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Old 23rd Jan 2020, 6:44 pm   #24
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Default Re: Scrapyards to visit?

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Originally Posted by David G4EBT View Post
I never watched the programme - too contrived for my liking, but wasn't it called 'Scrapheap' Challenge rather than 'Scrapyard' Challenge? Along with 'Junkyard Wars' it launched the TV career of the ubiquitous hirsute Dick Strawbridge, better known these days for his Chateaux shenanigans.
You are quite correct, 'Scrapheap' it was. 'Junkyard Wars' was a spinoff for the US market, made by the same production company. I watched them on and off, they were pleasant entertainment if you could forget about all the contrivances and false jeopardy.
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