This show is great, I hope they can maintain the standard

oldtimate

Just discovered Repair Shop currently showing here in Australia. Those sort of precious items and craft skills just don't exist here. It's not difficult to appreciate the skills displayed by these craftsmen and women. However, I like many other reviewers believe Jay Blades adds nothing to the show and in fact detracts from it. I guess the BBC is just like all other programs/programmers around the world that feel the need to fulfil 'affirmative action' quotas to ensure members of minority groups are overrepresented on the small and large screen (and in advertising), regardless of their worth. I believe Repair Shop is still fabulous viewing despite the inadequacies displayed by Jay Blade who I am sure is a charming chap, just inappropriate for this role. 10 out of 10 without Jay Blades

score 9/10

oldtimate 11 July 2019

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4988926/