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.
Showing Season 8 of 15
Season 8
2021
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01. Charles II Portrait
2021-04-21
Jay Blades and the team tackle a historic portrait, an engagement ring, an ornate chest from Oman and a toy donkey that links a twin with the brother she lost aged 21.
02. Seized-up Roundabout
2021-04-28
Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.
03. Mantle Clock
2021-05-05
Jay Blades and the team restore a ship-shaped clock, a ceramic night light, a 1960s skateboard and a teddy that accompanied a young man through life-changing surgery.
04. Grandma's Running Shoes
2021-07-14
Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.
05. Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria
2021-07-21
Jay Blades and the team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine, a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties and a splintered stained-glass window.
06. Dolls Amy and David
2021-09-29
Jay Blades and the team restore two very well-loved dolls, a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest item ever to enter the barn.
07. Diana the Doll
2021-10-06
Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved doll, a metal guitar, a symbolic sculpture and a suitcase that accompanied an army officer as he journeyed through Africa.
08. Symbolic Seascape
2021-10-13
Jay Blades and the team restore a significant seascape painting, a doll belonging to a refugee child from Bosnia, a farmer’s vintage seed-sower and a Parisian plate.
09. Stone Bird Bath
2021-10-20
Jay Blades and the team restore a crumbling bird bath, a harmonium in need of a tune up, a document belonging to a survivor of the Titanic and a 1950s bear in need of TLC.
10. Barber's Chair
2021-10-27
Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
11. Speedway Racing Boots
2022-01-05
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of speedway racing boots, a 1960s electric organ, a handmade grandfather clock and a diary and writing slate.
12. Record Turntable
2022-01-12
Jay Blades and the team restore a record turntable, a chair made for King George VI’s coronation, a code breaker’s leather writing case and a mechanical toy clown.
13. Miniature Replica House
2022-01-19
Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.
14. Danish Egg Chair
2022-01-26
Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.
