Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople, bringing loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life. A heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture.

For some reason, the only season of The Repair Shop I haven't released. I believe it was pulled from BBC for a while, but since it's back, I've released them.



Episode 21

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

The mechanical mind of Steve Fletcher is put to the test by some vintage grocer’s scales, brought in by Tamzin Grayson-Gaunt from Nottingham. Once used by her father, this heirloom is no longer in working order. Steve dismantles the inner workings and blitzes all the rust and grime, while clock-dial restorer Cindy Welland tackles the flaking paint and carefully replaces the missing digits. The instrument is reassembled, calibrated and given a new lease of life.

Derek Lee from Stockport brings in an art deco leather handbag for leather expert Susie Fletcher and silversmith Brenton West to work on. Derek was just two years old when he lost his mum and his only connection to her is through this bag, which she once owned, and the precious photos kept inside it. Susie breathes life back into the worn-out leather and creates a new shoulder strap to replace the original one that went missing long ago, while Brenton turns his attention to straightening and polishing the metal frame.

Woodwork expert Will Kirk undertakes the repair of an ornamental Egyptian table, a piece of Sarah Thomas and her dad Ray's family history. The brass-topped folding table was brought back by Sarah's grandfather from north Africa, where he lived as a child. The engraved brass is dull and tarnished, and many of the ornate wooden carvings that comprise the base and legs have been crushed to pieces, so Will spends hours recreating the elaborate fretwork.



Episode 22

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Steve O’Donnell from Galway in Ireland has a much-loved childhood gift that requires the mechanical expertise of Steve Fletcher. The bus conductor's ticket machine belonged to his uncle, and Steve was fascinated by it as a boy, playing bus conductors during visits to his uncle's house, charging his family to sit on the sofa! This is a first for Steve Fletcher, and he is eager to open it up and see how it works.

A team effort is called for when Emma Sadek from London arrives at the barn with a Victorian automaton. She is hoping organ restorer and vintage toy enthusiast David Burville can give this long-retired musical curiosity - a mechanical pianist doll - the chance of an encore. And ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay finds herself with a rather poignant project when former world kick-boxing champion Helen Bannan brings in her prized trophy, which has been badly damaged in a recent house fire.



Episode 23

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Furniture restorer Will Kirk is tasked with repairing a writing bureau owned by Kathryn Lovell and her dad John from Northamptonshire. The bureau belonged to Kathryn’s grandfather, who ran the village post office for decades and was loved by all. However, the wood is now warped and split, the desk panel that folds down has suffered a nasty fracture, and a main hinge is broken.

Liz McMordie and her brother Sam from Northern Ireland are hoping precious metals expert Brenton West can preserve a link to their rich farming heritage. In the 1950s, their father won the world ploughing championships three times, but his trophies are now worn, scratched and chipped. Brenton gets to work recreating some tiny missing parts and gold-plates the silver ploughs.

Leather expert Susie is intrigued by a pair of dancing clogs. Louise Robertson from Oxford owns the clogs, which were handmade by her grandfather over a century ago. Susie nourishes the parched, stiff leather, fills in the many holes left by woodworm and returns the clogs to stand testament to Louise’s family’s dancing legacy and the craftsman that created them.



Episode 24

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Clare Collier from Cambridge brings in a sweet reminder of her childhood, for the attention of clock restorer Steve Fletcher. The art deco chiming clock belonged to her great-grandmother. The mischievous old lady would leave secret sweets on the clock for Clare and her sister at bedtime. The clock has been silent for over 25 years, and the wooden casing is dull and dirty. Steve gives the mechanism a good soak and scrub up, then carefully reassembles all the workings, getting it ticking and chiming once again. Will gives the woodwork a spruce up and crafts a few wooden sweeties for the top, much to Clare’s delight.

John McMuldroch from Merseyside is here to see bear repair duo Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, accompanied by his late mother’s beloved teddy bear. John’s mother Joan was a big part of his life, and the bear was very special to her. At the age of 65, the bear is now in dire need of the bear ladies' attention. His limbs are loose, his paws damaged and his growler no longer works. Amanda and Julie lovingly take him apart, remove the old stuffing, then cleverly reconstruct his paws and replace the growler so that he can greet John on his return.

