The Repair Shop

[grumpy01]

My opinion of Jay Blades has been recorded on here several times.However,credit where it’s due,he did make a good job of
re-upholstering the chair brought in by the twin sisters.

[-SharonA-]

What he actually did some work all by himself????

[chrissa1]

I love this programme. It brings a smile to my face every time.

[barry1010]

I think Jay is a proper, sound bloke. Genuinely nice

[woofgang]

You should watch Money For Nothing...he does some lovely stuff on there.

[brainiac]

After dozens of shows, he actually did something!

[barry1010]

Was it a repeat? Did the fabric a big bee?

[daz1969]

"Saaarrrnd" - love the show and admire every single one of the repairers, Doms enthusiasm blows me away. Unfortunately Mr Blades does nothing for me, don't honestly see the point of him, I expect if he left the true experts would do the job fine. Yes, Ive seen him on 'Money For Nothing' presenting and doing his occasional 'painting of a chair leg a different colour' signature item, but no I'm glad he only appears infrequently because he ruins the best programme on the BBC.

[woofgang]

But he's not in Bluebloods?

[waterboatman]

I agree. He spoils the programme. The rest are genuine craftspeople who do a wonderful job. I've only seen Blades do one. The programme would be better without him.

[barry1010]

I know for a fact that the production team particularly wanted Jay in that role - he was invited. He was the only member of the team with any real tv experience (Will had been on a couple of shows) and they knew he would be comfortable in front of the camera and with both the artisans and the public.

[waterboatman]

Thanks Barry. I didn't know that.

[roopower]

I like Jay, he holds the programme together and he does more than paint a chair leg. On Repair Shop he's not there to do the restoration, if he did one or two of the others would be out of a job.

[barry1010]

roo, he spends a lot of time with the people who come on to the show with their items, off camera putting them at their ease.

[pastafreak]

If you look him up, you'll learn that he currently runs a business restoring 20thc furniture. He also ran a charity teaching kids furniture restoration.

[Mamyalynne]

He orders in any materials needed, sends things off for sandblasting, engraving etc, he's the anchor and he's very good at it.

[Ellipsis]

Loved the Penlee Lifeboat collection box last night, just a shame that the restorers weren't there at the reveal ...

[barry1010]

No he doesn't, Mamya. The show's runners do that if the experts don't use their own suppliers :D

[Mamyalynne]

Regardless, I thinks he's a good anchor and is a warm endearing personality.