The Men Who Made Us Spend: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Men Who Made Us Spend (2014): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
Todays newest is tomorrows trash. Jacques Peretti investigates planned obsolescing made to things not to last, and how we are made to buy the newest, though we really don't need it. Meet the men behind our urge to consume.This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.
Series details
- Title: The Men Who Made Us Spend
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Premiere date: 2014-07-12
- Final broadcast date listed: 2014-07-26
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 28904
- IMDb ID: tt4198540
- TVDB ID: 283268
Cast and credited roles
- Jacques Peretti — Presenter
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2014-07-12; final listed air date 2014-07-26; episode order: 3.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Men Who Made Us Spend 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.


