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Inside the Factory: Series 3

6 episodes Premiered Jul 18, 2017 Updated Sep 18, 2026

Inside the Factory is a British television series produced by Voltage TV for the BBC. The series features Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey, although in season 3, the host is Paddy McGuinness, who accompany the production lines of various factories in Britain. They gain exclusive access to some of the largest factories in the country to reveal the secrets behind the production of certain products. The series is a docum

Previously on Inside the Factory

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey follow the production lines making our favourite products.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Inside the Factory is a British television series produced by Voltage TV for the BBC. The series features Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey, although in season 3, the host is Paddy McGuinness, who accompany the production lines of various factories in Britain. They gain exclusive access to some of the largest factories in the country to reveal the secrets behind the production of certain products. The series is a documentary that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturing processes of various items.

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Tea Bags

Jul 18, 2017 · 59 min

Gregg Wallace receives some tea leaves from Kenya and follows them through the factory that produces one quarter of all the tea drunk in Britain.

S3·E2 Core

Pasta

Jul 25, 2017 · 59 min

Gregg Wallace is at the world's largest dried pasta factory in Italy, where they produce 150,000 kilometres of spaghetti each day.

S3·E3 Core

Biscuits

Aug 1, 2017 · 59 min

Gregg Wallace follows the production of chocolate digestives and discovers that we are all eating them the wrong way up.

S3·E4 Core

Fish Fingers

Jan 2, 2018 · 58 min

Gregg Wallace explores the Grimsby factory that processes 165 tonnes of fish a week and produces 80,000 cod fish fingers every day.

S3·E5 Mytharc

Sauces

Jan 9, 2018 · 59 min

Ruth Goodman investigates the origin of Worcestershire sauce, as told by Mr Lea and Mr Perrins.

S3·E6 Mytharc

Soft Drinks

Jan 16, 2018 · 59 min

Gregg Wallace explores Ribena's Gloucestershire factory. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey is in the lab figuring out why fizzy drinks are so appealing.