Turn Back Time – The High Street is a 2010 British reality documentary television series. The show started airing on BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

 on 2 November 2010 and ran for 6 episodes. The series is based and filmed in Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet is a small rural town and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset in South West England. Situated approximately south of Bristol and east of Wells, the town is estimated to have a population of 9,700. It contains the administrative headquarters of Mendip District Council...

 in Somerset

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

, and sees four families experience life on the high street

High Street

High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing...

 in various eras, namely the Victorian era

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

, Edwardian era, 1930s

1930s

File:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...

, Second World War, 1960s

1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...

 and 1970s

1970s

File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...

.

The series is narrated by Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville , is an English stage, film, television and radio actor.-Education:...

. Gregg Wallace

Gregg Wallace

Gregg Allan Wallace is an English writer, media personality and former greengrocer, costermonger and farmer. He is probably best known for co-presenting MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC Two and BBC One along with John Torode, where he is referred to as an...

, Juliet Gardiner

Juliet Gardiner

Juliet Gardiner is a British historian and a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through to the 1950s...

 and Tom Herbert are also involved in the series as the "Chamber of Commerce", keeping an eye on the activities of the families.

The Shopkeepers

Grocers
Karl and Debbie own a delicattessen in real life.
They are joined by daughter Saffron (13) and Karl's son Harry (22)
Featured in episodes 1–6

Bakers
Caroline and Nigel are joined by their children Jack (15), Raiff (13), Saffron (12) and Chloe (9).
Featured in episodes 1–5

Butchers
Andrew and his son Michael (14) are featured in episodes 1–5.

Ironmonger
Simon is a professional blacksmith and is featured in episodes 1–4.

Dressmaker
Gill is featured in episodes 2–6.

Record Shop Owner
David is featured in episode 6.

Convenience Store Owners
Sunder and Pam are joined by children Karina (16) and Josh (12).
They are featured in episode 6.