It’s complicated
RICHARD HAMMOND wants to feed the dog while relaxing in the garden. He wants to cook sausages while writing his memoirs. He basically wants to do it all, with as little effort as possible.
In this fun and addictive new format, this left field engineering show sees
Richard hold a knockout tournament to build chain reaction machines and crazy contraptions linking everyday objects.
Think Wallace & Gromit inventions with a trophy at the end.
Richard says: “Teams of amateur engineers will compete to per
Jai and Laurel are bickering behind the counter at work, causing Kim to declare that both their jobs are on the line.
Marlon is worried about family finances when Charity informs him that he’ll have to form my ordinary chores in extraordinary ways. One will be crowned chain reaction champions.”
Chain reaction machine guru Zach Umperovitch is the expert judge, while Shini Somara fills in the science behind the teams’ eccentric inventions – which must complete tasks in the most complicated manner go onto statutory sick pay.
Rhona jumps back in at work in the vets to help Dawn with an injured dog and suggests to Marlon, inset, that she goes back part time to bring in extra cash.
Noah is still following Chloe who is not interested in him. possible. Zach says: “I just love chain reaction machines, the absurd cartoonish nature of them! Some of my machines take weeks or even months to build, but they have just three days.”
Three brothers from Somerset and a team from Loughborough University are challenged to build ingenious machines that will allow Richard to straighten his duvet and ‘make the bed’ without leaving the bath tub.
Spending a day in the bathroom, a day on the landing and one in the bedroom, the teams tackle everything from a boot pendulum and a hairdryer on wheels, to double book dominos, a hovering ping pong ball and a shower curtain that doesn’t play ball.
Tense and creative, this might even inspire some home builds.
EMMERDALE
ITV, 7.30pm
RICHARD HAMMOND’S CRAZY CONTRAPTIONS
Channel 4, 8pm
Keeping tabs on the mayhem – Richard Hammond