[Clootie Dumpling]

Originally Posted by Paula D

I have to agree with this. Although I can't stand Bear and find his antics boring, he is doing something. I'd imagine he's bored out of his skull in there. In fairness, even mature viewers don't want to see James and Samantha discussing gardening and their allotments.

Although, I will add that if there were more interesting tasks going on I'm sure they would contribute a lot more. The lack of tasks in the last two series has been disappointing.

I wonder about the point at which HMs become the "older" ones and what is meant by "mature".

I'm really (really ) not having a dig at you, Paula, but the obsession some people seem to have with HM and viewers ages bothers me. It's like the fat-shaming thing - some seem to think it's okay to criticise people they perceive as "older", based on the assumption that they are boring and of less value than "younger" people.