The BBC is urgently pulling all episodes of its hit present The Repair Shop that includes Jay Blades, after the presenter was charged with alleged home abuse offences Friday.
Viewers anticipating to tune in Friday night for an episode of one other crafting present that includes Blades noticed a change within the TV schedule, following Blades’ look in courtroom yesterday to face the fees.
Blades is just not set to seem in subsequent week’s episode of The Restore Store, however the present is halfway by its 13th collection and The Times reports that the broadcaster is now making urgent plans to to keep away from broadcasting episodes wherein Blades seems.
The primetime restoration present attracts a weekly viewers of roughly 2.5million viewers, and there are 300 episodes out there on the BBC’s catch-up service iPlayer. These will stay in place with Blades being featured, in keeping with The Instances.
Blades has develop into a family title since showing within the present, which sees members of the general public herald beloved household objects to be mounted by workshop knowledgeable craftspeople. King Charles is understood to be a fan of the present, and appeared in a particular episode in 2021, and Blades just lately appeared alongside Dame Judi Dench in a TV particular known as Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple.
That is the newest headache for the BBC, following its abrupt sacking of The One Present presenter Jermaine Jenas, and dropping archive materials that includes Huw Edwards, shamed former BBC information presenter, who helmed Coronation protection and delivered the affirmation of the Queen’s dying in 2022. One BBC producer informed Deadline yesterday, “At this charge there’ll be nothing left to point out!”
