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s2026e13 · 2026-06-24
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The Repair Shop
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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.
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56 this season · 352 totals2021e01 Episode 1 2021-01-27 20:00
Episode 1
Jay Blades and the team take on a leather keepsake box, a toy speed boat, an Italian dressing-table chair and a tortoise pouffe.
s2021e02 Episode 2 2021-02-03 20:00
Episode 2
Jay Blades and the team take on a jazz guitar, a veneered card table, a bookie's bag and a Victorian clockwork pigeon.
s2021e03 Episode 3 2021-02-17 20:00
Episode 3
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms back to life. First up, Peter Mason from Herefordshire arrives with an old-fashioned ice cream maker that belonged to his beloved Granny Ethel, and holds memories of happy times at her house churning vanilla ice cream together. Meanwhile, organ restorer David Burville takes on a Spanish barrel organ, known as an organillo. Later, the experts restore a portable 1950s record player and a leather document case.
s2021e04 Episode 4 2021-02-24 20:00
Episode 4
Jay Blades and the team take on an engagement ring, an electric guitar, a church weathervane and a fly-fishing bait wallet.
s2021e05 Episode 5 2021-03-10 20:00
Episode 5
Jay Blades and the team take on a garden gate, a rocking chair, a First World War soldier's watch and a vintage arcade game.
s2021e06 Episode 6 2021-03-15 16:30
Episode 6
The team restores a model ship made of matchsticks, a retro machinist's chair and a papier mache black and white dog, synonymous with the music industry.
s2021e07 Episode 7 2021-03-16 16:30
Episode 7
The team takes on a toy dog, badly burned in a house fire, a retro kitchen mixer from the 60s and a belt buckle which belonged to a hard-working nurse.
s2021e08 Episode 8 2021-03-19 16:30
Episode 8
The team takes on a set of unglazed clay sculptures, a vintage lawnmower and a handmade leather horse from WWII.
s2021e09 Episode 9 2021-03-22 16:30
Episode 9
Jay Blades and the team set to work restoring a precious sitar, a Second World War pilot's jacket and a toy bird that has lost its tweet.
s2021e10 Episode 10 2021-03-24 16:30
Episode 10
Jay Blades and the team take on a retro chandelier, an ornate mother-of-pearl table and a treasured toy that serves as a memento of a lost childhood in Iraq.
s2021e11 Episode 11 2021-03-25 16:30
Episode 11
Jay Blades and the team restore an antique penny arcade game, a motorcycle accessory and an art deco ornament featuring mirrors held aloft by a pair of silver ladies.
s2021e12 Episode 12 2021-03-26 16:30
Episode 12
Jay Blades and the team tackle a painting by an amateur artist who worked down the mines, a wedding tiara and a chiming clock that was a lifeline for a man losing his sight.
s2021e13 Episode 13 2021-03-30 15:30
Episode 13
Jay Blades and the team restore a ride-on toy shaped like a snail, a ballroom dancing trophy and a vintage bike linking its owner to the father she lost as a teenager.
s2021e14 Episode 14 2021-03-31 15:30
Episode 14
Jay Blades and the team take on a musical table, a WWII Land Army doll and a pair of driving gloves used by a wagon driver from Barnsley to keep him warm when he slept.
s2021e15 Episode 15 2021-04-01 15:30
Episode 15
Jay Blades and the team restore a handmade toy racing car, a leather bowls bag and a carved wooden box brought over from the Far East by a young bride in the 1950s.
s2021e16 Episode 16 2021-04-02 15:30
Episode 16
Jay Blades and the team restore a stoneware elephant that holds precious memories of a much-missed man, a child's wooden rocking horse and a beloved boxing trophy.
s2021e17 Episode 17 2021-04-05 15:30
Episode 17
Jay Blades and the team restore a vintage nursing chair, a helmet belonging to a firefighter involved in the Aberfan disaster and a traditional Italian coffee grinder.
s2021e18 Episode 18 2021-04-06 15:30
Episode 18
Jay Blades and the team restore a pre-war metal pedal plane, a make-do-and-mend cigar box ukulele and a collection of badly broken zoo animals made from wood pulp.
s2021e19 Episode 19 2021-04-07 15:30
Episode 19
Jay Blades and the team tackle a salt and pepper set, a talking doll who has lost her voice and a hat worn by a WWII prisoner of war as he worked on the Death Railway.
s2021e20 Episode 20 2021-04-08 15:30
Episode 20
Jay Blades and the team restore a vintage pocket camera, a toy piglet and a delicate ornament from India, shattered into pieces.
s2021e21 Episode 21 2021-04-12 15:30
Episode 21
The team takes on a tired toy monkey, a seized-up workman's vice and a hand-carved Scandinavian wooden figurine mauled by a boisterous puppy.
s2021e22 Episode 22 2021-04-13 15:30
Episode 22
The team mends a toy carriage that takes its owner back to childhood, two platinum records given to a guitarist in Paul McCartney's band, and a clock.