Angela Hodge from Rochester brings a treasure trove of memories for silversmith and vintage camera enthusiast Brenton West. The 3D photo viewer was her mother’s and was used to display wonderful 3D images of her wedding day in 1958. Sadly the glass screen is now cracked and many of the slides are damaged, rendering it inoperable. Angela lost her mother recently, and she would love to get a glimpse of her parents on their special day. Brenton goes to work restoring the vintage viewer using ingenious replacements for the battery power source and the tiny lightbulb that illuminates the magical images.



Episode 25

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Jay and Will Kirk team up to restore a piece of furniture that was the pride and joy of the mother of sisters Linda Atkinson and Pauline Murphy from Merseyside. The chair was created for the investiture ceremony of the Prince of Wales - one of 4,000 made and later auctioned off to the general public. Linda and Pauline’s patriotic mum bought the chair but permitted no-one to sit in it. Her husband was less keen on this national treasure, and after a while it was consigned to the garage, where it deteriorated. The sisters would love the team to restore its stately appearance for their dear mum, who is now 93.

Mechanical expert Steve Fletcher is in for a treat as he takes receipt of an air-powered toy car. Pam Carter from Cumbria has brought along this unusual and much-cherished vintage toy that has run out of puff. The little car belonged to her father, who recently passed away. She was very close to him, and he entrusted her to get his beloved toy repaired.

Metals expert Dom Chinea takes on a salvaged donation box. Martin Brockman and Elaine Trethowan from Penlee in Cornwall are volunteers for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and have brought in this relic that they would love to reinstate at their lifeboat station so it can collect donations from passers-by, as it did decades ago. At over 150 years old and weighing over a tonne, it is riddled with rust and hasn’t been opened since who knows when. Dom’s first task on this rescue mission is to get the box open, which is easier said than done.



Episode 26

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Metal expert Dominic Chinea and wood restorer Will Kirk have the rare opportunity to work on a wooden travel trunk, used by a family of Polish refugees as they travelled the globe looking for a permanent place to call home. They eventually voyaged to Britain aboard the Empire Windrush in 1948, with all their possessions kept in the trunk.

Gil and Sue Duffy from Worcestershire have a precious parcel for the attention of ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay. The glass and resin trophy was created in honour of their daughter Krissy, who died at just 31 years of age. She was a keen horsewoman and classic car racing driver. An unfortunate accident caused a large section of glass to snap off the trophy, the resin horse head to fall off and the wooden plinth to get scuffed. Will helps with the plinth and sets about crafting a bespoke travel case to keep the trophy safe, while Kirsten has the tricky task of gluing the substantial glass pieces together.

Clockwork guru and vintage toy enthusiast Steve Fletcher is captivated when Martin and Richard Scott, from Lincolnshire, arrive bearing a 1940s toy gyroscope complete with the original box. The little plastic cyclist should pedal his bike when a cord is pulled, but he stalled 70 years ago and hasn’t got going since. His plastic limbs and body are disintegrating and both the front wheel and mechanism are broken. Steve comes up with an ingenious plan to get this plucky cyclist back on his bike and race ready.



Episode 27

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Master silversmith Brenton West takes receipt of a treasured rugby trophy. It belonged to Chris Jenkins’s great-grandfather, who was something of a rugby legend in the early 1900s. Sadly the trophy is a shadow of its former self, tarnished terribly, and the decorative dragon that proudly holds the chalice is now nursing two broken wings. The biggest challenge for Brenton is soldering the thin sections of replacement silver to the wings without further damaging the dragon.

Dominic Chinea works on a beautiful Victorian sewing machine that was left to Sarah Goodman by her dear Aunty Shorty. The hand-operated design classic has completely seized up and not sewn a stitch in over 25 years. Sarah would love to use it with her own children and hopes Dom can get it stitching again.

The skills of musical instrument restorer Roger Thomas are required when Bill Clemens and his step-daughter Kim arrive with a 1930s accordion in a sorry state. It belonged to Bill’s father and was his pride and joy. He was a true entertainer, and Bill looks back fondly on his childhood, proudly following his father to clubs and pubs in the East End where he would play. Kim has tried desperately to find someone to fix it, with no joy, and now Roger is her last hope.



