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Jay Blades

Bill Paterson

William Kirk

Suzie Fletcher

Kirsten Ramsay

Brenton West

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The Repair Shop: Series 7: Episode 15

Episode 15

BBC One - The Repair Shop, Series 7, Episode 15

The team restore a stoneware elephant, a wooden rocking horse and a beloved boxing trophy.

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.

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

First through the barn doors is a stoneware elephant purchased by a young British couple, Michel and Paul, when they lived in New Zealand. The couple immediately fell in love with the long-legged elephant, affectionately naming it Derrick. Tragically, Paul passed away unexpectedly from pneumonia, triggering Michel to return to the UK to be near family and friends. Of course, she brought their beloved elephant back home with her. But a fall from a mantlepiece left the ornament shattered into tiny pieces. Ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay has her work cut out to revive both Michel’s precious elephant and her memories.

Wood expert Will Kirk and master saddler Suzie Fletcher join forces to resurrect a dilapidated child’s rocking horse, built by a grandfather who never had the chance to repair it for his baby granddaughter. It is ravaged by woodworm, so Will needs to carve a new neck. Suzie not only manages to salvage its original tail but also creates a beautiful new saddle for little Tamsin to ride on.

And silversmith Brenton West undertakes the repair of an unusual trophy shaped like a boxing ring. Brothers Max and Joe Fallone are keen to honour their dad Ray by restoring this treasured timepiece, originally presented for his services to boxing.

The Repair Shop: Series 7

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Damaged treasures are brought back to life by some of the country's best craftspeople.

The Repair Shop is a magical place, where much loved but broken treasures are brought back to life by a dream team of some of the country's most skilled craftspeople.

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