The 1980s Supermarket

CHANNEL 5, 3 X 60

From BOGOFs (Buy-One-Get-One-Free) to the first pre-packed sandwiches to the first home delivery, the changes in Britain’s supermarkets continues into the 1980s. And a plethora of new products hit our shelves, from Potato Waffles to Viennetta.

In each episode, our experts and industry insiders deep-dive into the transformations that happened inside our supermarkets and recall the foods that became popular across the decade. And we take today’s shoppers back in time as we re-create those ’80s aisles. Rustie Lee whips up some retro recipes, and scientist Dr Chris Clarke returns to the lab to reveal just what made the ’80s taste so good.