“I didn’t appreciate the amount of equipment that you’ve had to deal with over the last 8 months! I do though appreciate the effort that has gone into bringing the programme to us week after week without falter. Enjoy your equipment free garden! See you in the spring!” a third follower remarked.
Thanking the host for the “sacrifice” that he and his family made in order to continue making the show, another fan said: “It’s not just a camera or two. Lots and lots of cabling that has to be ‘dressed’ to not be seen in shot and the portacabins.
“It’s a huge sacrifice that your family and neighbours have so generously took on for the viewing public. Thank you monty and the production team.”
Other followers admitted they didn’t realise that Monty was working on his own.
One wrote online: “Amazing you did all the filming yourself. Like others I’m sure, assumed you had the BBC camera crew there. It was unnoticeable.”