Here's Your First Look At The Revamped, Edd-Less Wheeler Dealers

This new footage gives us a good look at the first series of Wheeler Dealers since Edd China's departure, which sees Mike Brewer team up with Ant Anstead

About six months ago, long-running motoring show Wheeler Dealers was in the news for all the wrong reasons. Edd China had announced he was leaving the show due to its new production company - Velocity - apparently wanting to reduce the legendary mechanic’s in-depth coverage of fixes, effectively dumbing the show down. Immediately following his announcement, Mike Brewer and his family shockingly received death threats.

With the furore over the show’s future now mostly over, we have our first chance to see how it’ll look following Edd’s departure. As announced a few months ago, he’ll be replaced with Ant Anstead - a safe pair of hands who you might have seen on Channel 4’s For The Love of Cars - and in addition to the trailer above, he’s also seen in action in sneak peek footage below.

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We don’t know about you, but watching Ant very effectively explain the inner workings of a turbocharger makes us wonder if fears of the show dumbing down are unfounded. We’ll certainly be keeping an open mind until we see the first episode, which airs on Velocity on 4 October.

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Comments

Anonymous

This isn’t Wheeler Dealers.

09/08/2017 - 10:27 |
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Pagz777

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

That’s for sure, Ed China or no one

09/08/2017 - 12:10 |
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The Volvo Guy (Ikea Meatballs)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’s not WD, it is Wheeler Dealers Without A Wheeler Dealer. Aka WDAWD.

09/08/2017 - 19:49 |
4 | 0
Peanut_guy

No. Just no.

09/08/2017 - 10:30 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

We need edd

09/08/2017 - 10:32 |
6 | 1
TheDriver 1

Why is it still in America?

09/08/2017 - 10:32 |
2 | 0

Good ratings?

09/08/2017 - 13:47 |
2 | 1
Joshua Lue

We want Edd not Mike… ugh

09/08/2017 - 10:34 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

So they went with Ant Instead?

#punintended

09/08/2017 - 10:35 |
20 | 0

I didn’t really Ant Antstead what you mean…

09/08/2017 - 13:12 |
6 | 0

Did no one else Ant-icipate that happening.

09/08/2017 - 14:07 |
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Anonymous

Thank god it’s not Chris Evans. If it’s real…
Mike: “Welcome to…”
Chris: “WELCOME TO WHEELER DEALERS, I’M CHRIS EVANS AND THIS IS MY SHOW!”

09/08/2017 - 11:13 |
18 | 0
Anonymous

Edd is love Edd is life

09/08/2017 - 11:15 |
3 | 2
TinNine

Meh, don’t mind it, looks okay

09/08/2017 - 12:55 |
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Andrew

Although it was only a brief snippet it looked incredibly stupid. Wheeler Dealers has always had a decent balance of cars/mechanical stuff and laughs that seemed to come naturally. This just seems forced.

09/08/2017 - 13:03 |
7 | 1