s2021e23 Episode 23 2021-04-14 15:30
Episode 23
Jay Blades and the team take on a pastel portrait that reminds a grieving husband of his late wife, a tinplate clockwork toy that has lost its spark and a lucky leather purse.
s2021e24 Episode 24 2021-04-15 15:30
Episode 24
Jay Blades and the team restore a Victorian iron rocking chair, a mechanical musical bear ornament and the battered and burned leather collar of an alpine cowbell.
s2021e25 Episode 25 2021-04-16 15:30
Episode 25
The team restore a silver singing trophy, a beaten-up boxing bag and a birdcage linking an adopted daughter with the father she only met as an adult.
s2021e26 Episode 26 2021-04-21 19:00
Episode 26
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.
s2021e27 Episode 27 2021-04-28 19:00
Episode 27
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.
s2021e28 Episode 28 2021-05-05 19:00
Episode 28
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.
s2021e29 Episode 29 2021-07-14 19:00
Episode 29
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.
s2021e30 Episode 30 2021-07-21 19:00
Episode 30
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.
s2021e31 Episode 31 2021-09-29 19:00
Episode 31
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.
s2021e32 Episode 32 2021-10-06 19:00
Episode 32
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.
s2021e33 Episode 33 2021-10-13 19:00
Episode 33
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.
s2021e34 Episode 34 2021-10-20 19:00
Episode 34
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.
s2021e35 Episode 35 2021-10-27 19:00
Episode 35
Jay Blades and the team restore a barber's chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
s2021e36 Episode 36 2021-11-01 16:30
Episode 36
Jay Blades and the team restore a Chesterfield armchair, a brass keepsake box and a silver bracelet.
s2021e37 Episode 37 2021-11-02 16:30
Episode 37
The team restores handmade pottery vegetable patch signs, a wooden horse and cart toy, and an FA Youth Cup trophy.
s2021e38 Episode 38 2021-11-03 16:30
Episode 38
The team restores a wooden toy yacht that belonged to a much-missed brother, a pre-NHS midwifery bag and a mechanical toy bear that pours and drinks milk.
s2021e39 Episode 39 2021-11-04 16:30
Episode 39
Jay Blades and the team restore some leather saddle bags, a barometer and a stained glass panel.
s2021e40 Episode 40 2021-11-05 16:30
Episode 40
In the Repair Shop today, the team restores a tuba, a metal mantle clock and a Foo dog pot.
s2021e41 Episode 41 2021-11-08 16:30
Episode 41
Jay Blades and the team restore a lead statue, a Windrush suitcase and a wooden giraffe.
s2021e42 Episode 42 2021-11-09 16:30
Episode 42
Jay Blades and the team restore an Indian dancing doll, a musical menorah and a sewing box.
s2021e43 Episode 43 2021-11-10 16:30
Episode 43
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of wedding rings, a pantomime horse and a dreadnought guitar.
s2021e44 Episode 44 2021-11-11 16:30
Episode 44
Jay Blades and team restore a soft toy, a sea cadet's drum and a wooden church pew that serves as a reminder of a beloved father and brother who sadly passed away.
s2021e45 Episode 45 2021-11-12 16:30
Episode 45
The team restores an antique wooden soldier's trunk passed down five generations, a traditional Persian tea set and a pair of vintage roller skates.
s2021e46 Episode 46 2021-11-15 16:30
Episode 46
The team restores a dearly loved but dilapidated leather chair, a vintage letterpress and a mechanical toy plane that's been grounded for 50 years.
s2021e47 Episode 47 2021-11-16 16:30
Episode 47
Jay Blades and the team restore a treasured childhood puppet, an antique camera and an unusual timepiece.
s2021e48 Episode 48 2021-11-17 16:30
Episode 48
Jay Blades and the team restore a post box, a silver tea set and a leather desk folder.
s2021e49 Episode 49 2021-11-18 16:30
Episode 49
Jay Blades and the team restore a leather midwifery bag, a cherished painting and a First World War brooch.
s2021e50 Episode 50 2021-11-19 16:30
Episode 50
Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved soft toy owl, a miniature piano and a work-torn wall clock.
s2021e51 Episode 51 2021-11-22 16:30
Episode 51
Jay Blades and the team restore a Venetian glass ceremonial goblet, a leather market porter's hat and a wooden horse called Toby.
s2021e52 Episode 52 2021-11-23 16:30
Episode 52
The team restores a child's chair, a musical wedding album and a mechanical, camel-shaped children's ride weathered by a lifetime spent beside the sea.
s2021e53 Episode 53 2021-11-24 16:30
Episode 53
Jay Blades and the team restore a whistling wooden statue, a photographer's dark-room timer and an owl inkwell.
s2021e54 Episode 54 2021-11-25 16:30
Episode 54
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of tap shoes, an ornate silver purse and a magician's table.
s2021e55 Episode 55 2021-11-26 16:30
Episode 55
Jay Blades and the team restore a silver-plated cornet, a paraffin lamp and an elaborate silver music box.
s2021e56 Episode 56 2021-12-29 20:10
Episode 56
The team restores a century-old violin, a toy replica cooker and a leather briefcase.