Richard Hammonds Workshop

[Dopey]

There was a very nice Landy on the show today, not a bad tv series at all, worth watching

[martinthefirst]

Which series/episode was that?

[Dopey]

Which series/episode was that?

S1 E6 - Episode 6

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x88ly9f

[Bloke]

I've enjoyed the 3 series of the show released so far. There's a LOT of "false jeopardy" in it though, ie random tight deadlines to add to the drama. But if you take all that with a grain of salt, it's a pretty good watch.

In the later series there are a couple of Series Land Rovers parked up in and around the workshop too.

It's officially available on the 'Discovery Plus' platform but it's usually available via other means...(Dailymotion, YouTube etc)

Tom

[NoBeardNoTopKnot]

....There's a LOT of "false jeopardy" in it though, ie random tight deadlines to add to the drama. But if you take all that with a grain of salt, it's a pretty good watch....

Reply NOW, before my kettle boils...

[Beowulf]

.....There's a LOT of "false jeopardy" in it though, ie random tight deadlines to add to the drama. ....

As you say, "false jeopardy", clumsy editing/script to the point of being cringingly fake.

In it`s favour, it`s a different kind of motoring programme and is actually easy to watch. In each episode, Hammond seems determined, even happy, to prove that he`s no businessman.

[Dopey]

Spoiler alert......


The shop is still going but not making a profit, he's still putting money into it, but the truth being told, it's probably the production team paying and of course they are all getting a wage from the production of the program as well as a wage from Hammond

[diffwhine]

I saw the first series of this, but have not watched it recently. Personally (and I speak from some experience of this), his investment in a body shop and paint ovens etc. is the big issue. Its a hugely expensive exercise, massive investment and takes for ever to get a return. If he had focused on the mechanical aspects of running a restoration workshop and done a subcontract agreement with a third party paintshop, I think the rest of the business could have been far more profitable.

[Mycroft]

I find it a hard watch personally:

- I really don't get the jeopardy - OMG, this is going to cost another £10k! So blinking what - he's a multimillionaire - 45 times over by all accounts. It's literally the equivalent of one of my restorations costing another £20.

- I struggle with how his family treat him - he's literally given them a life to die for and not one of them seems remotely respectful, grateful or even kind. I find that painful to watch.

- Finally, we see quite a lot of the mechanics looking sceptical and seemingly clueless, then their end results are always good - we always seem to miss out the part where they get to demonstrate how/why they're apparently so good - the very bits that Car SOS/Wheeler Dealers etc make a feature of.

[whitehillbilly64]

Not a workshop, just a film set.
We just see the end product after the producer has edited hrs of footage.

whitehillbilly

[Beowulf]

If you can accept that this is not a programme that demonstrates mechanical processes, like that seen by the master Ed China, then you might get more from it. This is closer to the likes of Chasing Classic Cars where its more about the cars story and of the owners, while at the same time watching the struggles of a man who really doesn`t belong there. 

Crucially for me, the cars I`ve seen featured are of European manufacture, and its that link to cars which I can more easily relate to that make it interesting.

Like Mycroft, I am also bemused at the group of mechanics, who don`t seem too bothered if they do anything at all, almost as if they`re a bunch of extras waiting for the director to shout Action!

[Uffddd]

I saw the first series of this, but have not watched it recently. Personally (and I speak from some experience of this), his investment in a body shop and paint ovens etc. is the big issue. Its a hugely expensive exercise, massive investment and takes for ever to get a return. If he had focused on the mechanical aspects of running a restoration workshop and done a subcontract agreement with a third party paintshop, I think the rest of the business could have been far more profitable.

Ultimately it's a hobby for him along with his film making and the profits will come from the TV show rather than the actual restoration work.

In the end all the investment will be paid for and it can then run as an actual business once the tv show has ended.