largest tortilla factory produces sixty thousand tonnes of snacks annually, including its UK bestseller: chilli heatwave flavour tortilla chips. This flavour draws its heat from the world’s hottest chilli, cultivated a…
In Derbyshire, Denby, a pottery manufacturer since 1809, crafts one of its most popular items: the Halo Heritage mug. The process begins at the factory's impressive mound of clay – a vast expanse stretching a hundred meters in length and co…
In the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, a family factory works tirelessly, producing fifty thousand litres of dairy ice cream each day. This account explores the secrets behind preventing that sudden, sharp pain known as 'brain freeze,' the pr…
Within the rolling hills of Somerset, a 32-acre expanse houses a remarkable operation: the annual production of 1.2 million Henry vacuum cleaners. The scale of this endeavor, quietly unfolding in the English countryside, speaks to a potent …
On an 84-acre site in Derby, Alstom assembles colossal five-carriage electric trains, each weighing 187 tonnes. The trains’ aluminium components are forged at Scotland's sole remaining smelter. Meanwhile, deep within the hills, tunnel borin…
The iconic red double-decker bus of London, including its latest fully electric iteration, takes shape in Scarborough, Yorkshire, a testament to robust construction featuring laminated heated windscreens and a distinctive scarlet paint. Mea…
Within the industrial heart of Manchester, a factory relentlessly produces six million Jaffa Cakes each day – a staggering one point four billion annually. This prolific output subtly underscores a persistent question: the matter of legal c…
In Northallerton, Yorkshire, Vale of Mowbray crafts its signature pork pies – a weekly output of 425,000 of their popular 75g snack-sized traditional variety. The secrets to achieving the perfect vegan shortcrust pastry are revealed. We e…
The annual production of 432 million classic British crumpets is a testament to precise formulation and ingenious chemistry, a carefully orchestrated process that yields their signature porous texture. This is the science of achieving the i…
In Yorkshire, Heck employs a remarkable process to produce as many as ninety thousand vegan sausages daily. Across the Atlantic, Canadian soybeans are refined into protein-rich tofu. Along the Scottish coast, a vegan superfood from the sea …
Gregg Wallace journeys to the Ambrosia factory in Lifton, Devon, unveiling the remarkable scale of its production – up to 360,000 rice puddings crafted daily. He then explores the source of the rice itself, tracing its cultivation across It…
In York, Polos churn out 32 million mints daily – a contribution to the 19,000 tonnes of these refreshing treats consumed across the United Kingdom each year. The facility is Europe's largest sugar beet factory. Elsewhere, on one of the few…
