French and Saunders to make epic TV return on The Repair Shop next week – with a hilarious twist
FRENCH and Saunders will be making an epic return on The Repair Shop next week - and it's not one you want to miss.
For this year’s Comic Relief, The Repair Shop’s workshop of dreams welcomes some very special guests into the barn.
With no job too small or too big for the team of craftspeople, they rarely find themselves sending customers away - until now.
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will reprise their characters ‘The Extras’ to blag a free fix from the team.
However, things soon take a chaotic turn when the pair of wannabe TV stars meet none other than Jay Blades himself.
But when Jay realises they are more extra-verts than extra-keen to have their loved belongings repaired, he sends them packing.
All the while Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch get to work on another very special guest’s repair, demonstrating how talented and skilful they are.
Ahead of the show, Dawn said: “I don't think we've ever said no to Comic Relief because it just is too important, and because it's from our community, and we were there right at the very beginning.
"I know that the money is spent correctly and I know that there are projects that are ongoing that need us to be ongoing and I wouldn't ever want to let anyone down."
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Echoing her comments, Jennifer said: "As I watched The Repair Shop, I thought all I could ever see was these characters going into The Repair Shop, or me and Dawn, pretending to mend something or imitating the characters.
"You know, I just thought, this is the show for us. Then Comic Relief said we've got The Repair Shop and it was like the perfect thing. It was so perfect."
The skit will air on Red Nose Day at 7pm on Friday, March 18 from 7pm on BBC One.
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