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Inside the Factory: Series 5

9 episodes Premiered Jul 30, 2019 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Inside the Factory season 5 is a television series that aired from 2019 to 2020. The series features Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey as they gain exclusive access to some of the biggest factories. The season is part of the Inside the Factory television series, which began in 2015.

Season overview

Inside the Factory season 5 is a television series that aired from 2019 to 2020. The series features Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey as they gain exclusive access to some of the biggest factories. The season is part of the Inside the Factory television series, which began in 2015.

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Episodes

S5·E1

Cherry Bakewells

Jul 30, 2019 · 55 min

How a factory in Stoke-on-Trent produces 250,000 little cherry bakewell tarts every day - from what makes a shortcrust pastry 'short' to the team of 12 precisely placing the cherry

S5·E2

Wax Jackets

Aug 6, 2019 · 55 min

How a factory in South Shields produces 650 water-resistant waxed jackets a day - from 500-metre-long rolls of undyed cotton, to dipping the finished fabric into baths of heated wa

S5·E3

Croissants

Aug 13, 2019 · 55 min

How a factory in France produces 336,000 croissants every day - from the 21 tonnes of butter, to the 83-year-old strain of yeast that packs a flavourful punch, to the layering of v

S5·E4

Mattresses

Aug 20, 2019 · 55 min

How a factory in Leeds produces 600 bouncy beds every day - from making steel into springs, to their placement in individual pockets and covering in natural fibres like hemp and wo

S5·E5

Pasties

Apr 7, 2020 · 55 min

How a bakery in Cornwall produces 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. There are rules: A Cornish pasty must be made in Cornwall; the filling can only contain onion, potato, swede, beef

S5·E6

Pots and Pans

Apr 14, 2020 · 55 min

How a foundry in France produces a cast iron pot every five seconds - from the arrival of 20 tonnes of crude iron right through to brightly coloured orange casserole dishes. How a

S5·E7

Soup

Apr 21, 2020 · 55 min

How a factory in Wigan produces two million tins of soup a day. Vegetable soup is followed from a pea harvest in Yorkshire right through to the finished soup going into cans and be

S5·E8

Liqueurs

Apr 28, 2020 · 55 min

How a factory in Ireland produces 540,000 bottles of liqueurs a day. From grain, to barrel aging, to mixing cream and whiskey together, the show traces the production of a cream li

S5·E9

Cereal Bars

May 5, 2020 · 55 min

How a factory in Essex produces 400,000 cereal bars a day - from nuts to cranberries and sultanas to puffed rice, with a carefully balanced blend of honey and glucose binding it al