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DIY SOS

1999 · 35 seasons

Easy, cheerful company where a friendly team banters while fixing up homes, undemanding and gently heartwarming to have on.

Created by
Colin May, Matthew Skilton
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lowri Turner, Kate McIntyre, Billy Byrne
Overview
DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still airing today. As well as being a DIY programme it also features comic relief from the cast.

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Created by
Colin May, Matthew Skilton
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lowri Turner, Kate McIntyre, Billy Byrne
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • friendship
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Colin May, Matthew Skilton
Starring
Lowri Turner, Kate McIntyre, Billy Byrne, Julian Perryman, Chris Frediani, Brigid Calderhead, Deborah Drew, Bob Grose
Length
35 seasons, 247 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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