Britain's Favourite Food: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the last 50 years our diet has transformed. We've gone from home-cooked meat and boiled veg to convenience foods, ready meals, snacks and drinks of every type and every cuisine. In this two-part series, Simon Rimmer looks back at our favourite foods - from Angel Delight to Smash, Ski yoghurt to Findus Crispy Pancakes and many others - exploring what really went into them and why we lapped them up. With a cast of celebrities who grew up in the 1970s, from Johnny Vegas to Susan Calman, plus interviews with the ad men, food scientists and technologists who created these iconic brands, Rimmer explores how we became a nation of convenience-food lovers.

Series details

• Title: Britain's Favourite Food
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2018-03-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35235
• TVDB ID: 344977

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Rimmer — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-23; final listed air date 2018-03-30; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Britain's Favourite Food on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.