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 11

Today, Lesley Kellard from London hopes toy restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch can get a very old friend back on his feet. Ted means an awful lot to Lesley, as he was one of the first toys she received from her wonderful adoptive parents, Mary and John. Born in 1946, Lesley didn’t have the most conventional start to life. When she was four months old, she was left in a carrier bag on the doorstep of Mary and John’s house in King’s Cross. The childless couple instantly fell in love with her and she was adopted at 14 months.

Next into the barn is Wendy Smith from Leicester, accompanied by husband Fred. They’re hoping musical instrument restorer Pete Woods can give a family heirloom back its pluck. They’ve brought an old favourite of the music hall: a banjulele dating back to the 1920s. A four-stringed hybrid of banjo and a ukulele, the instrument originally belonged to Wendy’s mother Phyllis, a music hall entertainer. Sadly it’s now missing its strings and bridge and needs a new skin.

Finally, a century-old tea caddy that’s been used by the Thame family to store treasured mementos. Will Kirk is on hand to revive this precious box of memories so it can continue to serve the family for generations to come.



Episode 12

Today, Janette Drew and her mother, Margaret Murphy, are hoping that metalwork expert Dominic Chinea can save a beloved bench that’s on its last legs. This humble garden seat is a reminder of where Margaret first met her husband in his mother’s garden. Dom needs to take apart the crumbling seat completely to restore it to its former glory.

Donald Creasy and his daughter Becky and grandsons Sam and Joe are hoping Steve Fletcher’s mechanical expertise might solve a tricky problem. A Triumphator calculator, a descendant of the revolutionary adding machines of the 1900s, which was used by Donald when he worked in a laboratory over 50 years ago, is now completely jammed up and hasn’t performed a calculation in decades. Steve is stumped at first by the mechanical calculator, but things finally begin to add up and the family are amazed to see it up and running again.

A unique piece of family heritage arrives with Ella Woolls and her father Jon: an antique bridle in need of some serious TLC. Master saddler Suzie Fletcher is just the person for the job. The bridle was made by Ella’s great-grandfather, and they’re hopeful Susie will be able to bring it back to its former glory so it can survive another 100 years.



Episode 13

Today, owner Brian Adams is hoping bike restorer Tim Gunn can work his magic on a rusty pedal scooter that he inherited from his father. Used by Brian’s father in the 1930s, the scooter was his prized possession and he even held on to it when his family were evacuated during the war. The scooter was then passed down to Brian and his sister, who recall spending many happy hours zooming around on the two-wheeled wonder. Sadly, the scooter has sat unused in the shed for many years, but now Brian’s granddaughter Freya has her eye on it, so he needs the team's help to bring it back to its former glory.

Silversmith Brenton West is challenged to restore a precious keepsake with a theatrical past: an original engraved powder compact. This unusual item was gifted to owner Dee Rance's aunt Lucy, a performer, by the legendary comedy impresario Fred Karno. Known as the father of slapstick, Karno's most notable protégés include Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Stan Laurel. Unfortunately the delicate box is dull, knocked and dented, and the mirror inside is cracked beyond repair. Brenton sets to work to transform this tarnished treasure and restore some star quality.

Finally, a whimsical vintage bottle stopper whose smiling face and red nose has fascinated owner Martin Day, ever since he was a child. No job is too small for woodwork heavyweight Will Kirk, who rejuvenates this cheeky chappy so he can be displayed in the drinks cabinet once more.



Episode 14

Today, Morag Croll brings into the barn a 19th-century heirloom she's hoping can be preserved for posterity. The tippling stick is thought to have belonged to King George V and was given to Morag's great-grandfather, a master baker, as a retirement gift. Brenton and Will join forces with their restoration expertise to repair this unique item.

Next, 12-year-old William, his granny Christine and her brother Keith have a nearly 200-year-old telescope that needs optics expert Richard Biggs to cast his eye over it. William would love to use the telescope as his great-great-great-great-grandfather once did in the 1800s. Now blurry and broken, this antique needs an expert's eye to bring it back into focus.

Finally, a Victorian high chair that transforms into a rocking chair. It has been in Christine Day's family for over 100 years and has helped raise many generations, including Christine's father. Sadly, it is no longer safe to use, but Christine is hoping it can be fixed and brought back to life for her youngest grandchild. It's a team effort as furniture restorer Will Kirk calls in the expertise of master saddler Suzie Fletcher and metalworker Dom Chinea to get the convertible high chair back into action.



Episode 15

Today, Andrew Denly and wife Sheila from Sussex are hoping clockmaker Steve Fletcher can fix a vintage boy's toy with big memories attached. It's an antique toy cannon handed down to Andrew by his grandfather, who bought it with his pocket money in 1907. Andrew fondly describes his grandfather as his inspiration and boyhood hero. The little cannon is much treasured but hasn't worked in over 50 years. Steve must use all his ingenuity to get it firing once more.

