Sam Lovegrove: Race Mechanic.

[Milkyway]

Quest: 21:00.

This looks really good... Bikes & cars.
One of our favourite 'cleverclogs' has he own programme.

Sam is very engaging, I'm sure that his skills will shine through.
Hopefully no falseness or scripted drama like most of the other shows seem to rely on.
Just want to see a very talented bloke, sharing his knowledge & plying his trade.

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 19th October 17:10

[redbulletv8]

I do like him, comes across as laid back but still serious.
Will be good to see him in action without that annoying man Cole who tries to steal every scenes he is in.

[Milkyway]

redbulletv8 said:

I do like him, comes across as laid back but still serious.
Will be good to see him in action without that annoying man Cole who tries to steal every scenes he is in.

Quite agree... Sam & Henry are great mates, but the show with Dom from the repair shop seemed more natural.

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 19th October 19:06

[Escort3500]

redbulletv8 said:

I do like him, comes across as laid back but still serious.
Will be good to see him in action without that annoying man Cole who tries to steal every scenes he is in.

Agree. The standard format for car shows tends to be an engaging mechanic and a dick of a presenter (Car SOS, Wheeler Dealers, Salvage Hunters etc)

[Milkyway]

I don't think it will be like the 'Smallest Cog'.

[thegreenhell]

Good start to things.

[Milkyway]

thegreenhell said:

Good start to things.

That's encouraging... going to watch it on +1.

[Randy Winkman]

I like him and quite liked the programme. I wonder how big the potential audience is for something low key like that but I suppose you could say that for lots of things on TV.

[ewolg]

Milkyway said:

I don't think it will be like the 'Smallest Cog'.

More like the Smartest Cog tbh..

[Milkyway]

ewolg said:

Milkyway said:

I don't think it will be like the 'Smallest Cog'.

More like the Smartest Cog tbh..

I really enjoyed that, about the right mix of technical & sporty stuff... but not OTT.
Nice to see a bit of his family life too... seems to have a good setup.
(And yeah, no grinding Hammond & his crew / chums hamming it up).

[Blib]

They've smartened him up.

[markymarkthree]

100 times better than that krap show about a bloke doing up a house and cars.

[Skyedriver]

Missed this will look on ketchup
Sam's great , I'd like to see a programme with him and Allen Millyard chatting .

[Richard-390a0]

I can't say that drew me in at all last night which is disappointing as I usually find Sam engaging to watch. Whereas the Kevin McCloud first episode with the DS did which is the opposite of what I expected!

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Tuesday 20th October 09:13

[2172cc]

Blib said:

They've smartened him up.

He doesn't look quite right without the well used oily blue overalls and beanie hat.. Missed it last night but I think it's repeated on Quest at 8pm tonight

[Randy Winkman]

Richard-390a0 said:

I can't say that drew me in at all last night which is disappointing as I usually find Sam engaging to watch. Whereas the Kevin McCloud first episode with the DS did which is the opposite of what I expected!

Edited by Richard-390a0 on Tuesday 20th October 09:13

I almost didn't watch the Kevin McLoud thing after the intro as I thought it might just end up being a random celeb driving round France in a random car looking at cheese and grapes. But as well as the car stuff it had other design focused things which gave the programme a good overall theme. The guy who owned the car had some company didnt he? Looking after millionaires yachts in Monaco.

[Smollet]

Not a bad start. Glad he’s got his own show.

[Byker28i]

Quick enjoyed that as easy watching last night. Some interesting ideas, details, crammed into a 45-50min show (less adverts)

[garythesign]

I missed this butbnotice it is repeated on Quest on Saturday morning

[Milkyway]

The only thing I could pick up on... Sam's presentation style seemed a bit stilted.
Which is OK... as it's not scripted to make Henry the star.
( And his wife & son seem quite normal).

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 20th October 10:38