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A look at some of the largest factories in Britain.

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

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Gregg Wallace

Cherry Healey

Ruth Goodman

Rachel Drew

Nicola Lafferty

Sanjay Singhal

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Inside the Factory: Series 7: Crumpets

Crumpets

BBC Two - Inside the Factory, Series 7, Crumpets

Gregg Wallace visits a factory making 432 million crumpets every year.

Gregg Wallace visits a factory making 432 million crumpets every year. Cherry Healey learns the science of making batter for pancakes, and Ruth Goodman reveals how crumpets got their bubbles.

Gregg Wallace visits the factory making 432 million crumpets every year. Crumpets are a British classic made from a precise combination of ingredients, using some clever chemistry to create their famous ‘holey’ texture.

Cherry Healey is learning the science of how to make the perfect batter for pancakes and visits a factory in Manchester that makes another British favourite, Eccles cakes, which are shipped all over the world.

Ruth Goodman reveals the long journey of how crumpets got their rise and eventually their bubbles, and traces the history of Britain's obsession with toasting baked goods.

Inside the Factory: Series 7

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Gregg Wallace accesses the huge factories making our most iconic vehicles.

In this series of supersized specials, Gregg Wallace accesses huge factories using extraordinary engineering processes to make our most iconic vehicles.

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