- Title: The Scrimpers
- Date: 10th October 1994
- Summary: The second episode of Scrimpers focuses on men who make things, in true scrimping style, out of old items and with minimal cost. Mike Hopps teaches technology and many of his GCSE pupils pass with flying colours. He grew up making things under the guidance of his father and now applies his practical skills at home. Peter Ellis's wedding presents all broke simultaneously after 10 years. The secret of good scrimping is being clever with your hands and knowledgeable about tools. Peter mends his hoover at his engineering and model society in South London, making a new part for it out of leftovers. Ray and Rick travel to Northumbria to meet Richard Cansdale, who puts his practical skills to an altruistic use, making hand pumps for the third world. Staying with an aqueous theme, Lancastrian George Lambert demonstrates a device for preventing your bath overflowing. The programme closes on a funereal note and travels to Brighton which leads the way in environmentally friendly internment. The secret is a coffin that lets the worms get you quickly. Made of cardboard, the Brighton Biodegradable Casket is only £49.50 for a cheap, if not cheerful funeral.
- Description:A WACKY AND INFORMATIVE SERIES EXPLORING WAYS OF MAKING ENDS MEET.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:THIRD EYE PRODUCTIONS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 2
- Transmission Date:10/10/1994
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s