The Repair Shop Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Pocket Watch

Resident clock maker Steve Fletcher tackles a pocket watch that has come all the way from Holland and which spent four years in a Second World War Japanese internment camp undetected while secretly sewn in to the hem of a dress. Metal worker Dominic Chinea and master cooper Alastair Simms get an ancient butter churn turning, and churning, once again. And leather expert Suzie Fletcher lovingly restores a trunk made by Louis Vuitton and which is showing the signs of the years it spent travelling the world with owner Tom's great grandfather.

Episode 2

Seaside Telescope

Damaged treasures are brought back to life by some of the country's best craftspeople. Brenton West is tasked with repairing and restoring an old seaside telescope. Will Kirk is given the job of restoring an old walking stick with a monkey's head while Lucia Scalisi is tasked with repairing and restoring a damaged 19th century portrait.

Episode 3

Swiss Chalet Music Box

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Music box expert Stephen and furniture restorer Will come together to work on a music box that is housed in a replica Swiss chalet. Ceramics restorer Kirsten has the world in her hands when she mends a miniature globe from the 1800s. The piece is made using a fragile material called gesso, which proves quite a challenge when piecing it back together. Kirsten must then replicate any missing chips and clean this delicate object. And master goldsmith Richard works wonders on a cherished garnet bracelet given to owner Jane by her late mother. The bracelet is in pieces and several of the garnet stones are missing. Using state of the art technology and great skill, Richard saves the day and Jane can now wear and enjoy the beautiful bracelet that holds so many memories for her.

Episode 4

Arts and Crafts Armchair

Upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a real labour of love, a battered but beloved arts and crafts armchair that holds treasured memories of owner Michelle's grandfather. Brother and sister team, clockmaker Steve Fletcher and saddle maker Suzie Fletcher, turn their hand to restoring a World War One era military riding crop for a family with a proud military tradition and ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay tackles one her toughest assignments yet, a damaged ornate Hungarian vase, with a complex design and intricate decoration that will need all need all Kirsten's skills to restore seamlessly.

Episode 5

Victorian Nursery Chair

44 mins

Lucia Scalisi brings a 1930s portrait of Japanese martial arts master Yukio Tani back to life, Sonnaz Nooranvary rebuilds a Victorian nursery chair and Kirsten Ramsay and Steven Fletcher reconstruct an ornate porcelain clock.

Episode 6

Art Deco Lamp

43 mins

Resident horologist Steve Fletcher and ceramics restorer Kirsten Ramsay turn their skills to fixing an Art Deco lamp in the shape of a naked lady, who is suffering from a broken ankle after an unfortunate accident. Meanwhile, Matthew Nickels is tasked with the repairing of a late Victorian stained glass window that's looking a bit sorry for itself. Will Kirk sets about the repair and restoration of an old Merchant Seaman's sea chest which he tackles with some assistance from rope-worker Des Pawson.

Episode 7

A Teddy Called Fred

44 mins

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms back to life. Soft toy restorers Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell work their magic on an old threadbare (or Fred Bear) teddy called Fred. Woodwork expert Will Kirk repairs an old murder box which used to hold everything necessary for the Newcastle upon Tyne to set up an office to investigate a dastardly crime. Embroidery expert Sara Dennis repairs a horse's saddle cloth that the owner's father used to use in the Royal Household Cavalry.

Episode 8

Smoke Stained Clock

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident clock expert Steve restores an 18th-century wall clock that is a much-loved heirloom from the owner's grandfather. It hasn't ticked for five years - will Steve get the clock to work again? Caner Rachael restores a beautiful wicker cradle that has been in use for generations. With a new addition to the family on the way the owner hopes to be able to pass this on to her grandchild and keep the heirloom alive. Meanwhile, Brenton fixes a much-loved powder compact, made in the shape of a piano. Toy restorers Julie and Amanda add the finishing touch with a new, hand-sewn pink powder puff.

Episode 9

Mid-Century Eames Chair

43 mins

Ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay tackles a porcelain Chinese guard dog damaged after a run-in with a real canine interloper. Clockwork expert Steve Fletcher brings back many happy childhood memories as he gets a treasured clockwork toy car back on the road. Art conservator Lucia Scalisi repairs a much-loved landscape that has been left hanging together by a few threads of canvas after a house move mishap.

Episode 10

Art-Nouveau Hand Mirror

Steve Fletcher gets a mystery "barmaid's" swinging clock to repair and renovate. Brenton West gets a damaged silver art-nouveau hand mirror. Will Kirk and Graham Mancha to deal with a mid-century Eames chair. (NB: This description for Episode #3.10 (2018) had been incorrectly shown for Episode #3.09.)

Episode 11

WWII Flying Jacket

Suzie gets the job of repairing a WWII flying jacket from the grandson of a WWII Fleet Air Arm crew member. Kirsten gets an ornate Meissen clock to repair which she does with help from Steve Fletcher to deal with the clock mechanism. George Blackman gets the job of repairing an old Underwood 5 typewriter which was used to type out the memoirs of Queen Victoria's godson.

Episode 12

Much Loved Rocking Horse

Today Will Kirk and Suzie Fletcher get a much loved rocking horse to repair and restore. Kirsten Ramsay has a set of three Royal Doulton plaques, one of which was broken in a house move and Brenton West gets an old stereoscopic viewer to sort out.

Episode 13

1960s Hanging Chair

Leather expert Suzie Fletcher, alongside upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary, restore a badly damaged suspended chair from the 1960s, known as a 'leaf chair'. A gift from his grandmother, the owner is keen to hang it in his flat and relive his childhood memories of happy times. Its distinctive shape and design prove to be quite the challenge for Suzie and Sonnaz but with a little ingenuity and team work, the two restore the chair beautifully. Blacksmith/conservator Matthew Boultwood comes to the rescue of a 30-kilo cast iron statue of the Roman God Hercules. It took pride of place in a town's Heritage Centre, until an unfortunate accident meant he lost his club, but using a clever repair technique Matthew saves the day. And wood restorer Will Kirk takes on an interesting smokers' stand, which belonged to the owner's pipe-smoking grandfather. It has lost a leg and several pieces are missing but, with the help of restorer Steven Fletcher, the stand is returned to its former glory.

Episode 14

Royal Doulton Figurine WWI Soldier

Ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay takes on a very rare Royal Doulton figurine of a First World War soldier, once owned by the last master pottery thrower of the Doulton factory. Now the pride and joy of his grandson, the soldier has been through the wars - a fall several years ago knocked off his head. But before Kirsten can start her repair she must undo a previous fix, allegedly done with glue made from egg white. Resident horologist Steven Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk combine their skills to piece back together a small long case clock, which arrives with three sisters in three separate pieces. And silversmith Brenton West tackles a treasured magnifying glass, once used for picking winners from the paper.

Episode 15

Military Chest

44 mins

The team repair an old military chest, needing new brass hinges and chains. A white "hornsea" studio pottery vase from the 1950s which had a big piece broken from it, and also a big crack. Also an antique cane chair which needs a full re-upholstering.