Viewers react to Gregg Wallace’s ‘The British Miracle Meat’: “Horrific, gross and pretty effective”

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The British Miracle Meat, with some praising it as “absolute genius” and others labelling it “gross”.The one-off show – which aired on Channel 4 yesterday (July 24) – is a spoof documentary that was presented as a real investigation into a company that sold “engineered human meat” as a solution to the cost of living crisis.“With food prices soaring, Gregg Wallace explores a cheap new lab-grown meat product that its makers claim could be a solution to the cost-of-living crisis,” a synopsis for the show reads.At the end of the documentary, Wallace learns that the best tasting meat comes from children.TONIGHT at 8.30pm! @GreggAWallace explores the answer to rising food prices and the cost-of-living crisis in Gregg Wallace: The Miracle Meat.

You don't want to miss it… #MiracleMeat pic.twitter.com/aohJrR5KE9— Channel 4 (@Channel4) July 24, 2023The Guardian said that “the anger of it will linger for years”, asking if the show was “the most disturbing TV satire ever”.Confused and disgusted viewers also took to Twitter to share their reactions to the show, with many questioning whether Wallace’s show was real or fake.“This is either great comedy or we’re all doomed!” one person wrote. “Is that show on channel 4 real with Greg Wallace??!!” another asked. “Using human flesh saying it solves the cost of living crisis?!”What the actual feck am I watching?

The Great British Miracle Meat.@GreggAWallace @Channel4 lab grown human meat, eating human cells, #soylentgreen #brasseyeThis either great comedy or we’re all doomed!

pic.twitter.com/s18NxDRrwA— Owen (@pfowen) July 24, 2023“Wild that some people think this #britishmiraclemeat spoof with Gregg Wallace is a genuine programme,” a third wrote.