Money for Nothing is a British consumer television series, hosted on a rotational basis by Sarah Moore, Jacqui Joseph and JJ Chalmers, and formerly by Jay Blades and EJ Osborne. It airs on BBC One.[1][2] Earlier series are available for viewing on Netflix.[3]
Format
The premise of the programme is to take items that other people are disposing of and which the presenter rescues from council refuse collection sites. With the help of a designer they are turned into desirable items, which are then sold. Any profit made is then returned to the individual(s) who disposed of the item originally. A voiceover narration is provided by comedian and writer Arthur Smith. Celebrity Money for Nothing was a related programme, which only lasted one series.[4]
Regular designers and craftspeople include: Norman Wilkinson, Rupert Blanchard, Forge Creative (Josh Kennard & Oliver "Oli" Milne), Sarah Peterson, bag designer Neil Wragg, Lighting Expert Duncan McKean of Albert & Edward, Ray Clarke, Daniel Heath, Mark 'Horse' Philips, Bex Simon, The Rag and Bone Man, Guy Trench, Simion Dallas Hawtin-Smith and Bruce Faulseit.
Presenters
Jacqui Joseph joined the presenting team from series 9,[5] with JJ Chalmers joining a series later.[6] Jay Blades first appeared as one of the designer experts for the first two series before becoming a presenter from Series 3 onwards. In 2021, due to other TV commitments (The Repair Shop, Jay and Dom's Home Fix), Blades ceased to host the programme.[citation needed] EJ Osborne joined the presenting team during series 4, but left during series 7 due to illness. He died on 22 September 2020 at Dorothy House Hospice following months of chemotherapy.[7]
Series overview
Regular series
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | End date | ||
| 1 | 15 | 7 September 2015 | 27 September 2015 |
| 2 | 25 | 11 April 2016 | 14 November 2016 |
| 3 | 30 | 6 March 2017 | 17 April 2017 |
| 4 | 30 | 9 October 2017 | 6 April 2018 |
| 5 | 20 | 8 October 2018 | 2 November 2018 |
| 6 | 20 | 11 March 2019 | 5 April 2019 |
| 7 | 20 | 7 October 2019 | 1 November 2019 |
| 8 | 20 | 2 March 2020 | 3 November 2020 |
| 9 | 20 | 4 November 2020 | 14 December 2020 |
| 10 | 20 | 19 April 2021 | 14 May 2021 |
| 11 | 20 | 11 October 2021 | 5 November 2021 |
| 12 | 20 | 6 June 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| 13 | 20 | 21 September 2022 | 15 December 2022 |
| 14 | 20 | 15 May 2023 | 28 June 2023 |
| 15 | 20 | 29 August 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| 16 | 20 | 2 April 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
Celebrity series
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | End date | ||
| 1 | 15 | 4 September 2017 | 22 September 2017 |
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, Kevin (20 July 2016). "Money For Nothing: this show was unsalvageable". tvkev.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Money for Nothing – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "The Best Reality Shows on Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity Money for Nothing". Friel Kean Films. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Jacqui Joseph – presenter Money for Nothing".
- ^ "JJ Chalmers – presenter Money for Nothing".
- ^ "Tributes paid to 'inspiring' BBC TV presenter EJ Osborne". Evening Standard. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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