Turn Back Time – The High Street (2010)

Original title

Turn Back Time

Genre

documentary, reality

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 11 episodes

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four modern families move into a British high street and live as people did in different time periods from the Victorian era to the 1970s. A narrator and a panel of experts watch how they adapt to the rules and technologies of each era.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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