TV Critics: Wasted; Inside the Factory

“It’s very funny – in a way that might occasionally make you ashamed of yourself for laughing – and it’s got Sean Bean.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

“Wasted was by no means perfect - a scattergun approach meant some gags fell flat and the surreal set pieces occasionally smacked of studenty self-indulgence - but it had a riotous energy and a cheekily irreverent approach to its headline-stealing cameo. Cool Beans”
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph

“There was plenty of invention in the opening two episodes including computer game graphics and a carefully choreographed episode in an Indian restaurant in which the proverbial really did hit the fan. How funny it was is another matter.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“The final packaging-up of the cereal may have been the best part (Wallace: “That’s genius!”), but for me, it came too late. After an hour inside the factory, I was ready to quit. Next week it’s crisps, but I think I might take a personal day.”
Tim Dowling, The Guardian

“[Gregg Wallace] and co-presenter Cherry Healey went for a CBBC-style approach to production statistics, widening eyes, making perfect o’s with their mouth before telling us a massive three million (or whatever) bowls of cornflakes were churned out there each day (or each whatever).

“Whatever the figures-and however unmoving they were-this programme did have pluses.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express