Money for Nothing is a British consumer television series, hosted on a rotational basis by Sarah Moore, Jacqui Joseph and JJ Chalmers, and formerly by Jay Blades and EJ Osborne. It airs on BBC One. Earlier series are available for viewing on Netflix.
Format The premise of the programme is to take items that other people are disposing of and which the presenter rescues from council refuse collection sites. With the help of a designer they are turned into desirable items, which are then sold. Any profit made is then returned to the individual(s) who disposed of the item originally. A voiceover narration is provided by comedian and writer Arthur Smith. Celebrity Money for Nothing was a related programme, which only lasted one series.
Regular designers and craftspeople include: Norman Wilkinson, Rupert Blanchard, Forge Creative (Josh Kennard & Oliver "Oli" Milne), Sarah Peterson, bag designer Neil Wragg, Lighting Expert Duncan McKean of Albert & Edward, Ray Clarke, Daniel Heath, Mark 'Horse' Philips, Bex Simon, The Rag and Bone Man, Guy Trench, Simion Dallas Hawtin-Smith and Bruce Faulseit.
Presenters Jacqui Joseph joined the presenting team from series 9, with JJ Chalmers joining a series later. Jay Blades first appeared as one of the designer experts for the first two series before becoming a presenter from Series 3 onwards. In 2021, due to other TV commitments (The Repair Shop, Jay and Dom's Home Fix), Blades ceased to host the programme. EJ Osborne joined the presenting team during series 4, but left during series 7 due to illness. He died on 22 September 2020 at Dorothy House Hospice following months of chemotherapy.
Series overview Regular series Series Episodes Originally aired Start date End date1 15 7 September 2015 2 25 11 April 2016 14 November 20163 30 6 March 2017 17 April 20174 30 9 October 2017 6 April 20185 20 8 October 2018 2 November 2018620 11 March 2019 5 April 2019720 7 October 2019 1 November 2019820 2 March 2020 3 November 2020920 4 November 2020 14 December 20201020 19 April 2021 14 May 2021 1120 11 October 2021 5 November 2021 1220 6 June 2022 26 October 2022 1320 15 December 2022 1420 15 May 2023 28 June 2023 1520 29 August 2023 1 November 2023 1620 2 April 2024 30 May 2024 1720 27 May 2025 14 August 2025
Celebrity series Series Episodes Originally aired Start date End date1 15 4 September 2017 22 September 2017
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Celebrity Money for Nothing