The Repair Shop (2021) Series 8
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.
01 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.
4/21/2021
02 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.
4/28/2021
03 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.
5/5/2021
04 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.
7/14/2021
Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria 05 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.
7/21/2021
06 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.
9/29/2021
07 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.
10/6/2021
08 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.
10/13/2021
09 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.
10/20/2021
10 Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
10/27/2021
11 Jay Blades and the team restore a Chesterfield armchair, a brass keepsake box and a silver bracelet.
11/1/2021
Pottery Vegetable Patch Signs 12 The team restores handmade pottery signs, a wooden horse and cart toy, and a footie trophy.
11/2/2021
Grandmother's Midwifery Bag 13 The team restores a wooden toy yacht, a pre-NHS midwifery bag and a mechanical toy bear.
11/3/2021
14 The team restores some leather saddle bags, a barometer and a stained glass panel.
11/4/2021
15 In the Repair Shop today, the team restores a tuba, a metal mantle clock and a Foo dog pot.
11/5/2021
Young Man and Dog Lead Statue 16 The team restores a lead statue, a Windrush suitcase and a wooden giraffe.
11/8/2021
17 The team restores an Indian dancing doll, a musical menorah and a sewing box.
11/9/2021
Engagement and Eternity Rings 18 The team restores a pair of wedding rings, a pantomime horse and a dreadnought guitar.
11/10/2021
19 The team restore a soft toy, a sea cadet’s drum and a wooden church pew.
11/11/2021
20 The team restores a soldier’s trunk, a Persian tea set and a pair of roller skates.
11/12/2021
21 The team restores a leather chair, a vintage letterpress and a mechanical toy plane.
11/15/2021
22 The team restore a treasured childhood puppet, an antique camera and an unusual timepiece.
11/16/2021
23 The team restore a post box, a silver tea set and a leather desk folder.
11/17/2021
Painting 'The Storyteller' by Robin Rae 24 The team restore a midwifery bag, a cherished painting and a First World War brooch.
11/18/2021
25 The team restore a soft toy, a miniature piano and a work-torn wall clock.
11/19/2021
26 The team restore a Venetian glass goblet, a leather hat and a wooden horse called Toby.
11/22/2021
27 The team restores a child’s chair, a musical wedding album and a children’s ride.
11/23/2021
28 The team restore a whistling wooden statue, a photographer’s timer and an owl inkwell.
11/24/2021
29 The team restore a pair of tap shoes, an ornate silver purse and a magician’s table.
11/25/2021
30 The team restore a silver-plated cornet, a paraffin lamp and an elaborate music box.
11/26/2021
31 The team restores a century-old violin, a toy replica cooker and a leather briefcase.
12/29/2021
32 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.
1/5/2022
33 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.
1/12/2022
34 Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.
1/19/2022
35 Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.
1/26/2022
