We Are England — Season 1, Episode 45: Our Northern Jacket Empire
Documentary • 29 min • 2 seasons, 112 episodes
Episode synopsis
Made in England: Waxed jackets have been handmade in a north east factory for over 100 years. We meet the workers keeping these traditional skills alive and bringing old jackets back to life.
About We Are England
We Are England was a regional current affairs documentary programme shown on BBC One. The programme was made by six teams around England, based in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle and Norwich. It explored the issues people cared about, as told by them from across the country. It replaced the long running BBC programme "Inside Out".