Flatpack Empire
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Also known asFlatpack: The World’s Biggest Furniture Store
GenreDocumentary
Directed byRob Farquhar
Narrated byOlivia Colman
| Flatpack Empire | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Flatpack: The World’s Biggest Furniture Store |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Rob Farquhar |
| Narrated by | Olivia Colman |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Tom Swingler |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Raw TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 6 February – 20 February 2018 |
Flatpack Empire is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two between 6 and 20 February 2018. The three-part series goes behind the scenes of the world's largest and best-known furniture retailer, IKEA[1][2][3][4] with narrator Olivia Colman.
The series was commissioned by Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two, and Jamie Balment, Commissioning Editor, BBC Documentaries.[5] The series was produced in partnership with the Open University.[6]
The series explores the "distinctly Swedish philosophy behind the company’s extraordinary cultural influence and commercial success".[5]
