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Inside the Factory

  • 2015 – 2026
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~55m / ep
  • 10 seasons
  • 7.9/10

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.

Latest: Series 10 · 2025

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Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey hit factory floors across Britain for a snoop around their supersized production lines. What are the secrets behind our supermarket staples?

  1. E1. Gingerbread

    Dec 23, 2025 · 58m

    Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey are in the festive spirit as they join factory workers in Market Drayton producing gingerbread Santa and reindeer biscuits for Christmas.

  2. E2. Jammy Biscuits

    Jan 6, 2026 · 59m

    Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey visit a factory in south Wales that produces a whopping 4.4 billion biscuits a year.

  3. E3. Oven Chips

    Jan 13, 2026 · 58m

    Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey visit a factory near Scarborough that produces an incredible 80 million chips every single day.

  4. E4. Throat Lozenges

    Jan 20, 2026 · 58m

    Paddy McGuinness visits a medicine factory in Nottingham that’s helping to tackle the nation’s colds and flu, producing 230 million tablets and lozenges every single week.

  5. E5. Breakfast Cereal

    Jan 27, 2026 · 59m

    Paddy McGuinness visits a huge factory in north Wales that churns out an incredible 120 million boxes of breakfast cereal a year.

  6. E6. Lawnmowers

    Feb 3, 2026

    Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey enjoy a summertime visit to a factory in Hertfordshire that produces 15,000 lawnmowers every year.