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Introduced and narrated by model train enthusiast James May (Top Gear), following a year inside Hornby Hobbies - an iconic British toymaker on the brink of collapse. But this is no ordinary business series, this is a series about model train and plane... obsessives, inside and outside the business, all of whom desperately need the company to survive.

Hornby Hobbies faces its biggest crisis in a generation. The company has lost £30m in the past five years and sales across their major brands, Scalextric, Airfix and Hornby Railways, are down. A new boss is appointed to turn the company’s dismal fortunes around and he’s brought back some company veterans to help fight for survival. Meanwhile, the company takes on its first female product designer. Fresh from university, she’s put on the design team to produce her first car. In the climactic finale Hornby takes on two of its biggest rivals as the 2019 range includes two products that have competitors fuming in a dramatic showdown.
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Starring: James May

Produced By: Plum Pictures

Broadcaster: BBC Four | Year of Production: 2019