Edd China leaving Wheeler Dealers

[JohnCh]

According to this video posted by Edd China, he is leaving Wheeler Dealers due to changes implemented by the show's new owner (Velocity Channel bought it prior to last season.) Sad to see the specific reason below, as I viewed the segments with Mike Brewer as the tax to see the interesting bits with Edd, not the other way around:

 

"Unfortunately, on Velocity’s first attempt at producing the show they found Wheeler Dealers ‘too difficult to make’, ‘at least in its current format’. In particular, the detailed and in depth coverage of my fixes in the workshop; what I consider to be the backbone and USP of the programme, are something Velocity feel should be reduced. The workshop jobs are certainly the hardest part of the show to make and reducing their substance and role in the show will save the production considerable time, effort and therefore money. However, this new direction is not something I am comfortable with as I feel the corners I was being asked to cut compromised the quality of my work and would erode my integrity as well as that of the show, so I have come to the conclusion that my only option is to let Velocity get on with it, without me."

 

-John

[waltermitty]

The is gonna work out like Top Gear.

[coffee break]

You would think the new producers of Velocity would understand cars and car guys. I guess they will have more jabbering and less wrenching.

Thanks for the post and good luck to Edd.