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The Repair Shop

  • TV-PG
  • 2017–
  • 16 seasons
  • Reality
  • 7.0

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.

Episodes

25 episodes
  1. 1Episode 1

    58 minJan 8, 2025

    The experts work on a dilapidated ice cream trailer, a much-loved Syrian rocking horse left behind by a family unable to visit their war-torn country, a pocket dictionary heirloom that got accidentally left in a muddy car park, and a tired town crier bell.

  2. 2Episode 2

    58 minJan 15, 2025

    The team rescue a jacket worn by a beloved search dog involved in the Lockerbie disaster, as well as tackle a pair of rugby boots that helped England win the Women’s World Cup.

  3. 3Episode 3

    58 minJan 22, 2025

    A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, an 1820s printing press gets a complete strip down, a well-travelled toy needs help, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived.

  4. 4Episode 4

    57 minJan 29, 2025

    The team salvages a vintage rugby shirt worn by a Welsh professional in the 1960s, whose daughter-in-law had tried to freshen it up before framing it but had a laundry disaster.

  5. 5Episode 5

    58 minFeb 5, 2025

    The team revives a torn, nicotine-stained, lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist, a battered drum that was once the heartbeat of a Cornish festival, a clocking-in clock from an old family business, and a polo bike and mallet from a sadly-departed son and brother.

  6. 6Episode 6

    58 minFeb 12, 2025

    Childhood memories are restored alongside items such as a storybook made by two loving parents and a tweed flat cap that belonged to a bricklaying father who died far too young.

  7. 7Episode 7

    57 minFeb 26, 2025

    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.

  8. 8Episode 8

    57 minMar 5, 2025

    The team revives a dilapidated carved village sign that has stood pride of place in Broome, Norfolk since the turn of the millennium, along with a handmade organ crafted in Basra during World War I.

  9. 9Episode 9

    57 minMar 12, 2025

    The team restores a zoetrope - a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment and a precursor to moving film – along with a pair of dilapidated designer chairs.

  10. 10Episode 10

    58 minMar 19, 2025

    The team joins forces to revive a suit of armour that belonged to actor Joss Ackland. And the restoration of a pair of line dancing boots sees the experts’ rhythm put to the test.

  11. 11Episode 11

    57 minMar 26, 2025

    No stone is left unturned in restoring an Onyx ring back to its former glory, and a vintage mechanical doll, seemingly beyond repair, is brought back from the brink.

  12. 12Episode 12

    58 minApr 2, 2025

    Steve, Cindy, and Richard take on a Braille watch, Mark tackles a vintage projector, Will and Rebecca repair a Victorian fire screen, and Suzie works on Ralph McTell's leather toy Kenny the Kangaroo.

  13. 13Episode 13

    58 minApr 9, 2025

    The team completes a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories, the Bear Ladies work on a treasured doll with a history from the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jayesh restores a moth-eaten fez for a Tommy Cooper fan, and ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner-of-war.

  14. 14Episode 14

    58 minApr 16, 2025

    The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized horse, Sonnaz restores a classic chair that holds memories of a daring escape from Paris during World War II, Steve tackles a unique 1930s clock, and Suzie repairs a treasured darts case.

  15. 15Episode 15

    58 minApr 23, 2025

    A piece of folk history belonging to a celebrated musician is fixed, a pair of childhood chairs that hold memories of the Tanzanian wild are restored, an airline captain's hat needs a makeover, and a beloved American pinball machine gets lit up.

  16. 16Episode 16

    57 minApr 30, 2025

    Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that’s been cut in two, and a pair of baby shoes holding precious memories of a wartime heroism are restored.

  17. 17VE Day Special

    59 minMay 7, 2025

    To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the team take on four items with an extraordinary wartime story behind them, including a cockpit clock owned by a 101-year-old veteran.

  18. 18Episode 18

    58 minJul 30, 2025

    The team take on a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium, a broken locket that once belonged to some wartime sweethearts, a 120-year-old family-run shop ledger, and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.

  19. 19Episode 19

    57 minAug 5, 2025

    The team restore a silver statuette that survived a shipwreck, a traditional Iranian baby hammock, a remarkable concrete portrait and a flight case once owned by a rock legend.

  20. 20Episode 20

    57 minAug 13, 2025

    The team take on four more precious items, including a remarkable wartime diary from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a rusted station lamp and a beloved 1980s dolls’ house.

  21. 21Episode 21

    57 minAug 19, 2025

    The team repair a giant plush hound dog with rock star pedigree, a Cypriot shepherd’s bag and a prizewinning sewing machine from the 1980s.

  22. 22Episode 22

    58 minAug 26, 2025

    The team restore a puppet who has lost his limbs, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a pioneering film-maker's award, and a unique pair of cowboy boots.

  23. 23Episode 23

    57 minSep 2, 2025

    Electronics expert Mark Stuckey hopes to unlock memories from the past by restoring a broken cine projector that hasn’t been used for over 40 years.

  24. 24Episode 24

    58 minOct 1, 2025

    The team restores a tiny drum kit clock, a photo of President Kennedy’s children with their English nanny, a melted wax statuette, and a traditional Venezuelan stringed instrument.

  25. 25Episode 25

    57 minOct 8, 2025

    The Bear Ladies restore a stuffed monkey that turned royal heads. The team also fix a cake topper emblematic of a circus childhood and a Second World War helmet that survived the Blitz.

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Series cast

Jay BladesSelf - Presenter308 episodes
Steve FletcherSelf - Expert207 episodes
Kirsten RamsaySelf - Expert207 episodes
Bill PatersonNarrator (voice)184 episodes
William KirkSelf - Expert160 episodes
Suzie FletcherSelf - Expert140 episodes
Julie TatchellSelf - Expert78 episodes
Amanda MiddleditchSelf - Expert78 episodes
Brenton WestSelf - Expert72 episodes
Dominic ChineaSelf - Expert71 episodes
Robert PughNarrator (voice)60 episodes
Will KirkSelf - Expert55 episodes
Lucia ScalisiSelf - Expert39 episodes
Dean WestmorelandSelf - Expert27 episodes
Mark StuckeySelf - Expert20 episodes
Julyan WallisSelf - Expert19 episodes
Pete WoodsSelf - Expert16 episodes
Stephen KemberSelf - Expert16 episodes

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