A WELL-established Bolton bakery has been showcased as part of a TV tribute to the best manufacturing the country has to offer.

Cameras descended on Hunters the Bakers, in Church Road, as part of ITV4’s Made in Britain series.

And one of the focuses of their filming was the millon-plus Eccles cakes which make their way onto the nation’s shelves from the 49-year-old enterprise.

Nigel Hunter, 45, who owns the business and has been making Eccles cakes since he was 12 years old gives his secret to the perfect Eccles cake as part of one of the episodes.

His day at the town centre bakery usually begins at 2.30am, when he sets out to fulfill orders for the cakes and the range of artisan breads which come out of Hunters daily.

He said: “I love my job, it is a craft that was passed through the family and we are a dying breed.

“People love Eccles cakes because they are nostalgic and remind us of days gone by and are a bit of a luxury treat.”

The family-run firm prides itself on using the best local ingredients and suppliers, while using traditional methods to brings it products to fruition, serving both the public and wholesale customers.

Several popular eateries across the borough take advantage of their fare, including The Toby Inn at Edgworth, Spring Cottage in Rivington, Black Edge Brewing Company of Horwich, Retreat bars and grills and The Slaughtered House at Bromley Cross.

Comedian and actor Ricky Tomlinson narrates the ITV4 series, which was established to celebrate the nation’s finest ‘makers, inventors and innovators;

The Hunters episode, which is still available on ITV player, will feature two other mainstays of their trades.

Walsall-based Jeffries are shown converting raw hides into handcrafted saddles, the last British piano maker Cavendish, based in Bolton Abbey and Ernest Wright, which still makes scissors in Sheffield.

The first episode in the series looked at Yorkshire puddings, fencing swords and handmade globes, while another focused on lawn mowers, spoons, sausages and suitcases.