Inside the Factory: Series 5
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 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the biggest factories.
- 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 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.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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