DIY SOS is shelved by the BBC after 27 years due to budget cuts leaving host Nick Knowles devastated

DIY SOS has been shelved after 27 years.   

The show, hosted by Nick Knowles, 64, has been rested as part of the BBC‘s widely publicised £500million savings plan. 

There will also be no Big Build for Children In Need this year. 

The BBC have said they will launch a lower-cost spin-off series, DIY SOS Rebuilt My Life, which will revisit successful transformations from the programme’s past. 

Nick and his team – who include electrician Billy Byrne, plasterer Chris Frediani, and designer Gabrielle Blackman – are said to be devastated by the decision and feel it is a ‘slap in the face’. 

A BBC Spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘In light of the BBC’s savings challenges we have taken the decision to rest DIY SOS in 2027 and commission a new spin off show instead from producers South Shore. 

DIY SOS has been shelved after 27 years. The show, hosted by Nick Knowles, 64, has been rested as part of the BBC’s widely publicised £500million savings plan

The show began all the way back in 1999 as a low-budget format fixing botched renovations

‘DIY SOS Rebuilt My Life will revisit successes from the show’s past and expand the brand on the BBC in a more cost-effective way next year.’

But insiders said the team fear the show will now be permanently axed.    

‘It’s a disgusting outrage that a BBC show, which genuinely helps some of the neediest people in our country, is being shut down because it’s basically seen as too expensive,’ a source said. 

‘DIY SOS is one of the few shows on television that genuinely represents working-class people, thousands of tradesmen and women offer their time, and often the materials, for free to people in need, even when they’re struggling to make ends meet themselves.’ 

They said to The Sun: ‘Nick and the entire team are devastated, the decision, they were told, is down to cost-savings being needed. To them it’s a slap in the face because so many people give their time and materials for nothing.’

The TV insider added ‘tears have been shed by all’ and the team feels the BBC ‘are turning their back’ on communities and charities who need their help more than ever. 

The show began all the way back in 1999 as a low-budget format fixing botched renovations. 

In 2010, it evolved into DIY SOS: The Big Build, rallying local tradespeople and volunteers to completely transform homes for families dealing with severe illness or disability. 

There will also be no Big Build for Children In Need this year. The BBC have said they will launch a lower-cost spin-off series, DIY SOS Rebuilt My Life

DIY SOS is the latest show to be culled, after RuPaul’s Drag Race was axed following 11 series

Blankety Blank (pictured), Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo were also cancelled, as the corporation makes further financial savings

Meanwhile, Football Focus was axed after 52 years at the end of the season – amid long-running accusations that it has gone woke

Series 35 is currently airing on TV, with episodes like Bringing Dan Home, where a village pulled together to modify a house for a teenager with complex disabilities. 

Last year, Children In Need’s Big Build saw the team and local volunteers nearly double the size of The Joshua Tree cancer support facility (supporting nearly 400 families).

They added a gym, new therapy and counselling rooms, safe play areas, and family accommodation. 

The Daily Mail has contacted Nick’s representative for comment. 

The BBC previously announced it was seeking to make £500million in savings.

DIY SOS is the latest show to be culled, after RuPaul’s Drag Race was axed following 11 series. 

The hit show first premiered on the channel in 2019 as it showcased British drag stars and the LGBTQ+ culture like never before. 

Meanwhile, Football Focus was axed after 52 years at the end of the season – amid long-running accusations that it has gone woke.

The show had been a Saturday lunchtime staple since 1974, but in recent years viewing figures have dwindled as it has been criticised for being increasingly frivolous and right-on.

Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo were also cancelled, as the corporation makes further financial savings.