IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Benji (The Weeping Shed)
Played by Robert Webb
Benji is the beanie-wearing, tweed-waistcoated presenter of The Weeping Shed, a heirloom-repair show built on wholesome sentiment. He showers his craftsperson with oddly specific compliments and cannot resist steering the conversation…
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Benji is the beanie-wearing, tweed-waistcoated presenter of The Weeping Shed, a heirloom-repair show built on wholesome sentiment. He showers his craftsperson with oddly specific compliments and cannot resist steering the conversation toward awkward questions about death, Brexit and religion.
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