The Repair Shop
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.
- 2017-2026
- 17 seasons
- Netflix
- Documentary, Reality
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.
Season 16 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2026
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four favourite fixes related to childhood, including a toy rabbit belonging to Dick King-Smith, author of the story that became the film, Babe.
Episode 1
A model Range Rover from a trans-America expedition, a pair of pointe ballet shoes from the first dancer of colour at the Royal Opera House, a scrap book about the first ladies football team and a clo
Charlotte fixes a little Range Rover that represents a big globetrotting adventure, Chris takes on a historic scrapbook, and Dean restores a trailblazing ballerina's pointe shoes.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four favourite musical fixes from the past, including an original marching drum belonging to a Scottish brass band that started out in 1883.
Episode 2
A powered football wheelchair, some handcrafted jewellery, a bagatelle board, and a speedway flag
The team revive a powered football wheelchair, some meticulously handcrafted jewellery, a bagatelle board, and a speedway flag that tells a remarkable Glaswegian love story.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on favourite fixes related to World War II, including a doll believed to have been made by a young woman who joined the Women's Land Army aged 18.
Episode 3
A pinball machine, a football from a Scottish cup final. a magazine from a Japanese POW camp and a Cretan lyra.
Suzie fixes a football from a Scottish Cup final, Chris repairs a magazine from a Japanese POW camp, Geoff restores a pachinko machine, and Rebecca fixes a beautiful Cretan lyra..
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four of the barn's most unusual fixes, including a hovering vacuum cleaner, a Victorian lightning machine and a giant stuffed animal.
Episode 4
A model watermill, a much-loved clock, a Notting Hill Carnival headpiece and a pair of vintage speed skates.
It's a family affair as Steve Fletcher fixes a model watermill while son Fred brings a cherished clock back to life. The team also fix a stunning Notting Hill Carnival headpiece.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Narrator Bill Paterson looks back at four favourite sporting fixes from the past, including a 120-year-old rugby league cap given to a Yorkshireman who played for his country.
Episode 5
The logbook from Gay Switchboard in 1974, the rocking horse that was built for children 55 years ago, a badly damaged portrait of a grandmother, painted in the 1950s and a magnificent pair of conga dr
The team revive a cherished rocking horse, a spectacular set of conga drums, and a logbook that played a key role in British LGBTQ+ history.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Bill Paterson looks back at some favourite toy fixes, including a cuddly keepsake that's provided comfort for both a father and son, and a tinplate rocket in need of a boost.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces about four favourite art keepsakes from the past, including a pair of 1970s pop art boots so funky even Elton John grabbed himself a pair.