The Repair Shop

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Shining a light on the wonderful treasures to be found in homes across the country.

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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The Repair Shop: Series 4 (Shortened Versions): Episode 16

Episode 16

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

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The team restore a horse-racing game, two stained-glass panels and an old tram seat.

Jay Blades and the team restore a vintage horse-racing game, two exquisite stained-glass panels and an old tram seat with precious memories for its 93-year-old owner.

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

Metalworker Dominic Chinea welcomes 93-year old Dora Paul to the workshop, along with the unusual item she has brought in for repair: an old tram seat that once ferried passengers on the number 81 tram in Salford, Greater Manchester. As a young girl, Dora was obsessed with the trams, spending all her pocket money on riding the network. Then in 1947, when Salford shut down its tram system, Dora’s parents were able to get hold of the old tram seat, and it has played a central part in her life ever since. But now, rotting and unsafe, the dilapidated bench is in dire need of Dom’s expert attention.  

Mechanics whizz Steve Fletcher and upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary team up for the repair of a vintage 1920s racing game, which for decades served as the central focus for many a family gathering. But with the canvas now torn and stretched, and the mechanism that drives the horses forward no longer functioning properly, Steve and Sonnaz have a sizeable job on their hands. However, it is made somewhat easier as the game undergoes lots of thorough testing involving every expert in the workshop!

And stained glass expert Matt Nickels takes on the repair of two stunning glass panels that hold precious memories for their owner, retired teacher Judith, who has lovingly treasured them for over 40 years.

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

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