Plimsoll Productions Preps Good With Wood for Channel 4

Good With Wood, a new six-part factual-entertainment series from Plimsoll Productions, is set to launch on Channel 4 in the U.K.

Presented by Mel Giedroyc, Good With Wood sees a group of woodworkers challenged to craft beautiful and ambitious builds to exacting briefs. Over a series of rounds set in a woodland setting, the woodworkers’ talents will be put to the test. Each episode centers around a big build in which the contestants will create large and imaginative wooden structures and objects, as expert judges evaluate their designs, techniques and skills.

Good With Wood will be distributed worldwide by Magnify Media.

Giedroyc said: “In the words of Ian Faith, the manager of Spinal Tap, ‘… in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.’ I would add to that by saying that in the topsy-turvy world of 2020 in general, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is pretty much essential. So, if you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. Good With Wood is going to be something we can all lean on. I can’t wait to make like Edward Woodward and get woodsward.”

Karen Plumb, head of factual entertainment at Plimsoll Productions, said: “In a throwaway world, more and more people are turning to woodwork to connect them to nature and their creativity. We’re delighted to be making this escapist and ambitious competition for Channel 4.”

Daniel Fromm, commissioning editor at Channel 4 for popular factual, said: “Joyous, insightful and entertaining, this series is feel-good fact-ent and an antidote to our times, as it celebrates the extraordinary craftsmanship and artistry of the country’s finest woodworkers.”