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The Repair Shop

TV Show 2017 7.0/10 351 episodes
Reality

Synopsis

The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers, and all manner of skilled craftsmen and women have been brought together to work in one extraordinary space, restoring much-loved possessions to their former glory.

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Series 5 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Ornate Wooden Piano Stool

A beautiful carved walnut piano stool arrives for the attention of furniture restorer Will Kirk. Proud owner Mary treasures the stool as it…

Episode 2 EP 2
RAF Mascot Teddy Bear

Metal worker Dominic Chinea takes on a former fairground family’s water can. The can represents owner David’s childhood travelling around t…

Episode 3 EP 3
Military Drum

There’s a treat in store for metalworker Dominic Chinea when he comes face to face with a one-of-a-kind bicycle sidecar, designed for junio…

Episode 4 EP 4
Sea Serpent Pen Holder

Master saddler Susie Fletcher has her work cut out with a treasured leather satchel that’s been through the wars. Owner John’s grandfather …

Episode 5 EP 5
Boxing Gloves

Master saddler Suzie Fletcher rescues a pair of tired and torn boxing gloves that once belonged to the owner Andy’s uncle, who died tragica…

Episode 6 EP 6
Wind-Up Panda

A once-beautiful mid-century coffee table has been part of owner Graham's life for 60 years. The item belonged to his parents and took prid…

Episode 7 EP 7
Wind-Up Train

The team takes on a wooden desk that has seen some serious swotting, a charming scrapbook charting a fantastic story and a now defunct wind…

Episode 8 EP 8
Flexiwhirl Seesaw

Metal worker Dominic Chinea is challenged to revive a rare and curious 1930s children's toy seesaw, while hand embroidery expert Sara Denni…

Episode 9 EP 9
WWII Lucky Mascot

Jay Blades and the team revive and restore a previous brooch, a teddy bear called Chiefy with a suspected moth infestation and a well-trave…

Episode 10 EP 10
Ship's Wheel

It's all hands on deck as the crew tackles a dilapidated wheel from a scrapped Scottish fishing boat, a worn out football mascot, and a wel…

Episode 11 EP 11
Ted the Teddy Bear

Lesley Keller's from London hopes toy restorers Julie Tatchall and Amanda Middleditch can get a very old friend back on his feet. Ted means…

Episode 12 EP 12
Antique Bridle

Janette Drew and her mother, Margaret Murphy, are hoping that metalwork Expert Dominic Chinea can save a bench that's on its last legs. Mea…

Episode 13 EP 13
Vintage Bottle Stopper

The team takes on a rusty pedal scooter, a keepsake with a theatrical past: an original engraved powder compact, and a whimsical vintage bo…

Episode 14 EP 14
Smuggler's Telescope

The team takes on a tippling stick thought to have belonged to George V, a nearly 200-year-old telescope that needs the eye of optics exper…

Episode 15 EP 15
Antique Toy Cannon

Today the team takes on an antique firing toy cannon handed down to Andrew by his grandfather, a novelty Victorian inkwell in the shape of …

Episode 16 EP 16
Homemade Telescope

The team takes on a well-traveled leather case, a fantastic homemade telescope built from scrap metal and a century old decorative bowl tha…

Episode 17 EP 17
Iraqi Samovar

The team takes on a family butcher's trusty (and rusty) sausage making machine, a crumbling Edwardian album full of treasured postcards, a …

Episode 18 EP 18
200-Year-Old Fire Bucket

The team tackles a small but very precious family heirloom: a 170 year old gold ring, with intricate detailing, that is currently in pieces…

Episode 19 EP 19
Homemade Gramophone

The team takes on a smashed piggy bank, a homemade gramophone that has lost its voice and a tarnished 19th-century ceremonial helmet.

Episode 20 EP 20
Tape-Recording Machine

The team takes on a broken tape-recording machine, a costume that once belonged to a 1950s strong woman and a broken wind-up car.

Episode 21 EP 21
Jamaican Pump Organ

The team takes on a Jamaican pump organ, an RAF bomber pilot's hat, a baby crib made during the First World War and a naval rigging kit.

