Business mogul Lord Alan Sugar, 74, took to Twitter to hit out at the BBC for changes they made to their hit show, The Repair Shop.
After the multi-millionaire told producers to “fix it” he caused a big divide amongst fans who all had their own opinions on the show.
Sugar, who stars in the BBC show The Apprentice, tweeted, “People really like the show The Repair Shop, lately it seems to focus more on sad stories of the owners rather than showing the repair of the object.
“This distracts from the original concept of seeing the repair executed. Please fix it @BBCOne you are ruining a great programme.”
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The tweet gained a lot of attention from Sugar’s 5.2 million followers.
Many came to the defense of the much-loved show advocating for the ‘sad stories’ as an important part of the background of the participant’s lives.
One user tweeted, “Back story is everything. Fixing a satchel is just leatherwork, but a satchel that your granny used for school before she became a suffragette gives it meaning.”
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Many agreed, with one user adding, “100% agree. It is interesting & important to know the history of items and the need for repairs but please let the immensely talented artists and craftsmen be the main focus of the show.
“The artisans deserve to be the highlight. It is the Repair Shop not the sad story shop!”
Many fans were quick to defend Lord Sugar, as some agreed that the background stories were taking over the show.
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One fan wrote, “I agree, it feels more like an episode of ‘Who do you think you are’, going on an emotional time warp. It’s great to know the background but not at the expense of the repairs.”
Another added, “Agree – the early shows were more genuine because it was new – now people know what’s expected and they just wait for the tears – but same could be said of most tv these days I guess.”
A third social media user chimed in, “Absolutely right. I tuned in because a guitar was being repaired but it was, as you say, more about some sob story.
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“Then, at the end the repair wasn’t really that good and the owner of the guitar didn’t even play it.”
However, The Repair Shop still proves to be a popular watch. After it moved to prime time TV for Series 6 in March 2020, it was watched by 6.7 million people.
The Repair Shop is available to stream from BBC iPlayer.
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