The Repair Shop (2017)
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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Episode 1 - Charles II Portrait
Release Date: 2021-04-21Jay 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.
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Episode 2 - Seized-up Roundabout
Release Date: 2021-04-28Jay 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.
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Episode 3 - Mantle Clock
Release Date: 2021-05-05Jay 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.
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Episode 4 - Grandma's Running Shoes
Release Date: 2021-07-14Jay 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.
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Episode 5 - Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria
Release Date: 2021-07-21Jay 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.
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Episode 6 - Dolls Amy and David
Release Date: 2021-09-29Jay 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.
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Episode 7 - Diana the Doll
Release Date: 2021-10-06Jay 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.
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Episode 8 - Symbolic Seascape
Release Date: 2021-10-13Jay 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.
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Episode 9 - Stone Bird Bath
Release Date: 2021-10-20Jay 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.
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Episode 10 - Barber's Chair
Release Date: 2021-10-27Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
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Episode 11 - Speedway Racing Boots
Release Date: 2022-01-05Jay 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.
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Episode 12 - Record Turntable
Release Date: 2022-01-12Jay 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.
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Episode 13 - Miniature Replica House
Release Date: 2022-01-19Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.
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Episode 14 - Danish Egg Chair
Release Date: 2022-01-26Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.