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The show is hosted by ''Canada's Worst Driver'' host Andrew Younghusband , and shares much of its production crew as ''Canada's Worst Driver''.


FORMAT

Like ''Driver'', ''Handyman'' has five contestants vying to ''not'' become Canada 's worst handyman. Unlike ''Driver'', however, none of the contestants are eliminated - instead, at the end of each episode, one will be named the most improved, while another will be named the worst. After five weeks, the five contestants will work together to refurbish an apartment in ten hours, with the one with the worst individual performance being named Canada's worst handyman.

Like ''Driver'', each contestant is accompanied by their nominators, who are allowed to assist the contestants in their various tasks. Each week (except the finale) also features a "yardwork challenge", which is done by the five contestants as a group. Except for the first yardwork challenge, each of the yardwork challenges has a contestant named as the project's foreman, and the foreman designation is given to the most improved contestant for the previous week. The contestant named the worst in each show is obligated to "hang their head in shame" and nail a picture of themselves along a "wall of shame", and be personally tutored by Younghusband on an aspect leading to their nomination.

The show takes place at the ''Handyman Rehabilitation Centre'', a building of the Regent Park public housing complex in Toronto, Ontario . Located at the corner of Dundas and Parliament, it was demolished following the filming of the show. {Link without Title} {Link without Title}


CONTESTANTS

The five contestants for the first season are as follows:

  • Darryl Andrews, a Bodyguard To The Stars from Warkworth, Ontario , who has developed a confidence problem after being told by relatives that he was not handy. He is nominated by wife '''Sara Graziano'''. A recurring theme in the series is the apparent marriage breakdown that ensues whenever Darryl is working, Sara is incredibly vocal a negative way although this has been shown by the couple to have been slightly exaggerated by the production crew for television purposes.

  • Merle Auger, a truck driver from Suckercreek, Alberta , who believes that Duct Tape is the answer to all renovation problems. He also rarely measures or uses a level, and leaves much work around the house unfinished for years, having very little motivation to complete them. He is nominated by longtime common-law partner '''Shelly Willier'''.

  • Keith Cole, a Performance Art ist from Toronto, Ontario , who lacks the motivation to do renovation work and is afraid of power tools. He has a tendency to delegate work to others while doing as little work as he can. He is nominated by friend '''David Hawe''', a photographer for '' NOW Magazine ''.

  • Barry Davis, a substitute teacher from Quadra Island, British Columbia , who performs work without regards to safety, including having used a Chainsaw indoors and having electrocuted himself while trying to fix a Dryer while standing in a puddle of water. He is nominated by '''Scot Hutton''', a neighbor who considers Barry a danger to himself and others when renovating.

  • Jeannie MacCulloch, a retiree from Victoria, British Columbia , who purchased a house with the aim at restoring it, but as longtime friend and nominator '''Laurence Headley''' notes, Jeannie is unable to read and understand instructions.



EXPERTS

The experts for the first season are as follows:



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