Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie

Documentary going behind the scenes of high-street bakery chain Greggs, founded in the 1930s and now trading from more than 1,670 retail outlets across the UK. Filmed over a year, the programme follows key staff members from store front to boardroom and secret tasting labs, as they prepare for big changes on the horizon. Greggs' plans to go upmarket are under way, with designer Phil introducing new interiors and the master bakers whipping up new delicacies. But retail development manager Alison is feeling the pressure.

The three months before Christmas are the busiest for Greggs, with Southampton shop manager Alan and head of sandwiches Paul getting into the Halloween spirit, while for the all-female branch at Gateshead it's a case of kit-off rather than bake-off as they bare all for a cheeky calendar shoot. But it isn't all fun and games. A Children in Need crisis looms when a gingerbread Pudsey Bear is found to contain dodgy E numbers, and Stratford worker Claudette gets an eyeful when a suspected shoplifter tries to prove his innocence by stripping off inside the store.