Episode 28

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

The skills of both furniture restorer Will Kirk and metalwork specialist Dominic Chinea are called upon when Carol Reynolds from Belfast walks through the barn doors with an item that personifies someone very dear to her. The oak box belonged to her late father, who was a toolmaker at an engineering firm. He kept the instruments of his trade, along with his sketchbooks and calculations, in the various drawers and compartments. However, after years in a shed, damp got the better of it. What’s more, Carol had to use a crowbar to force open the box, resulting in a section being sheared off. Will gets to work on the box, cutting out the damaged section and creating a new replacement piece, which he colour matches to conceal his repair.

Vintage camera enthusiast Brenton West is in for a treat as Jacquie Lazelle from Ipswich brings her grandad's 100-year-old plate camera in for repair. Jacquie’s passion for photography began as a child, when she spent many happy hours with her grandad learning how to use this beautiful relic. She would love to see it brought back to life so she can begin using it again. However it requires an epic amount of work. Brenton calls on leather expert Suzie Fletcher to recreate the expandable bellows, which have disintegrated beyond repair, while he fixes the jammed shutter, replaces the viewing glass and gives the camera a full service.



Episode 29

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Mechanics wizard Steve Fletcher takes receipt of a theodolite. This beautiful 100-year-old piece of engineering was used by David Brown’s father, who was a chartered surveyor. The brass instrument measures distance and angles and was an essential piece of kit throughout his father’s career. This is a first for Steve, he’s excited to be working on such a quality, precision instrument. He meticulously dismantles the 200-plus brass parts and soaks them in cleaning fluid, then rebuilds the entire device like a 3D jigsaw.

Silversmith Brenton West restores a memento of a once-flourishing family ice cream business. Michelle Amato’s grandfather was the first to make and sell ice cream in Newham in London in the late 1800s and would peddle his wares from a push cart, ringing a brass bell. Her father then followed in his footsteps and was loved by all. She dreams of seeing the bell, which is much the worse for decades of wear, brought back to its former glory.

Leather expert Suzie Fletcher breathes new life into a deflated, shrivelled leather football. The ball belongs to Kevin Towell from Derby. He received it as a boy for Christmas over 60 years ago, and it sparked a lifetime passion for the beautiful game – a passion then passed from father to son and grandson. Although it’s days of being kicked about may be behind it, Kevin would love to have it restored as a keepsake. Susie sets to work with saddle soap to clean and nourish the parched leather, reinforces the failing structure by inserting a lining, and packs it with sheeps wool to restore the spherical shape.



Episode 30

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Precious metals expert Brenton West gets his hands on a pewter chess set representing the War of Independence, complete with 32 figures of British and American soldiers. The prized set belonged to Carl McKeating’s father, who was a keen chess player. He taught Carl and his brothers to play, but Carl would often use the figures as toy soldiers, inflicting extensive war wounds - broken legs and arms, missing rifles and cannons. In his father's final years, Carl vowed to have it repaired, and with his father passing away recently, he is desperate to keep that promise. Brenton’s first move is to replace the broken and missing pieces using an ancient process called sand casting, and then fine art restorer Lucia Scalisi meticulously repaints the tiny uniforms of the 32 soldiers.

Wood furniture restorer Will Kirk carries out work on an intricate X-shaped chair from Syria, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Danielle and her partner Gilli from east London are the owners of this cherished but crumbling chair, which has been in Danielle's Jewish family for generations, migrating with them all over the world as they fled war and uncertainty. Daneille has known the chair her entire life, and it sparks fond memories of growing up in Morocco with her extended family. The folding chair is made up of 33 pieces, most of which have been ravaged by woodworm. Every inch of its frail timber needs attention. Will saves the majority of the original pieces and splices in new sections of wood for the parts that have been lost for good. The final results are breathtaking.

Toy restorers Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell are happy to help a wartime mascot doll get fit for service again. The Second World War doll, known as Tommy, belongs to Geoffrey Holdsworth. He was a gift from Geoffrey's serviceman father when he returned from war, and he signifies the first time Geoffrey ever met his dad. Tommy is no longer looking his best, but the ladies soon change that.

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