Repair work on Bob Monkhouse’s old joke books, famously at the centre of a 1990s theft, was halted on BBC show The Repair Shop due to the discovery of inappropriate gags, The Independent has learnt.
In the BBC show, specialists help to fix personal items and heirlooms brought in by members of the public. But when the late comedian’s handwritten quips, dating back to the 1960s, arrived in the barn, they were considered too offensive by the show’s production team and the segment was scrapped midway through filming.
