- Repair work on late comedian Bob Monkhouse's old joke books was halted on the BBC show The Repair Shop due to the discovery of inappropriate gags.
- The handwritten quips, dating back to the 1960s, were deemed too offensive by the production team, leading to the segment being scrapped midway through filming.
- Joanna Ball, MD of Ricochet, which produces The Repair Shop, confirmed they explained the decision to the family and returned the book.
- The joke books, which allegedly contained hand-drawn cartoons of topless women, were brought in by Mr Edmonds, who inherited them in Monkhouse's will.
- These are the same notebooks that were famously stolen from a BBC locker in 1995 and later recovered after Monkhouse offered a £10,000 reward.
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