James May's Man Lab (2010)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

James May tries to bring back traditional manly skills to modern men. He shows them how to do old-fashioned tasks like building a shed or courting a woman. The show is a gentle guide to being handy and chivalrous.

whimsicalinstructionallightheartednostalgicbreezyearnestplayfullow-stakes

What happens

James May's Man Lab is a British television series presented by former presenter of Top Gear and The Grand Tour James May. The first, three-part series was aired on BBC Two between 31 October and 14 November 2010. The second, five-part series was aired between 25 October and 18 December 2011. Repeats of Series 2 continued on late night BBC One with signing for the deaf throughout January 2012. Series 3 began broadcasting in March 2013, after Top Gear finished Series 19. Series One was released on DVD on 7 November 2011 by Acorn Media UK, followed by Series Two on 8 October 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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