← Inside the Factory · Series 6

Socks

S6 · E2 · 05 Jan 2021 · 59 min

How a Leicester factory makes one and a half million socks annually. What causes smelly feet, and which socks tackle it best. How a cotton spinner in Manchester produces 4,200 miles of yarn every hour. A revolutionary eco-cotton supplier. The history of 1980s sock fashion, and how the 'Kitchener stitch' helped save the feet of British soldiers in the trenches during the Great War.

Directing

Gavin Ahern · Director

Production

Sanjay Singhal · Executive Producer