The 1970s Supermarket

The 1970s Supermarket

Documentary 2023

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The story of the shopping revolution, as Britain went from small behind-the-counter shops to megastores, revealing the developments that transformed supermarkets over the decade, and uncovering the truth about the products everyone loved to eat.

Documentary 2023

Starring Chris Clarke, Rustie Lee

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Discovering how the nation went crazy for convenience food and how the supermarket revolution began. At the start of the 1970s, convenience food came in cans and many of us tucked in to war-time favourite Spam.

1 hr · 16 Aug 2023 U
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

With package holidays broadening tastes, Marks and Spencer took a garlic gamble by introducing the ready-made chicken Kiev, and Dr Chris replicates pickled onion Monster Munch in his lab.

1 hr · 23 Aug 2023 U
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

How supermarket price wars hotted up in the late 70s as shoppers went bargain mad. Plus the launch on the iconic Honey Monster, and Rustie Lee makes her own version of a Fray Bentos Pie.

55 min · 30 Aug 2023 U

Chris Clarke

Self
Rustie Lee

Self
Simon Newton

Director
Mark Williams

Director
Simon Newton

Producer

About

The 1970s Supermarket

DOCUMENTARY

The story of the shopping revolution, as Britain went from small behind-the-counter shops to megastores, revealing the developments that transformed supermarkets over the decade, and uncovering the truth about the products everyone loved to eat.

Information

Studio: Channel 5
Released: 2023

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom)