Inside the Factory

Inside the Factory

TV-G2015•55m•7.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

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7.9/10(15)

Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain to reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale.

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Production

Voltage TV

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

May 5, 2015

Last Aired

February 3, 2026

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Bread

E1

Bread

Air date: 2015-05-05

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at the production, science and history of bread in Britain.

Chocolate

E2

Chocolate

Air date: 2015-05-06

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain's love of chocolate and visit one of the world's largest chocolate factories in York.

Milk

E3

Milk

Air date: 2015-05-07

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain's history with milk and visit one of the largest fresh milk processing plants on earth.

Cast

Paddy McGuinness

Paddy McGuinness

Self - Presenter

Cherry Healey

Cherry Healey

Self - Presenter

Ruth Goodman

Ruth Goodman

Self - Presenter

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