Martins Money Tips Programme.

[Ann]

Did anyone see this programme last night on ITV at 8pm?

We saw it advertised and wanted to watch it to learn facts and advice about transferring our ISAs to get the best deal. Unfortunately we were driven MAD by the inane and feeble attempts of gaining our attention! What is the point in having a good educational programme like this when the facts you need to listen to are "wrapped up" in moronic sketches and dressing up such as "Mr Superhero ISA man!" They were not even worthy of the label "comedy sketches". The choir which "sang" about ISAs was excruciatingly ridiculous appealing only to stupid viewers with no intelligence.

I subscribe to "Martin's Money Tips" excellent weekly email newsletter giving valuable facts and advice on a great deal of subjects - to save money and get best deals. So why, on TV, does this man think he has to be really moronic and his sidekick girl assistant is equally, if not worse! Maybe he was told to do it by the producers? If they got rid of all the rubbish in this programme, we could learn so much more. Our mute button was used often in the half hour it was on ...... typical ITV rubbish!

[factor-fiction]

I agree, Ann- TV producers think we have the attention span of a gnat (eg they repeat clips are repeated several times in a programme) and that we have to have Harry Hill like sketches to make us watch anything for more than a minute. Maybe they are right, but it's not for me.

[duckcity]

Ann,
I totally agree with you.

[Psybbo]

I agree with you, I watched it last week but couldn't cope with the jerky silly presentation and decided to give the rest a miss.

[Ann]

We watched it with gritted teeth trying to block out all the cr** and get some proper advice on which banks were giving the best interest etc. The facts were there but "hidden" among the so-called comedy. I feel so strongly about this programme I have made a comment to the programme makers!

If you missed it - watch it here (but have mute button at the ready")
https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-martin-lewis-money-show/series-2/episode-3

[hc4361]

Couldn't agree with you more, but at least the frenzied camera spinning from the first series is gone after many complaints.

He would make an excellent presenter on Playschool - very distracting and time wasting.

He failed to mention an important point during the show - if you are a non-tax payer you will get better returns putting your money in a non-ISA account.

[Ann]

//if you are a non-tax payer you will get better returns putting your money in a non-ISA account.//
Hc - Exactly what I said to OH last night .......

[gingejbee]

We said exactly the same. He seems to want to appeal to single-figure IQ viewers.

[Ann]

Probably better just to read the facts and tips on his website!
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=02-Apr-13&utm_campaign=latesttip&utm_content=1#tip_email

[hc4361]

He should have stuck with the BBC

[Ann]

Yes ITV is really putting some bad programmes out just lately :(

[smurfchops]

He's no idiot, apparently he sold his website for millions recently. You are better off just reading the weekly emails like I do, he is too irritating to watch.

[boxtops]

I didn't see the prog, but I did go into the bank yesterday, and one of my ISAs is giving a really low rate now, so I'm going to go into the branch later this week and upgrade it to one of the new offerings which offers a better rate. The leaflet from Lloyds Bank says you can transfer as much as you like from an earlier ISA into a new one, without affecting the amounts that you can invest for 2013-14 in a new account (that was the point I wanted to check, in case I come by a few bob later in the year!)