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All Over the Shop

Season 1 2008

  • 2008-10-21T18:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
Business guru Geoff Burch is on a mission to improve Britain's small shops by teaching them how to turn a profit and please their customers. After scouring the country in search of retailers needing his help he serves up straight talking advice in a bid to show them how to thrive, and not just survive. But will they listen?

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-10-21T18:30:00Z

1x01 Cardiff

Series Premiere

1x01 Cardiff

  • 2008-10-21T18:30:00Z30m

Geoff pounds the pavements of Cardiff's suburbs to underline the importance of marketing for small businesses. He meets a bridal shop owner who is a bit of a wallflower, a toy shop and cafe owner who has neglected to tell anyone he has opened up, and a pet shop owner who simply hates selling

2008-10-28T19:30:00Z

1x02 Macclesfield

1x02 Macclesfield

  • 2008-10-28T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff doles out lessons in professionalism to three shops owners in Macclesfield. He meets an antique dealer who is feeling bit of a relic himself, a children's show shop owner whose obsessions with pink sparkly shoes is effecting her business and two arty sisters who can't translate their designs into profits.

2008-11-04T19:30:00Z

1x03 Taunton

1x03 Taunton

  • 2008-11-04T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff is in Taunton getting to grips with the small shop owner's lack of professionalism. He tackles a florist who's hiding her best assets, a coffee shop owner who blows hot and cold, and a gift and joke shop owner whose sense of humour is affecting his profits.

2008-11-11T19:30:00Z

1x04 Bristol

1x04 Bristol

  • 2008-11-11T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff casts his eye over three shops in Bristol. He visits a coffee shop combined with a second hand book store whose owner can't cope with more than a couple of customers at a time, a health store in need ofd a check up and a glass shop that doesn't reflect its owners passion for art.

2008-11-18T19:30:00Z

1x05 Southsea

1x05 Southsea

  • 2008-11-18T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff descends on Southsea to remind small shop owners to keep their eye on the game. He meets a model shop owner drowning in old stock, a tailor failing to measure up, and a hairdresser whose business needs a brush up.

2008-11-25T19:30:00Z

1x06 Nottingham

1x06 Nottingham

  • 2008-11-25T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff visits Nottingham to help amateur retailers who've turned their passion into a business. He offers help to the owner of a costume hire business who's hiding her wares, a vintage guitar shop hitting the wrong note with its opening hours, and a specialist chocolate shop that despite its sweet appeal is getting only fair trade through the door.

2008-12-02T19:30:00Z

1x07 Leicester

1x07 Leicester

  • 2008-12-02T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff gives Leicester's small shopkeepers a lesson in basic maths. A crusading crystal therapist, a serious cyclist and a campaigning children's bookshop owner all get the Burch treatment.

2008-12-09T19:30:00Z

1x08 Leeds

1x08 Leeds

  • 2008-12-09T19:30:00Z30m

Geoff strives to go up-market in Leeds. He tackles a lack-lustre linen shop, a struggling apothecary and a cheap and cheerful costume jewellers.

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