Gregg Wallace is "chuffed" with the reaction to his Channel 4 hoax show 'British Miracle Meat'.
Gregg Wallace has broken his silence on his Channel 4 spoof British Miracle Meat
The 'Masterchef' star fronted the one-off TV special for the channel which showed him touring a factory to explore claims a new meat alternative had been found to help provide low-cost meals during the cost of living crisis - with Gregg revealing the new steaks had been grown from human flesh.
However, the show was a satire rather than an 'Inside The Factory'-style documentary and the presenter has now broken his silence on the spoof by sharing a picture of a review which branded it "one of the best TV hoaxes in history" on Instagram and simply writing: "Chuffed".
The show instantly divided viewers with some aghast at the subject matter with others applauding politically-aware satire while some even compared it to the BBC’s classic 1992 special 'Ghostwatch' which fooled viewers into thinking they were witnessing a haunting on live TV.
'British Miracle Meat' director Tom Kingsley told the Guardian: "It’s [the show] not just about our society; it’s a satire of TV as well. These [documentary-style TV] shows purport to be telling you something like ‘this is how biscuits are made’, but really you’re being given a very narrow window into the process. We’re not given very much context; anything troublesome is overlooked … TV can provoke and educate and inspire, but it can also just fill your time without delving into anything complicated.”
He went on to add Gregg was thrilled to be a part of the project, saying: "He was really excited to be doing something new ... People think: ‘Oh, he’s just this guy who goes around asking people questions about stuff that he probably doesn’t know anything about.’ No, he’s the smartest person in the room. Because he knows all of the answers."
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