Ingo Nyakairu
Director
The Repair Shop (2017)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - Charles II Portrait
Jay Blades and the team tackle a historic portrait, an engagement ring, an ornate chest from Oman and a toy donkey that links a twin with the brother she lost aged 21.
April 21, 2021, midnight
S8E2 - Seized-up Roundabout
Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.
April 28, 2021, midnight
S8E3 - Mantle Clock
Jay Blades and the team restore a ship-shaped clock, a ceramic night light, a 1960s skateboard and a teddy that accompanied a young man through life-changing surgery.
May 5, 2021, midnight
S8E4 - Grandma's Running Shoes
Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.
July 14, 2021, midnight
S8E5 - Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria
Jay Blades and the team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine, a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties and a splintered stained-glass window.
July 21, 2021, midnight
S8E6 - Dolls Amy and David
Jay Blades and the team restore two very well-loved dolls, a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest item ever to enter the barn.
Sept. 29, 2021, midnight
S8E7 - Diana the Doll
Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved doll, a metal guitar, a symbolic sculpture and a suitcase that accompanied an army officer as he journeyed through Africa.
Oct. 6, 2021, midnight
S8E8 - Symbolic Seascape
Jay Blades and the team restore a significant seascape painting, a doll belonging to a refugee child from Bosnia, a farmer’s vintage seed-sower and a Parisian plate.
Oct. 13, 2021, midnight
S8E9 - Stone Bird Bath
Jay Blades and the team restore a crumbling bird bath, a harmonium in need of a tune up, a document belonging to a survivor of the Titanic and a 1950s bear in need of TLC.
Oct. 20, 2021, midnight
S8E10 - Barber's Chair
Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
Oct. 27, 2021, midnight
S8E11 - Speedway Racing Boots
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of speedway racing boots, a 1960s electric organ, a handmade grandfather clock and a diary and writing slate.
Jan. 5, 2022, midnight
S8E12 - Record Turntable
Jay Blades and the team restore a record turntable, a chair made for King George VI’s coronation, a code breaker’s leather writing case and a mechanical toy clown.
Jan. 12, 2022, midnight
S8E13 - Miniature Replica House
Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.
Jan. 19, 2022, midnight
S8E14 - Danish Egg Chair
Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.
Jan. 26, 2022, 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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