A Victorian oddity is brought to the attention of leather expert Susie Fletcher. Sisters Pam and Frances are hoping Suzie can revive a novelty inkwell in the shape of a hat. It is a treasured family heirloom as it had huge sentimental value to the sisters' mother. After years of vigorous overuse, the button mechanism no longer works and it is missing its leather covering. Suzie drafts in sibling Steve Fletcher to help make a missing part, and she discovers a new talent for miniature millinery as she returns the inkwell to its stylish former glory.

Finally, ceramics expert Kirstin Ramsey prays for divine intervention as she tries to rebuild a saintly statue. Caroline Morson and Professor John Northover have come to the barn seeking help resurrecting an important icon that's been a symbol of hope to many: a statue of St Fiacre, the patron saint of gardeners and haemorrhoid victims! The statue has been a landmark in the garden of St Mark's Hospital, a centre for the treatment of bowel disease, for many years, but has been vandalised and is now broken in two. Gifted to the hospital by Caroline's father, renowned pathologist Dr Basil Morson, staff and patients alike are keen to see St Fiacre restored and back on duty. By far one of the biggest projects Kirsten has had on her bench, she must clean and reunite the two large broken halves, creating an imperceptible join to breathe new life into this old saint.



Episode 16

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

First into the barn, for the attention of master saddler Suzie Fletcher is a briefcase once owner by a father and an intrepid traveller. Owner Rupert Truman treasures this hand-me-down, as it symbolises his family's adventurous life in Africa and particularly his beloved father. Suzie gets to work dismantling and lining the case's gusset, which is riddled with holes and revives the worn leather. Fine art conservator Lucia Scalisi enhances the initials painted on the front, that are now peeling away, before the pair present it back to an overwhelmed Rupert.

Next in are father and son Simon and Jake Mosely, hoping optics expert Richard Biggs and metal expert Dominic Chinea can get an ingenious, if unorthodox, telescope working again. Simon’s grandfather built it in its entirety from bits salvaged from scrap yards and bomb sights while working as an air raid warden during the Second World War. Both Dom and Richard are hugely impressed by this piece of engineering and take great pleasure in fathoming out its construction. Richard cleans, realigns and resilvers the optical elements, while Dom does some up cycling of his own by replacing missing bearings with ones salvaged from an old skate board.

Finally, ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay is charged with the task of repairing a beautiful decorative bowl that survived the Nazis, journeyed across the world and was kept in the family for several generations. However the bowl came a cropper with a clumsy cat. Kirsten’s skill and patience enable her to make it whole again.



Episode 17

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

A former butcher brings his defunct sausage-making machine to the barn for Dominic Chinea, the resident metal work expert. It was once an essential bit of kit in owner Marcus Harding’s dad's butcher's shop. A teenage Marcus was regularly tasked with sausage filling and became a dab hand. However when the shop closed, the machine was banished to the shed, where dust and rust has brought it to a grinding halt. This is a first for Dom and he’s eager to roll up his sleeves and give the vintage machine a total overhaul. The rusted internal parts are too delicate for sandblasting so Dom comes up with a scientific solution, using an electrolysis machine. Once reassembled and given a new lick of paint this contraption is put to the test, when Marcus shares his family recipe and it’s bangers for the Repair Shop team lunch!

Mary Murphy from Stafford arrives with a unique and fragile historical archive. It is in desperate need of expert intervention by bookbinder Chris Shaw. This crumbling Edwardian album is full of treasured family postcards sent by Mary's grandma to her sisters. Each precious card documents the young woman's day-to-day life and adventures and is treasured by Mary's family. Chris works meticulously by hand to display each of the cards in windowed pages and incorporates the original album covers with a sturdy new spine. Mary and her sister are over the moon with the results.

And silversmith Brenton West transforms a cherished family heirloom that was a wedding gift over half a century ago. The hot water urn, known as a samovar, was one of the few belongings that accompanied Nawzad and Karen when they fled Iraq with their young family. Brenton transforms the dented, tarnished urn and gets it back in action.



Episode 18

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

First to be welcomed into the barn is Paul Weeks, accompanied by his fiancé, Angela. They are hoping goldsmith Richard Talman can repair a small but very precious family heirloom: A 170-year-old gold ring, with intricate detailing, that is currently in pieces. It belonged to Paul’s great-great-grandfather, who emigrated to Australia aged 20 in 1849. He and his new wife had only be married for three days, when they embarked on an intrepid adventure to find their fortune, joining the Australian Gold Rush of the 1850s. The ring was made from the first and only gold nuggets they discovered. The once-ornate ring was embossed with a pickaxe and a hammer motif, sadly this was damaged when it split in two. No challenge is too small for goldsmith Richard, as he painstakingly makes, breaks and remakes the ring, returning it to its former glory.

