Amanda And Alan's Italian Job

[soliloquy]

I haven't watched this but I have seen the trails - and that was enough. Are we supposed to believe that these two individuals transform the property by themselves? Surely after they have fooled around and pretended to work and the cameras have been removed, a gang of professionals moves in and does the work.

[douglas9401]

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr are the very epitome of a pair of builders.

If builders are people who can't stop talking in grating voices, have annoying laughs and wouldn't know a trowel from a towel.

[naomi24]

I’ve not seen it. Can’t stand either of them.

[Ken4155]

^
Ditto - i even switch over when the trailers for it come on:-/

[MissTerious2]

Actually I quite like Amanda and she's quite knowledgeable about house renovations and methods. She spends a lot of time in Norfolk and when younger she and Les Dennis renovated a cottage very near to us. She apparenty was quite hands on.

I must admit when Mr T and I renovated our almost derelict house we didn't employ any tradespeople except for the roof and I had no ideas about building. But I learned a lot. Mr T isn't a builder and didn't work in the building trade! But he's pretty good at all things diy

However as a builders labourer I certainly didn't look like the glamorous Amanda. Far from it.

In real life she's appears to be a very nice lady. But she gets a lot of flack.

I don't dislike Alan Carr, but he hasn't a clue.

I watched a some of it because I'm interested in renovating old buildings.

[MissTerious2]

But of course they had a team of builders. Just defending her because she does know quite a lot about renovating buildings and isn't afraid to muck in.

[Smowball]

Mr Smow and I have renovated 2 properties - not to an extreme but they were bad enough. Her laugh drives me completely nuts, and I cannot see what people see in Alan Carr, but I agree - she does try to be as hands on as she can.

[smurfchops]

I can’t stand her, anything she is in, I switch off.