# "Mary Queen of Shops" Returns to BBC2 Next Week

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**Created:** [June 3, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-queen-of-shops-returns-to-bbc2-next-week/451626 "2008-06-03T14:30:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-queen-of-shops-returns-to-bbc2-next-week/451626/1 "2008-06-03T14:30:19Z")

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I’m looking forward to [this](http://library.digiguide.com/lib/uk-tv-highlight/Mary+Queen+of+Shops-3819/Reality+Show/), as it’s one of the very few reality shows I like. Conceptually, it’s pretty simple: retail strategist [Mary Portas](http://www.maryqueenofshops.com/) goes to a different independent clothes shop each week and tries to help them shape up business-wise and compete more effectively with chains. The emphasis is very much on the business of fashion, and I think Portas is a natural for television, opinionated but breezy.