Emily Ray arrives hoping antiques restoration expert Will Kirk can fix a jewellery box bought in Italy by her grandad as a gift for her grandmother. Sadly the wooden box was broken many years ago, and has been stored in the loft for safe keeping since the 1960s. Emily wants to get the dilapidated box repaired for her Nan, who couldn’t bear to part with the precious keepsake because of the memories it holds. As Will gets the box back to his bench and starts to dismantle it, he discovers something rather intriguing... a secret compartment. Will sets to work cracking the code and restoring the puzzle box so he can share its secrets with owner Emily.

Finally, leather expert Suzie Fletcher and painting conservator Lucia Scalisi join forces to rescue a 200-year-old fire bucket, which is on the brink of collapse. Mary Bird from Weymouth has brought in the bucket hoping to surprise her husband Mark. The bucket has great sentimental value, as it belonged to Mark’s late dad John, a firefighter. John was gifted the historic artefact after quelling a fire in an Essex pub. Mark is very proud of his father and cherishes the bucket despite its crumbling and diminished state. Now Suzie and Lucia are tasked with painstakingly salvaging the old paintwork and leather to achieve the near impossible.



Episode 19

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

First into the workshop is Margaret Brier from Yorkshire. She’s hoping electronics wizard Mark Stuckey can bring an old homemade gramophone back to life. Now little more than a box of bits, the gramophone was built by Margaret’s grandfather Harry Bates in the late 1800s. Harry was ahead of his time, a natural-born engineer with a talent for fixing anything, known in Yorkshire as a 'knackler'. Mark calls in help from the Repair Shop’s very own 'jack of all trades', Dom Chinea, to remake the missing papier-mâché horn. Meanwhile, Mark works on reviving the flagging gramophone motor. Together the duo restore the voice of this silent gramophone and get it playing once more.

The next visitor to the barn is 19-year-old Charlotte Hughes, also from Yorkshire. She’s hoping ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay can help her atone for an accident that left her mother’s piggy bank smashed and shattered into pieces. A well-intentioned attempt to mend it has left unsightly cracks and a gaping hole in piggy’s cheek. Along the way he’s also lost his cork and trotters. Charlotte is desperate to make it up to her mum, Liz, who was understandably upset when she discovered this important memento from childhood was broken. Ceramics restorer Kirsten Ramsey has her work cut out to undo the old repairs and stabilise the cracks. Working her magic to perfect the piggy bank in time for Liz and Charlotte to return to collect it.

Finally, Jay Blades and Brenton West welcome Teresa Oates, and her partner, Ron, to the barn. Theresa wants silversmith Brenton to restore an antique to help someone very dear to her. The couple have brought in a Prussian helmet, the 19th-century German ceremonial helmet is a family heirloom. Teresa’s dad, Edward, was a D-Day veteran and soldier during the Allied occupation. He brought the tarnished memento home when he returned from service and Teresa and Ron are hoping that by restoring the helmet they may help Edward (who is suffering from dementia) refresh his memory. Leather expert Suzie Fletcher steps in to create a new skull and chin strap, while Brenton works to revitalize the rusting and tarnished helmet, achieving a stunning transformation.



Episode 20

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

First into the barn today is John Mears with a reel-to-reel tape-recording machine. He’s pinned his hopes on radio and electronics expert Mark Stuckey being able to cajole this now-silent device to play the treasured recordings of his family’s musical get togethers. John has wonderful memories of his father and him performing at family parties, which he would love to hear again. However, with the machine malfunctioning there’s a real risk of it wiping the recordings completely - a risk John cannot take. Mark carefully dismantles the gadget, cleans each delicate component and eventually identifies the faults. John is reunited with the machine and is overcome when he hears his father’s voice after so many years.

Next to arrive is Triona Palmer, who is calling upon the needlework skills of Sara Dennis to help put the sparkle back into an item with a glamourous past. The beautiful green sequinned stage costume belonged to Triona’s dear friend and inspiration: a performer called Joan Rhodes - aka The World’s Strongest Woman! Joan was an international sensation back in the 50s and 60s with her unique act showcasing her formidable strength. The costume was left to Triona and is very much cherished. However, it is now moulting sequins by the dozen, leaving patches exposed and it’s in need of a careful clean. Armed with her needle and thread, Sara flies into action, sewing each tiny replacement sequin back into place and reinstating the sparkle!

The final visitor racing towards the workshop is Julian Ma. He has brought something in desperate need of an MOT, courtesy of mechanical guru Steve Fletcher. The car was a gift from his rocket scientist father when he was a boy and provided hours of fascination but the car is kaput. Steve rolls up his sleeves and gets stuck into some miniature mechanics.

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