Channel 4 viewers were left shocked yesterday evening (July 24) as they tuned into a new documentary hosted by Gregg Wallace.
The British Miracle Meat was promoted as a 'not to be missed' documentary on the new lab-grown affordable meat.
However, viewers were left feeling sick as they left the real premises of the Channel 4 documentary.
As the meat in the show was in fact not a combination of chemicals but instead 'human meat'.
Showing the MasterChef host explores the world of 'human meat harvesting' as he visited a 'plant' in Lincolnshire, keeping his normal upbeat and excited attitude.
Would you let your kids go under the knife for money? #MiracleMeat pic.twitter.com/i63kSlMbP4
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) July 24, 2023
Gregg Wallace shocks Channel 4 viewers with shocking documentary
Promising to show meat substitutes and to help viewers learn of the creation, many expected to switch to a vegan or vegetarian-friendly show.
Gregg met people selling body parts for money and even tasted meat cooked by chef Michel Roux Jr.
But one scene become all too much for many viewers as children's meat was described as 'premium meat'.
Although the documentary was promoted as fact, many viewers were quick to realise the Channel 4 show was actually a spoof.
As the show was created to bring awareness to the cost-of-living crisis and the length people would go to keep their families out of poverty.
Taking to Instagram to discuss the 'The British Miracle Meat' Gregg thanked viewers, writing: "Thank you for watching. I really enjoyed my first-ever acting job!"
Viewers left feeling sick of Gregg Wallace's new documentary
Although many viewers caught on to the spoof, some were left shocked and even feeling sick as they were convinced by Gregg's acting.
As Twitter went wild with comments and judgment over the show, one viewer wrote: "This greg wallace meat show is actually making me feel ill, i thought y'all were being dramatic."
Others questioned what they watched, with one Twitter user writing: "Has anyone else just watched that program on channel 4 with Greg Wallace and Michel Roux Jr about harvesting human meat??
"What the actual ***k have we just watched?? Surely it was satire, especially with the children? What is happening in this mad world now?"
One even compared to the popular drama show Black Mirror, sharing: "Greg Wallace's 'The British Miracle Meat' on Channel 4 is like an episode of Black Mirror. Harvested human meat....is it April first?"
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel