← Inside the Factory · Series 4

Toilet Roll

S4 · E2 · 24 Jul 2018 · 59 min

How a factory in Manchester produces 700,000 toilet rolls a day starting with spruce timber offcuts from Sweden, pulped and rolled onto 1.2-tonne 'mother reels'. How the water treatment works of Brighton remove debris, grease and bacteria to produce clean water in little more than an hour. How a high-tech Japanese toilet addresses hygiene. How waterless toilets could improve sanitation for one-third of the world's population. The history of the modern flush toilet.

Directing

Emma Pound · Director

Production

Celeste Harper Davis · Production Assistant

Fran Jarvis · Producer

Jon Alwen · Executive Producer

Natalie Chodakowska · Production Assistant

Phillip Smith · Producer

Rachel Drew · Production Coordinator

Samara Friend · Production Manager

Camera

Chris Titus-King · Director of Photography

Rhys Plume · Camera Operator

Editing

Amanda Lyon · Editor

Jamie Home · Online Editor

Ruth Horner · Editor

Tim Hansen · Editor

Tim O'Brien · Colorist

Sound

Geraint Lewis · Sound

Simon Cross · Sound

Steve Tait · Music