Ingo Nyakairu
Director
The Repair Shop (2017)
Series 12
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.
Released March 27, 2017
Episode 46 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.restoration, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.history-documentary, imdb.house-restoration, imdb.restoration, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.santa-claus
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: Ricochet
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S12E1 - Episode 1
The team restores a Ukrainian painting which survived a WWII labour camp and a 1960s bookings calendar from Liverpool's Cavern Club, which records an early Beatles performance.
March 22, 2023, midnight
S12E2 - Episode 2
The team breathe new life into a bugle belonging to a blind veteran, a five-foot matchstick replica of Big Ben and a worn-out pair of toddler’s shoes that tell a tale of resilience.
March 29, 2023, midnight
S12E3 - Episode 3
The team set to work reviving a painting from Bermuda, a crumpled terrarium damaged in transit, a precious clay keepsake of a baby’s footprints, and an arctic thermometer.
April 5, 2023, midnight
S12E4 - Episode 4
The team repair a microscope that belonged to a pioneering scientist, a pair of boots that protected a prisoner of war during WWII and a bench that needs a complete overhaul.
April 12, 2023, midnight
S12E5 - Episode 5
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage brings his treasured harmonium, holding memories of his late father, to be revived. And an early sculpture by an eminent Czech artist is restored.
June 7, 2023, midnight
S12E6 - Episode 6
A seized-up ventriloquist’s dummy with no strings attached gets a much-needed makeover, and a Roman-style leather chair undergoes a triumphant transformation.
June 14, 2023, midnight
S12E7 - Windrush Special
Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to the UK, the barn fixes four items that celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.
June 21, 2023, midnight
S12E8 - NHS Special
The team celebrates 75 years of the NHS by reviving items that include a hospital food trolley and a patient diary belonging to writer Michael Rosen.
June 28, 2023, midnight
S12E9 - Episode 9
A former professional goalkeeper brings in a 1970s football programme signed by Pele. And a broken guitar that helped a teenager through lockdown is revived.
Sept. 13, 2023, midnight
S12E10 - Episode 10
The team fix a 100-year-old handwritten Qur’an passed down four generations of women, and a fun-loving nonagenarian prepares to take his family’s old scooter for a spin.
Sept. 20, 2023, midnight
S12E11 - Episode 11
The team fix a velvet poster of a black panther that symbolises power and resilience to its owner and an unusual pair of wooden sandals from Punjab dating back to the 1800s.
Sept. 27, 2023, midnight
S12E12 - Episode 12
The team set to work resurrecting an electronic sound processor, a life-size earthenware dog, a medical school certificate and a pair of child’s rugby boots.
Dec. 27, 2023, midnight
S12E13 - Episode 13
A portable 1960s record player and a flamboyant pair of 1970s boots are revived. Also lovingly restored, a painting by Helene de Beauvoir, sister of French philosopher Simone.
Jan. 3, 2024, midnight
S12E14 - Episode 14
The experts rejuvenate a 1950s hot towel machine for a family of Cypriot barbers, and a ceramic poppy created for the WW1 centenary art installation at the Tower of London.
Jan. 10, 2024, midnight
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BBC One
46 min/ep
15732 min
March 27, 2017
Nov. 12, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-PG
10+
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