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10th January 2017, 12:50 PM
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Looks like no more Wheeler Dealers
The production company, Attaboy Media, have a Kickstarter for a new programme. They state Attaboy TV has been producing Wheeler Dealers featuring Mike Brewer and Edd China for Discovery since 2003, with over 150 episodes. Unfortunately, it’s the end of the road for us and we won’t be producing any more episodes…
I wouldn't be surprised if Mike and Edd will work directly for Discovery and Velocity with a new show of some kind, and they have spending more time in the US where WD is one of Velocity's popular programmes.
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10th January 2017, 07:30 PM
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Well that's a shame
 I guess they don't feel like coming back from California.
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11th January 2017, 10:32 PM
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That's a pity - mind you I wasn't a fan of the 'Americanisation' (read dumbing down) of their format which really took hold this season.
Edd used to explain things in much more detail and explained the entire restoration process better. This season they went more for the stunt side of things...
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#6
11th January 2017, 10:42 PM
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I must admit, I'm more of a Car SOS fan - old, I know, but I love the combination of them -
(a) wanting perfection and (b) the human interest angle. Great TV - works for me every time.
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#7
12th January 2017, 06:43 PM
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Car SOS is great and they're not all old
I'm sure Edd and Mike will get approached by a Channel, or maybe go back to 'Auto Trader'
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#8
12th January 2017, 06:50 PM
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Well, not all of it; Fuzz Townshend and his skills and comments I enjoy, but Tim Shaw is really starting to annoy me. And the peripheral experts they bring in for specific problems are good too; I was particularly interested in the "stitch welding" process for example. But so much is tedious. Especially the fake bargaining and the "shock horror!" visit of the family at the point when the vehicle is at its most disassembled stage. Not to mention the overnight rush after they've found more work or the lastminute breakdown just before the "reveal". Though Tim dressed up as a complete and obvious buffoon at the end is always good for a laugh. They could vary the structure/formula a bit more and improve the whole thing.
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12th January 2017, 07:44 PM
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^^Yes I agree.
For example when Tim went to get some struts made for an Astra GTE Mk1, he posed as a YTS student who was doing an apprenticeship that afternoon. He then gets all 4 made for free. Asking for a freebie and giving the company a free plug is more realistic like they do on Cowboy Builders for example
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#10
12th January 2017, 07:48 PM
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Which of course is the show it emulates! ...and don't get me started on that Mini Cooper they painted up to look like the Monte Carlo Rally winner (it was beige and the bloke raced it as a beige car, he would have restored it beige... grr!!)
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