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Money for Nothing (TV programme)

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Money for Nothing
Created bySarah Moore
Presented bySarah Moore
Jay Blades (2017–2020)
Jacqui Joseph (2020–)
JJ Chalmers (2021–)
EJ Osborne (2017–2019; His death)
Narrated byArthur Smith
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes320
Production
Executive producerArthur Moore
ProducerArthur Moore
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesFriel Kean Films Ltd.
BBC Scotland
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) –
present
Related
Celebrity Money for Nothing

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

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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

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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

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Regular series

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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

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Series Episodes Originally aired
Start date End date
1 15 4 September 2017 22 September 2017

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Money for Nothing – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ "The Best Reality Shows on Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Celebrity Money for Nothing". Friel Kean Films. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Jacqui Joseph – presenter Money for Nothing".
  6. ^ "JJ Chalmers – presenter Money for Nothing".
  7. ^ "Tributes paid to 'inspiring' BBC TV presenter EJ Osborne". Evening Standard. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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