The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop is a lifestyle program on BBC2. 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. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 46 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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The Repair Shop
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 doll's house.
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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.
Series 16
The Bear Ladies fix an iconic mascot from the 1966 World Cup, Suzie repairs a well-travelled leather hat, and Pete and Sonnaz bring the music back to a battered old washboard.
Series 14
No stone is left unturned in restoring an onyx ring to its former glory, and Will Kirk works to get a precious whirligig spinning again.
The team join 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.
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.
The team revive 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.
The team takes on a task with strings attached – an elephant puppet that survived a fire. And a watch worn by a dad who tragically died in a boating accident is lovingly restored.
Series 16
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.
Series 14
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.
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.
The team salvage a vintage rugby shirt worn by a Welsh professional in the 1960s. His daughter-in-law had tried to freshen it up before framing but there was a laundry disaster.
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.
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.
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.
Series 16
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.
Series 14
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.
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.
Series 16
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.
Series 14
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.