Some of Britain's most skilled restoration experts breathe new life into much-cherished family heirlooms that are dropped off by members of the public, who reveal the personal stories behind the items.
Where to Watch The Repair Shop • Series 11
20 Episodes
Metal Horse Statue
E1
Metal Horse StatueThe team lovingly revives a 1950s alarm clock that hasn’t rung for decades, a metal horse statue holding memories of a dear dad and a 120-year-old piece of rugby history.
Wooden Venetian Jewellery Box
E2
Wooden Venetian Jewellery BoxJay Blades and the team restore a tiny pair of baby boots, a hand-painted Venetian jewellery box and a well-trodden wooden tap-dancing mat used by identical twins.
Child's Bike
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Child's BikeJay Blades and the team transform a child’s bike symbolising young love, a fluffy toy that’s provided much-needed support and a lamp smashed into smithereens.
Miniature Sewing Machine
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Miniature Sewing MachineJay Blades and the team work their magic on a famous red book from the TV series This Is Your Life, a miniature sewing machine and a 1950s recording device.
Arabic Musical Instrument
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Arabic Musical InstrumentJay Blades and the team revitalise a painting with woodworm, an Arabic musical instrument and a flying helmet owned by a trailblazing female pilot.
Gigantic Toy Lion
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Gigantic Toy LionA giant toy lion, a vintage cash register and an old harbourmaster's telescope are mended.
Dick King-Smith's Toy Rabbit
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Dick King-Smith's Toy RabbitThe team restore a camera, a draughts board and a toy owned by author Dick King-Smith.
1960's Lawnmower
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1960's LawnmowerThe experts restore a 1960s lawnmower, a sporting trophy and a 40-year-old leather belt.
Model Windmill
E9
Model WindmillThe team restore a marching drum, a mug and a model windmill made by a much-missed father.
Wooden Jack-in-the-Box
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Wooden Jack-in-the-BoxThe team restore a pair of football boots, a wooden jack-in-the-box and a lamp.
Delicate Ceramic Bowl
E11
Delicate Ceramic BowlJay Blades and the team restore a beautifully decorated broken bowl, a miniature silver train spice box and a 1940s handcrafted leather football.
Tugboat Captain's Hawaiian Guitar
E12
Tugboat Captain's Hawaiian GuitarThree highly sentimental heirlooms are thrown a lifeline, including an old fishing reel and a quirky leather footstool shaped like a pig.
Mother-of-Pearl Coin Purse
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Mother-of-Pearl Coin PurseJay Blades and the team transform a mother-of-pearl coin purse, a flamenco guitar and a 1950s London black cab taxi meter.
Italian Bitossi Pottery Horse
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Italian Bitossi Pottery HorseJay Blades and the team restore a Victorian portrait of a formidable woman, an old-fashioned Middle Eastern heating device known as a brazier and a pottery horse.
Pigeon Shed Stained Glass Window
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Pigeon Shed Stained Glass WindowJay Blades and his team repair a Painted Pepper Mill, and the teddy bear ladies are seeing double as they fix Two Musical Wind-Up Toy Bears gifted to identical twins. And a Pigeon Shed Stained Glass Window
Set of Bells
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Set of BellsJay Blades and the team restore a set of bells that once noisily warned people of a horse’s arrival, a 1930s toy car that comforted a wartime evacuee, and a mid-century chair.
Ceramic Doves
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Ceramic DovesArt and industry come to the Repair Shop in the form of two ceramic doves believed to be linked to Picasso, an automaton depicting Victorian tradesfolk and a Welsh miner’s helmet.
Schoolboy Scrapbooks
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Schoolboy ScrapbooksAn eclectic mix of items are given a new lease of life, including two schoolboy scrapbooks made in tribute to Tolkien and a decrepit manicure set that survived the Liverpool Blitz.
Vintage Pinball Machine
E19
Vintage Pinball MachineThe Repair Shop is the current destination for some globetrotting items, including a 200-year-old guitar from Vienna, a trunk that has toured Africa and a vintage pinball machine.
Royal Navy Hat Box
E20
Royal Navy Hat BoxThe team tackle three unusual projects, including a chair in which JFK once sat, a Walkman and a Royal Navy hat box filled with romantic love letters.
