Tools upon Tyne

Tools upon Tyne is a regional programme produced by Emoa Productions for NETV. It generally revolves around an undercover house team hiring services from known cowboy workmen and secretly filming their illegal techniques to squeeze money out of unsuspecting customers. In the first series, such services included plumbing repairs, electrical repairs, double glazing installations, home removals, garden upkeep, heating installations, roof tiling repairs and telephony/computing installations. After secret filming, the videos of culprits are assessed by professionals to highlight the deliberate continuance of the cowboys, and serious cases have been known to be reported to officials occasionally with statements, refunds and apologies given, with others being untraceable or declining to comment.

The first series was shown on NETV between September 2006 and March 2007, and then repeated in off-peak hours up until September 2007. The second series will begin broadcasts towards the end of September 2007.