Turn Back Time – The High Street

Turn Back Time – The High Street is a 2010 British reality documentary television series. The show started airing on BBC One on 2 November 2010 and ran for 6 episodes. The series is based and filmed in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, and sees four families experience life on the high street in various eras, namely the Victorian era, Edwardian era, 1930s, Second World War, 1960s and 1970s.

Turn Back Time – The High Street
Directed byFergus Colville
StarringGregg Wallace
Juliet Gardiner
Tom Herbert
Narrated byHugh Bonneville
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersTom St John Gray
Morgana Pugh
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWall to Wall Media (production company)
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release2 November (2010-11-02) –
7 December 2010 (2010-12-07)

The series is narrated by Hugh Bonneville. Gregg Wallace, Juliet Gardiner and Tom Herbert are also involved in the series as the "Chamber of Commerce", keeping an eye on the activities of the families.

Episodes

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Episode
1 Victorian Era
2 Edwardian Era
3 1930s (Peace Time)
4 World War II
5 1960s
6 1970s

The Shopkeepers

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Grocers Karl and Debbie Sergison own a delicatessen in real life. They are joined by daughter Saffron (13) and Karl's son Harry (22) Featured in all episodes.

Bakers Caroline and Nigel Devlin are joined by their children Jack (15), Raiff (13), Saffron (12) and Chloe (9). Featured in episodes 1–5.

Butchers Andrew Sharp and his son Michael (14) are featured in episodes 1–5.

Ironmonger Simon Grant-Jones is a professional blacksmith and is featured in episodes 1–4.

Dressmaker Gillian “Gill” Cockwell is featured in episodes 2–6.

Record Shop David Lashmar is featured in episode 6.

Convenience Store Sunder and Pam Sandher are joined by children Karina (16) and Josh (12). They are featured in episode 6.

Shop Names
Victorian Edwardian 1930s 1940s 1960s 1970s
Grocers Sergisons Grocery Store Sergison's Sergison's Grocer & Confectioner Sergison's Grocer & Confectioner Sergison's Grocer SergiSave
Bakers N. Devlin, Baker Devlin's Tea Room Devlin's Bakers & Cake Shop Devlin's Bakers Caroline's Milk Bar N/A
Butchers Sharp & Son Sharp & Son Sharp's Family Butcher Sharp's Family Butcher Sharp's General Store N/A
Ironmonger Ironmonger, S. Grant-Jones & Co Penny Bazaar Grant-Jones, Toys & Games S. Grant-Jones Hardware N/A N/A
Dressmaker N/A G. Cockwell Dressmaker Cockwell Fashion Cockwell Fashion Cockwell's Salon Woo Who?
Record Shop N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lashmar's Records
Convenience Store N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Sandher's General Store

Turn Back Time: The High Street was released on 6 June 2012 by Acorn Media UK.

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