The Repair ShopThe 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.
DirectorGeorge Vernon
Accordion
Mar 27, 2017
Furniture restorer Jay Blades and horologist Steve Fletcher tackle a timepiece with huge sentimental value for its owner Jane Fanner. Her late father, who was completely blind, made the clock himself, but it hasn't ticked or chimed since his death. Antique furniture restorer Will Kirk tests his carpentry skills on a 50-year-old wooden flying fish that may have been carved by a descendent of one the mutineers from HMS Bounty. And accordion expert Roger Thomas wrestles with an 80-year-old instrument that was played in the bomb shelters of London during the Blitz.
Vintage Telephone
Mar 28, 2017
In the repair shop today, furniture restoration dream team Jay Blades and Will Kirk work their magic on a much loved Arts and Crafts piano stool that has been badly damaged by a dog without a bone. Clock restoration expert Steve is called up to work on a vintage telephone. And antique projector specialist Richard Rigby restores a collector's item that casts its spell over everyone in the repair shop.
Dr Who Daleks
Mar 29, 2017
In the repair shop today, furniture restorers Jay Blades and Will Kirk take delivery of a highly-prized Davenport desk, damaged by burglars and in need of some serious surgery. Vintage electronics expert Neil Fairly battles some ageing Dr Who baddies. And the repair shop's very own time-lord Steve Fletcher tackles a tricky time-travelling conundrum of his own.
Victorian Gnome
Mar 30, 2017
Today in the repair shop, more cherished possessions are in need of rescuing from the ravages of time. Ceramics conservator Kirstin Ramsay carries out some serious surgery on a cherished Victorian garden gnome. Firefighting historian Stuart Black tackles the restoration of an antique helmet. And musical box expert Stephen Kember takes on a secret mission to bring a treasured family piece back to life before its owner finds out.
Italian Chair
Mar 31, 2017
Today in the repair shop, a precious 19th-century Italian chair tests Jay Blades's soft and hard furnishing skills. Resident ceramicist Kirsten Ramsey painstakingly puts the broken bits of a shattered piece by Jean Lurcat, a contemporary of Picasso's, back together again. And furniture restorer Will Kirk sets to work on a very special jewellery box.
Ceramic Plaque
Apr 3, 2017
In the repair shop today, three cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Art conservator Lucia Scalisi rescues a painting that has been in Patricia and Ivor Sansom's family for decades and holds many special memories of a lifelong love story. Ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay reunites the broken pieces of a beloved painted plaque that was dropped and shattered over 45 years ago. And furniture restorers Will Kirk and Jay Blades bring a Japanese lacquered jewellery box that had suffered in the hands of burglars back from the brink.
Village Clock
Apr 4, 2017
In the repair shop today, the team are on a secret mission to restore precious family heirlooms, two royal Worcester vases from the early 1900s that are the prized possessions of Graham Kellie's wife Shirley. Horologist Steven Fletcher and expert metal worker Dominic Chinea pull forces to fix a titanic timepiece - the Cirencester village clock which hasn't ticked for many years. And the team work together to mend a piece of farming history, a severely rusted 19th-century hay press.
Wurlitzer Jukebox
Apr 5, 2017
The repair shop team is no stranger to weird and wonderful items and today is no exception. Resident clock specialist Steven Fletcher receives a round of applause when he employs his skills to fix a clapping monkey. Ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay and furniture restorer Will Kirk team up to restore an ornate Victorian travelling box. And an iconic blast from the past in the form of a 1950s Wurlitzer jukebox arrives to test the skills of Laurence Richardson.
Grandfather Clock
Apr 6, 2017
Today in the repair shop, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk bring a grandfather clock out of retirement. It has been in the family for four generations and now resides with proud owners Ian and Linda Murphy, who long to hear it chime again. Ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay rescues a Royal Barum ware vase from a crack of doom. And the repair shop teddy doctors perform life-saving surgery on a much-loved bear who, after a run in with a puppy, now has only one ear and one arm.
Ceramic Bulldog
Apr 7, 2017
Today in the repair shop, some of the country's leading crafts people bring treasured possessions back to life. Furniture restorers Jay Blades and Will Kirk work together on a 100-year-old Nordic rocking chair that owner Nina Tucknott's grandparents were given on their wedding day. And ceramics restorers Guillaume Pons and Kirsten Ramsay take on two very different pieces - an engraved mother of pearl seashell from Brazil and an unusual ceramic bulldog named Sweetpea, whose face has been shattered.
1970s Bowl
Apr 10, 2017
The Repair Shop has the tools and the talent to deal with any restoration challenge no matter how big, how small, how old or how new. In this episode, horologist Steven Fletcher gets a Victorian cuckoo clock singing again. Ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay attempts a seamless repair on a 70s bowl, and furniture restorer Will Kirk navigates a 200-year-old sea chest.
Painting
Apr 11, 2017
Whether rare antique or common keepsake, the repair shop team restores those family heirlooms with sentimental value beyond compare. Painting conservator Lucia Scalisi faces a serious challenge when presented with a perforated painting by celebrated British artist Fred Appleyard. Furniture restorer Will Kirk has to think outside the box to solve a homemade riddle with over 100 pieces. And a family heirloom with huge sentimental value needs the prowess of ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay.
Museum Sign
Apr 12, 2017
The Repair Shop team rescues all manner of objects from the ravages of time. From reviving pieces of history for whole communities to repairing tin, yet treasured, reminders of family days gone by. Metal worker Dominic Chinea has to use all of his restoration skills to future proof an old, Cornish museum sign. Steven Fletcher has to steer an old banger back onto the road. And the Repair Shop emergency bear-care team, Julie and Amanda, start treatment on George, a very special teddy who has lost one of his eyes and his growl.
Pinball Machine
Apr 13, 2017
An antique barometer, a pair of rowing oars and a poorly pinball machine are restored. At the Repair Shop, cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life by some of the country's leading craftspeople. Horologist Steven Fletcher feels the pressure as he gets to grips with a broken, antique barometer. Furniture restorer Will Kirk is entrusted with a pair of rowing oars that could have a hidden past. And a poorly pinball machine that has spent the last few years being used as a kitchen work top finds its way to pinball wizard Geoff Harvey for some love and attention.
Toy Boat
Apr 14, 2017
Expert at tackling the problems others fear to fix, no restoration project phases the Repair Shop crew. Today on board the good ship Repair Shop, a customer has a knotty nautical problem that leaves furniture restorer Will Kirk all at sea. Jay Blades and Tim Weeks face the music to a get a vintage gramophone looking and sounding like new, which calls on all of Tim's 50 years of experience. And soft toy specialists Amanda and Julie take on a young lady suffering the effects of years of love and affection.
