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Inside the Factory Spotlights Jammie Dodgers Plant in Wales Tonight on BBC Two

The film showcases the scale of British biscuit manufacturing at Fox’s Burton’s Llantarnam site.

Overview

  • The episode will be available on BBC iPlayer shortly after its 8 pm UK broadcast.
  • Cameras follow the full production of Jammie Dodgers, with output reported at about 4.4 billion biscuits a year.
  • Featured machinery includes a brass roller forming 2,880 tops and bottoms per minute and a conveyor oven the length of eight double-decker buses.
  • The Llantarnam factory has produced biscuits since 1939, employs more than 700 people, and also makes Wagon Wheels.
  • Presenter Paddy McGuinness meets long-serving staff, and general manager Rebecca Phillips says the visit celebrates teams producing millions of biscuits.