About this season
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.
Episodes (25)
1. Episode 1
Aired 8 January 2025 • 58 min
The experts join forces on a much-loved Syrian rocking horse left behind by a family unable to visit their war-torn country. And a dilapidated ice cream trailer is revived.
2. Episode 2
Aired 15 January 2025 • 58 min
The team rescue a jacket worn by a beloved search dog involved in the Lockerbie disaster, as well as tackle a pair of rugby boots that helped England win the Women’s World Cup.
3. Episode 3
Aired 22 January 2025 • 57 min
A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived, including a full facelift.
4. Episode 4
Aired 29 January 2025 • 57 min
The team salvages a vintage rugby shirt worn by a Welsh professional in the 1960s, whose daughter-in-law had tried to freshen it up before framing it but had a laundry disaster.
5. Episode 5
Aired 5 February 2025 • 57 min
The team revives a torn, nicotine-stained, lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist and a battered drum that was once the heartbeat of a Cornish festival.
6. Episode 6
Aired 12 February 2025 • 57 min
Childhood memories are restored alongside items such as a storybook made by two loving parents and a tweed flat cap that belonged to a bricklaying father who died far too young.
7. Episode 7
Aired 26 February 2025 • 57 min
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.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 March 2025 • 57 min
The team revives a dilapidated carved village sign that has stood pride of place in Broome, Norfolk since the turn of the millennium, along with a handmade organ crafted in Basra during World War I.
9. Episode 9
Aired 12 March 2025 • 57 min
The team restores a zoetrope - a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment and a precursor to moving film – along with a pair of dilapidated designer chairs.
10. Episode 10
Aired 19 March 2025 • 57 min
The team joins forces to revive a suit of armour that belonged to actor Joss Ackland. And the restoration of a pair of line dancing boots sees the experts’ rhythm put to the test.
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 March 2025 • 57 min
No stone is left unturned in restoring an Onyx ring back to its former glory, and a vintage mechanical doll, seemingly beyond repair, is brought back from the brink.
12. Episode 12
Aired 2 April 2025 • 57 min
Horologist Steve Fletcher takes on a cleverly designed accessory with a unique purpose, while Mark tackles a vintage projector holding long-buried family memories of life in Uganda.
13. Episode 13
Aired 9 April 2025 • 57 min
Ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner-of-war, and a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories gets completed.
14. Episode 14
Aired 16 April 2025 • 57 min
The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized horse, and a classic chair that holds memories of a daring escape from Paris during World War II is restored.
15. Episode 15
Aired 23 April 2025 • 57 min
Julyan utilises his skills to fix a piece of folk history belonging to a celebrated musician, and a pair of childhood chairs that hold memories of the Tanzanian wild are restored.
16. Episode 16
Aired 30 April 2025 • 57 min
Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that’s been cut in two, and a pair of baby shoes holding precious memories of a wartime heroism are restored.
17. VE Day Special
Aired 7 May 2025 • 59 min
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the team take on four items with an extraordinary wartime story behind them, including a cockpit clock owned by a 101-year-old veteran.
18. Episode 18
Aired 30 July 2025 • 57 min
The team take on four more cherished items, including a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.
19. Episode 19
Aired 5 August 2025 • 57 min
The team restore a silver statuette that survived a shipwreck, a traditional Iranian baby hammock, a remarkable concrete portrait and a flight case once owned by a rock legend.
20. Episode 20
Aired 13 August 2025 • 57 min
The team take on four more precious items, including a remarkable wartime diary from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a rusted station lamp and a beloved 1980s dolls’ house.
21. Episode 21
Aired 19 August 2025 • 57 min
The team repair a giant plush hound dog with rock star pedigree, a Cypriot shepherd’s bag and a prizewinning sewing machine from the 1980s.
22. Episode 22
Aired 26 August 2025 • 57 min
The team restore a unique pair of cowboy boots, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a puppet who has lost his limbs and a pioneering film-maker's award.
23. Episode 23
Aired 2 September 2025 • 57 min
Electronics expert Mark Stuckey hopes to unlock memories from the past by restoring a broken cine projector that hasn’t been used for over 40 years.
24. Episode 24
Aired 1 October 2025 • 57 min
The team restores a photo of President Kennedy’s children with their English nanny, a tiny drum kit clock, a melted wax statuette and a traditional Venezuelan stringed instrument.
25. Episode 25
Aired 8 October 2025 • 57 min
The Bear Ladies restore a stuffed monkey that turned royal heads. The team also fix a cake topper emblematic of a circus childhood and a Second World War helmet that survived the Blitz.