Episode 22 EP 22
World-Travelled Stowaway Bicycle

The team rejuvenates a jukebox owned by widower Geoff, a stowaway bicycle that has travelled the world, the oldest item to be restored - a …

Episode 23 EP 23
Shattered Stained-Glass Door Panel

Jay Blades and the team tackle a torn leather armchair, a broken music box, a faded portrait and a shattered stained-glass door panel.

Episode 24 EP 24
Alabaster Light Shade

The team tackle an alabaster light shade, a piano stool, a toy bus and a pair of binoculars.

Episode 25 EP 25
Wind-up Bird Cage

Jay Blades and the team tackle a wind-up bird cage, a host of carved angels, a Georgian peat bucket and a surgeon's leather case.

Episode 26 EP 26
Grocer's Scales

Jay Blades and the team take on a set of shopkeeper's scales, a leather keepsake bag and an Egyptian table.

Episode 27 EP 27
Victorian Automaton

Jay Blades and the team tackle a bus conductor’s ticket machine, a Victorian automaton and a former world champion’s kick-boxing trophy.

Episode 28 EP 28
Art Deco Chiming Clock

Jay Blades and the team tackle an art deco clock, a teddy bear and a 3D photograph viewer.

Episode 29 EP 29
Air-Powered Toy Car

Jay Blades and the team tackle a chair used during the investiture ceremony of the Prince of Wales, an air-powered toy car and a RNLI donat…

Episode 30 EP 30
1940s Toy Gyroscope

Jay Blades and the team tackle a refugee family's wooden trunk, a memorial trophy and a gyroscopic toy cyclist.

Episode 31 EP 31
Victorian Sewing Machine

Jay Blades and the team tackle a tarnished rugby trophy, a Victorian sewing machine and an accordion.

Episode 32 EP 32
Marionette Theatre

Jay Blades and the team tackle a wooden toolbox, a plate camera and a marionette theatre.

Episode 33 EP 33
100-Year-Old Surveyor's Theodolite

Jay Blades and the team tackle a surveyor's theodolite, an ice cream bell and a football.

Episode 34 EP 34
World War II Mascot Doll

The restoration experts tackle a pewter chess set representing the American War of Independence, an X-shape chair from Syria dating back to…

Episode 35 EP 35
Incident Room 'Murder Box'

Bear repair team Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch are ready and waiting to give an adored 60s teddy bear called Fred (the threadbare F…

Episode 36 EP 36
Dad's Old Saxophone

The first visitor to The Repair Shop's barn today is Lorna Douglas who's brought her Dad's old saxophone for Pete Woods to repair and resto…

Episode 37 EP 37
Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Luthier (a maker and repairer of stringed instruments) Julyan Wallis gets to grips with a semi acoustic guitar that has spanned three gener…

Episode 38 EP 38
Fire-Damaged Silver Vanity Set

In the Repair Shop today, the team takes on a fire-damaged silver vanity set, a WW2 secret agent canister and a wooden toy carousel.

Episode 39 EP 39
Brass Shop Till

Jay Blades and the team takes on a tarnished brass shop till, a doll's house bestowed to a children's hospice and a communion box.

Episode 40 EP 40
Beloved Banjo

Stringed instrument restorer Julyan Wallis sets to work on a beloved banjo. The banjo belonged to Kipper Tranter's dear departed friend, Te…

Episode 41 EP 41
18th Century French Clock

Today, Andy Cronkite brings in an 18th century clock made by renowned French maker Julian Beliard. The prized piece was rescued from a chur…

Episode 42 EP 42
Railway Shunter's Lamp

Woodwork expert Will Kirk is enchanted by a musical jewellery box that miraculously survived a devastating house fire. Pamela Lamb from Dev…

Episode 43 EP 43
Junior Drum Kit

Keith Kear from Epping Forest has a junior drum kit for musical instrument expert Pete Woods to work on. The 1920s drums were originally hi…

Episode 44 EP 44
Battered Old Trumpet

Jay Blades and the team take on a dented trumpet, a decorative belt awarded to a Victorian sporting hero and a metal roundabout. The first …

Episode 45 EP 45
Ploughing World Championship Trophies

Jay Blades and the team tackle a writing bureau, a pair of dancing clogs and a couple of ploughing trophies.

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