Thanks lockdown :(
If the last year or so of Lockdown has taught me anything, it's that the BBC have run out of ideas for decent programs and have flogged this particular dead horse of 'creative' programs to death so much that I never want to watch one again. This program is inhabited by some people who shouldn't be let anywhere near power tools........ever.
The only two decent pieces were the trunk plastered with family photos and an Ottoman both made by the same guy who did a decent job. The rest is re-made using rough cuts of wood which often don't match the original item, unironed fabric, misplaced enthusiasm and dodgy workmanship. I feel sorry for the people who have to smile and praise the final results of their repurposed (butchered) precious family objects. The gold & diamond rings re-make as mentioned in another review was shocking in its execution. If they're happy then fair enough but I hope there's no Series 2. 'The Repair Shop' is the Rolls Royce and this is Del Boy's Reliant Robin after it's been hit by a bus.
The only two decent pieces were the trunk plastered with family photos and an Ottoman both made by the same guy who did a decent job. The rest is re-made using rough cuts of wood which often don't match the original item, unironed fabric, misplaced enthusiasm and dodgy workmanship. I feel sorry for the people who have to smile and praise the final results of their repurposed (butchered) precious family objects. The gold & diamond rings re-make as mentioned in another review was shocking in its execution. If they're happy then fair enough but I hope there's no Series 2. 'The Repair Shop' is the Rolls Royce and this is Del Boy's Reliant Robin after it's been hit by a bus.
- PeteThePrimate
- Apr 21, 2021