I first saw Mary Queen of Shops when she worked on improving the fortunes of a charity shop in a London suburb but I didn’t watch them all, I took an interest as Andrew watched. The more I saw though, the more I quite enjoyed Mary Portas’ style and approach.
I recently managed to catch the last episode of the most recent series, and I had to wait for a (signed!) repeat at 2am as I couldn’t record the original broadcast and don’t like/missed it on iPlayer. This series has been fun, and Mary’s had some highs and lows as she’s attempted to bring 6 failing independent businesses back to life. The range of businesses has been diverse, including a bakery, a village corner shop, a hairdressers, greengrocers, furniture shop, and a hardware shop, and the owners have all had varying reactions to Mary’s suggestions.
In the first programme Mary came up against a bakery owner who just wouldn’t listen to Mary’s sensible suggestions, because she thought she knew best. The hardware shop owner was similarly stubborn, and it made me wonder why they’d bother applying to be on the programme if they were resistant to change. Other programmes had Mary making businesses into successes , and these made the best shows.
Mary Portas, my favourite TV lesbian, makes the show unmissable. In her chunky jewellery, striking clothes and red power-bob, she can knock people aside with a single backhanded compliment. If she didn’t mean so well she’d probably come off as rude, but as it is she’s just a marvel. She’s incredibly inspirational and makes great TV, and I will certainly watch her next time around.
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