BBC The Repair Shop forced to boost security as die hard fans crash the set
The BBC have been forced to increase security on the set of their hit show The Repair Shop after overzealous fans broke into the filming location.
The easy watching daytime TV show - which sees members of the public turn to repair experts to fix and restore family heirlooms and treasured items - has been a smash for the beeb since it started airing in 2017. But with success comes occasional unwanted attention - and some fans have gone too far in their appreciation for the series.
The hit show is helmed by repairs expert Jay Blades - while the extended team of professionals includes Sonnaz Nooranvary, who is an expert in upholstery. The show itself was something of a hit when it first began to air, but its popularity soared during the pandemic as more people tuned in.
The Repair Shop's Sonnaz Nooranvary has discussed the security on set of the hit BBC show (BBC)The teams working on the show discovered that the increased interest led to an unexpected security risk as some fans tracked down the filming location and invaded the set. Sonnaz has explained that the security team has been increased as a result - meaning fans are no longer bursting into set and asking questions in the middle of filming.
She told the Express: “I remember years ago when we didn’t have a security guy, [the show] wasn’t really as big, this was before lockdown. I think we were on lunch or something and me and a few others were sort of at the front of the barn, and somebody walked straight up to us.
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“And they were like, ‘Hi, we would like to look in the barn’ and we were like, ‘No that can’t happen, we’re actually filming at the moment’.” Sonnaz went on to hint that she didn’t believe the fans when they claimed they walked into set by accident. She said: “I mean mistake is questionable, but that actually genuinely has happened as there are a couple of fields nearby that people can walk through, but they can't walk through there anymore.”
Sonnaz hinted she didn't believe fans who said they accidentally crashed the set (BBC)In a recent interview with the Mirror, 53-year-old show host Jay suggested he could repair the unthinkable - the north-south divide. He said: “There is a North/South divide, but look what the North, and the Midlands, have done.
“Birmingham used to be known as the workshop of the world thanks to its industrial contribution. The Wenlock Olympic Games was the forerunner for our modern Olympic Games. We’ve for gotten about things like that, but not on my watch.
“I’m hoping this show shines a light on these places, and says, ‘Look what was started here, look what was generated here that we still benefit from in today’s society’.”
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