Jacks of all trades.....................


Payment day as expected. Smug, superior couple underpaid and everyone hates them!

What a big girls blouse that Colin was.....

This is what happens when East meets West

I thought he was being a tad over dramatic!!

People who talk like that are a bit of a nightmare. At least when they're on TV you get subtitles...

Whoa there! Regional accents are one of the great things about this country. I have a strong regional accent, and I'm proud of it. Your post comes over as very superior.

He had a load of small things wrong with his rooms, you'd think if you were going on a programme like FIAB that you would make sure everything has spot on

Did Sue have a cast on her foot or crutches, didn't see either?

On Friday's re-cap I noticed the pub sign was in a dreadful state - rust stains all down it. Didn't make a good first impression and then the reception area looked very cheap. I thought the teachers were OTT in their underpayment, but The Falcon did have a lot to pick fault with.

We only briefly saw her going into the building. It could be she was lucky with the break and could wear a "boot" which allows pretty normal walking.

Thank you so much I shall enjoy watching!

Probably did both at the same time - ran the B&B at weekends and during school holidays.

It was his diction, not his accent that was the problem. I am a Geordie and had difficulty understanding him.

Accents of all kinds can be a problem - fact of life - not being superior. At least we can put on the sub titles when watching TV, but i dread getting a strongly accented person on the telephone and have to keep asking them to repeat themselves.

And Colin's accent is one of the most difficult to understand. Reminds me of a street interview with a Tyne & Weir guy, many years ago. This interview often appeared on 'clip shows' as he was just impossible to understand!

Watching FIAB on More4 another episode lot I missed. Another thoroughly unpleasant couple on there, Trish and Tom.

I did see some of last weeks episodes and I too struggled to understand Colins accent. Having an Italian husband and mum and dad, they can find it especially hard to understand certain accents ie Welsh, Scottish but mostly at the end of the day have a laugh about it.

We always watch fiab in our house, we run a cafe and like to see the breakfast and evening meal section the most

It's been said on here on many occasions that the format is getting stale and the activities pointless and I agree!

How about cutting down on recaps, scrapping the activity, not allowing them to read their own feedbacks until the end of the week to cut out the tit for tat game playing?

Spending more time on payment day raising matters that were on the feedback forms but not brought up on the day? Or what about marching the owners up to the rooms with the cameras rolling to show them the faults that have been pointed out on the feedback forms when they dismiss them out of hand saying things like "there was no mark on the wall I checked it myself" or that mattress is spotless, its brand new".

Any other suggestions to freshen the show up?

Can't disagree with any of that...........

Plus competitors mention events like people disappearing or those who have been on other shows such as The Hotel Inspector

Then you've got the wrong end of the stick. It's not about his accent, though it doesn't help. As said below, it's his diction. Even his wife said that people needed a translator.

I'm originally from the NE myself, and love regional accents (though not when promoted as "tokens" when presenting TV shows, e.g Mark Benton). Indeed, I lament the fact that the true regional accents are being pushed out in their respective regions in favour of "Estuary English" - no doubt thanks to TV (ironically) and the vastly increased mobility of the population (especially from the London area).

I used to visit the NW and Midlands (from the South, which is where I've lived for years), and just loved to hear the change of accent. Doesn't happen any more - gone forever.


Exactly. And his reaction at the criticism - what a wimp! Doesn't he realise he garbles his words?

On the Facebook group Andrea has been posting - apparently when Meg said she would be writing a list, she really did - and brought it out on payments day. So what we saw was the culmination of a long list of niggly little points about the Falcon and Colin, not just the way he spoke.

I wish we'd seen that.

Meg and hubby really took umbrage after their turn and vented their spleen at the remaining contestants. One by picking it to pieces and underpaying. The other by underpaying by a big chunk.

Monday

The Cholmeley Arms

Kicking off proceedings is The Cholmeley Arms in Lincolnshire, where John and Lesley Berry hope their country pub with rooms will impress, but come feedback, they are left wanting answers.
The_Cholmeley_Arms-Grantham_Lincolnshire_England.html
http://www.thecholmeleyarms.co.uk/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...90379-Reviews-


Tuesday

Islington Mill B&B

The second visit is to the Islington Mill B&B in Salford, where hosts Joe Woodcock and Louise Spencer have a shock in store. And the menu-less vegan breakfast doesn't please all the guests.
http://www.islingtonmill.com/b-b/


Wednesday

Pebbles B&B

The third visit is to Pebbles B&B in Devon, the family home of Peter Morris. But not everyone likes the homely approach, and at feedback, Peter faces up to some home truths.
http://pebbleshouse.co.uk/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...n_England.html


Thursday

Listed as Tarr Farr Inn but is it Tarr Farm Inn?

The last visit of the week is to Tarr Farr Inn on Exmoor, where hosts Hilary Lester and Stacey Wade have to deal with tensions among their guests, one of whom is on the warpath.
http://www.tarrfarm.co.uk/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_...k_England.html


Friday

Payment Day

It's the last day of the competition and there's tension in the air. After some surprising payments, axes to grind, and plenty of friction, the winner is announced.

Thankyou so much ewoodie. You have saved me having to look it up.

I'm from Yorkshire and I could understand him.

Why is this post being treated like "the elephant in the room" when it seems eminently sensible to me ?

Thanks for posting

They all look lovely, but we`ll have to see what the hosts are like. Hopefully more like the crew we had the week before last week, who were by and large very pleasant.

Can`t wait for 4pm tomorrow......

And don't you realise that your comments are very discrimatory to anyone with a strong regional accent. Ye Gods! It would be absolutely dreadful if we all spoke the old BBC English. I am absolutely delighted that if we ever met, you probably would not understand a word I said. So wouldn't be able to distinguish when I was telling you what a **** you were.