The Repair Shop — Series 14

A collective of specialists have joined together to restore a cherished Syrian rocking horse, abandoned by a family prevented from returning to their war-ravaged homeland. Simultaneously, a once-dilapidated ice cream trailer is brought bac…

The team recovered a jacket once worn by a search dog who worked tirelessly in the aftermath of the Lockerbie disaster. They also secured a pair of rugby boots – the very boots that aided England's victory in the Women’s World Cup.

The worn boots of a blind photographer, imbued with a sense of home and ease, were brought back to their original splendor. A school clock, a legacy from Florence Nightingale herself, also received meticulous restoration, a complete renewal…

The team recovered a vintage rugby shirt, a relic from the 1960s worn by a Welsh professional. Its daughter-in-law, attempting a restoration before mounting it, had unfortunately encountered a laundry mishap.

The team breathed new life into a tattered lace dress, marked with the ghosts of nicotine and imbued with the spark of an artist's vision; they also restored a worn drum, once the vibrant pulse of a Cornish festival.

Fragments of childhood return with objects like a storybook lovingly crafted by two parents, and a tweed flat cap once worn by a father who laid bricks, a man taken from the world far too soon.

Within the walls of the workshop, skilled artisans breathe new life into cherished heirlooms. They coax forgotten stories from objects imbued with family history, offering a poignant counterpoint to our disposable world.

The team has restored a weathered, carved village sign, a fixture of pride in Broome, Norfolk since the beginning of the new millennium, and a hand-crafted organ made in Basra during World War I.

The team meticulously restores a zoetrope, a pioneering amusement of the Victorian era and an early ancestor of motion pictures. They also attend to a set of threadbare, once-fashionable chairs.

The team collaborated on the restoration of a suit of armour once owned by actor Joss Ackland. The meticulous repair of a pair of line dancing boots proved a particular challenge, demanding a high degree of skill and precision from the expe…

Every effort is made to restore an onyx ring to its original brilliance, and a delicate antique doll, appearing irreparable, is coaxed back from the edge of oblivion.

Horologist Steve Fletcher undertakes a cleverly conceived piece, one designed with a singular intention, as Mark restores a vintage projector—a device that unlocks faded recollections of family life in Uganda.

Ceramics specialist Kirsten unearths a remarkable chapter from her family's past – a story involving a prisoner of war – while also bringing closure to a father's long-held project, a testament to cherished recollections of childhood.
The Bear Ladies applied their considerable skill to a remarkable task: the restoration of a life-sized horse and a vintage chair steeped in history. The chair, a silent witness to a daring escape from Paris during World War II, was brought …

Julyan applies his expertise to mend a fragment of folk history connected to a renowned musician, and breathes new life into a pair of childhood chairs, each imbued with echoes of the Tanzanian wilderness.

Lucia, a painting conservator, undertakes the delicate task of restoring a 175-year-old portrait ravaged by time, its canvas cleaved in two. She also breathes new life into a pair of infant shoes, each stitch imbued with the poignant echoes…

In observance of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the team will feature four artifacts imbued with remarkable wartime histories, among them a cockpit clock belonging to a veteran who is now 101 years old.

The team acquired four further treasured pieces: a pair of worn seats salvaged from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium, alongside a crumbling artifact from a beloved model village in Somerset.

The team meticulously restored a collection of artifacts salvaged from disparate histories: a silver statuette that had weathered a shipwreck, a traditional Iranian baby hammock, a striking concrete portrait, and a flight case once belongin…

The team acquired four further treasured objects: a remarkable wartime diary from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a rusted railway station lamp, and a cherished dolls' house from the 1980s.

The team undertook the repair of a colossal stuffed hound, a dog seemingly born for the stage, accompanied by a Cypriot shepherd's bag and a vintage sewing machine, a champion model from the 1980s.

The team meticulously restored a remarkable collection: a pair of cowboy boots unlike any other, a fragment of plaster bearing a cherished message from a departed loved one, a puppet missing its limbs, and an award bestowed upon a pioneerin…

Mark Stuckey, an electronics specialist, harbors the hope of retrieving forgotten moments. His current project involves restoring a defunct cine projector, a relic silent for more than four decades.

The team meticulously restored a photograph of President Kennedy's children, accompanied by their English nanny. The image featured a miniature drum kit clock, a wax statuette softened by time, and a traditional Venezuelan stringed instrume…

The Bear Ladies breathed new life into a well-loved stuffed monkey, a toy that once captivated many. Their efforts extended to repairing a cake topper, a poignant reminder of a childhood spent in the circus, and a wartime helmet that had we…


