Back in Time for Dinner (2015)

Name: Back in Time for Dinner
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Polly Russell, Giles Coren

Documentary

One British family embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. Starting in 1950 and guided by real records of what ordinary families ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they will go from meagre rations to ready meals and delivery pizza in just six weeks.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (251 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.15 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 6.8

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The 1950s	6.9	10
2	The 1960s	7.1	13
3	The 1970s	7.1	10
4	The 1980s	7.4	12
5	The 1990s	7.6	14
6	Episode #1.6	6.8	11