Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat
- TV comedy
- Channel 4
- 2023
- 1 episode
Documentary spoof investigating a new British lab-grown meat. Stars Gregg Wallace, Stephen Chapman, Joan Hodges, Julianna Kurokawa, Marley Vamadevan and more.
Press clippings
Broadcast Awards 2024 comedy nominees revealed
Black Ops, Changing Ends, Dreaming Whilst Black, Everyone Else Burns, Juice and The Change are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2023British shows leads comedy entertainment category in Rose d'Or Awards
A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou, Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat, Hold The Front Page, Prince Andrew: The Musical and Taskmaster are nominated for best comedy entertainment show in the international Rose d'Or Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2023The British Miracle Meat: how banning repugnant choices obscures the real issue of poverty
If you find these transactions unacceptable, what you may actually dislike is the economic inequality that makes them possible, and that's the problem the government should be doing more to solve.
Renaud Foucart, The Conversation, 2nd August 2023The week in television: Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat; Dreaming Whilst Black
Gregg Wallace fronts a biting cost of living satire; and a fable of modern black Britishness leaves you wanting more.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 30th July 2023Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat owes much to Swift and his gruesome satire
The show was a scathing comment on the cost of living crisis proposing that hardships might be ameliorated for poor people if they could be paid to donate their own or their children's flesh. This factory would then process it as a new kind of meat for rich people.
Susan Fitzmaurice, The Conversation, 28th July 2023The hoax 'documentary' about human flesh-eating that shocked the UK
Earlier this week, Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat, about a gruesome new food development, caused a stir. But it was the latest satire masquerading as reality, writes Neil Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong, BBC, 28th July 2023The British Miracle Meat: the story behind one of the best TV hoaxes in history
Terrestrial television may sometimes seem old-fashioned - but this only enhances its ability to tease and surprise its audience. This week, Channel 4 brought back satire with a bang.
Steve Rose, The Guardian, 26th July 2023Gregg Wallace's 'human meat' show slammed with hundreds of Ofcom complaints from disgusted viewers
Gregg Wallace has been slammed with hundreds of Ofcom complaints for his latest TV show.
The presenter, 58, came under fire from sickened fans after he appeared to encourage people to eat 'human steaks' on Channel 4 's The British Miracle Meat.
Fay Leyfield, The Sun, 26th July 2023Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat review
A review of the satirical comedy.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 25th July 2023Is The British Miracle Meat the most disturbing TV satire ever?
This flawlessly executed programme is one of the most audaciously satirical spoofs ever aired in the UK. It's a full-blooded roar of a show that deserves an immediate watch.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 25th July 2023