Inside the Factory - Season 6 - Eps 2: Socks
How a Leicester factory makes one and a half million socks annually. What causes smelly feet, and which socks tackle it best. How a cotton spinner in Manchester produces 4,200 miles of yarn every hour. A revolutionary eco-cotton supplier. The history of 1980s sock fashion, and how the 'Kitchener stitch' helped save the feet of British soldiers in the trenches during the Great War.
About Inside the Factory
Title: Inside the Factory
First Air Date: 2015-05-05
Last Air Date: 2025-02-04
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 11
Total Episodes: 70
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Voltage TV
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Paddy McGuinness
Self - Presenter
Cherry Healey
Self - Presenter
Ruth Goodman
Self - Presenter
