The Chop contestant claimed 'Nazi 88 tattoo' was really - The Sun A trailer for Sky History's The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, featured contestant Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos.. A spokesman for the channel said: "While . A spokesperson for the group said: 'Sky HISTORY has made a terrible mistake by including in 'The Chop' an individual adorned with what appear to be neo-Nazi tattoos without providing serious evidence to show that the tattoos mean something other than how they appear. Darren Lumsden, from Portishead, is a contestant on Sky History show The Chop, where contestants are competing to be crowned Britain's Top Woodworker. The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by Lee Mack and Rick Edwards, began on Thursday, with the second episode due to be aired this Thursday. 'We didn't stay in touch but unless he's changed since then, he definitely was not a racist at all. But just hours later Sky put the programme on hold - and now a man called Trevor has spoken to Mail Online claiming to be Mr Lumsden's father. They are just me. The video features presenter Lee Mack speaking to contestant Darren Lumsden, a heavily tattooed carpenter. 30. He described Trevor as a lovely man and very much alive. Sky said the symbolism was entirely incidental, adding that amongst the various numerical tattoos on Mr Lumsdens body, the number 88 etched onto his cheek represents the yea 1988, the year of his fathers death. A man claiming to be the father of a Bristol carpenter says he is "very much alive and kicking" - after Sky bosses said he was dead. Sky said Darren Lumsden's face inking of the number 88 was in memory of the year his late father Trevor lost his life - and nothing to do with a code, fashioned around the numerical order of letters in the alphabet, meaning Heil Hitler. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Broadcaster says Darren Lumsdens tattoos denote significant events in his life and similarities with far-right symbolism entirely incidental, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Sky History said there was an innocent explanation for the number, but axed the show hours later. Another interpretation, of course, would be that he did. Sign up to our daily newsletter using the box at the top of this article, or by clicking here to see all of our newsletters. Their most recent appointment, in our records, was to STAIRS2U LIMITED on 2008-07-17, from which they resigned on 2008-12-20. Sign up for our newsletter here. When you get to see the effort that goes into making these items its quite incredible. Nick Fagge For Mailonline The UK's History Channel has suspended broadcasting of its new show The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker after viewers pointed out that one of the contestants had neo-Nazi tattoos on his face. Sky History tweeted: 'Darren's tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever. 'But they soon warm to me after a few minutes. During Lee Mack's interview Mr Lumsden he commented on the amount of ink on the carpenter's face after he introduced himself as 'The Woodman'. But Mr Lumsden's father, 66-year-old Trevor Lumsden, has told the Daily Mail he was indeed alive and had not seen his son for some years. He never said anything about Nazis,' she said. 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And he has been involved in some unusual projects over the years including one to replicate the inside of Star Wars Millennium Falcon for a cinema room. ', The interview was met with negative tweets, including one from Luke O'Riordan calling the channel 'morons' and asking: 'Are you for real. Darren Lumsden - Biography - IMDb Tom Bedford In a series of now deleted tweets ahead of the investigation, Sky History had denied the tattoos had any "political or ideological meaning". 'There is no further comment to make at this stage. Log in to see their photos and videos. Darren's father has short term memory loss after a serious motorbike crash more than 30 years ago. Viewers spoke out after Darren Lumsden, a father-of-two from Bristol whose face, head and neck are covered in tattoos, was featured in a trailer for The Chop earlier this month. [4] Television adverts, using the 1998 single "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" by Mercury Rev, featured people performing everyday tasks such as bathing whilst on the landfill. When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. He then joined H& K Joiners and by the age of 20 had become foreman and joinery manager. He was also accused of having a sig rune symbol - used by Nazis to symbolise victory and often mistaken as a lightning bolt - on the right side of his nose, and a number 14 on his scalp which can represent '14 words', a slogan coined by white supremacist terrorist David Lane. Darren Rosenblum - Full Professor - McGill University - LinkedIn His scalp also appears to be emblazoned with the number 14, which the ADL says is often used as shorthand for the 14 Words the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world, coined by far-right terrorist David Lane. 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But after the channel tweeted a trailer introducing Darren, viewers were quick to single out one of his tattoos - a prominent '88' on his cheek - which they took as a right-wing symbol. Darren says his appearance on the show, since the trailers have gone out, has prompted people to recognise him. Did this woman die because her genitals were cut? We were all working under real pressure to get the jobs done. Britain's Top Woodworker is AXED by Sky after viewers spotted 'Nazi Drew Lumsden (@drewlumsden) Instagram photos and videos Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. But today his 66-year-old parent revealed he was very much alive - and living in a smart three-storey house in Bristol, not far from his carpenter son. No one went on the show to become famous. Amongst the various numerical tattoos on his body, 1988 is the year of his father's death. 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