The BEST episodes of The Repair Shop

Every episode of The Repair Shop ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Repair Shop!

An antidote to throwaway culture, The Repair Shop shines a light on the wonderful treasures to be found in homes across the country.

Last Updated: 4/11/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing

9.00

6 votes

#1 - Episode 17

Season 11 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/2023

Art and industry come to the Repair Shop in the form of two ceramic doves believed to be linked to Picasso, an automaton depicting Victorian tradesfolk and a Welsh miner’s helmet.

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9.00

7 votes

#2 - Episode 21

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2021

Jay Blades and the team restore a Chesterfield armchair, a brass keepsake box and a silver bracelet.

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8.86

7 votes

#3 - Episode 16

Season 11 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/2023

Jay Blades and the team restore a set of bells that once noisily warned people of a horse’s arrival, a 1930s toy car that comforted a wartime evacuee, and a mid-century chair.

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8.85

13 votes

#4 - Episode 1

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2023

The team lovingly revives a 1950s alarm clock that hasn’t rung for decades, a metal horse statue holding memories of a dear dad and a 120-year-old piece of rugby history.

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8.83

6 votes

#5 - Episode 14

Season 11 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/2023

Jay Blades and the team restore a Victorian portrait of a formidable woman, an old-fashioned Middle Eastern heating device known as a brazier and a pottery horse.

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8.80

5 votes

#6 - Episode 13

Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2023

Jay Blades and the team transform a mother-of-pearl coin purse, a flamenco guitar and a 1950s London black cab taxi meter.

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8.67

6 votes

#7 - Episode 11

Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2023

Jay Blades and the team restore a beautifully decorated broken bowl, a miniature silver train spice box and a 1940s handcrafted leather football.

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8.67

6 votes

#8 - Episode 15

Season 11 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2023

The team put the spice back into a painted pepper mill, and the teddy bear ladies see double as they fix two wind-up toys gifted to identical twins.

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8.67

6 votes

#9 - Episode 18

Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/2023

An eclectic mix of items are given a new lease of life, including two schoolboy scrapbooks made in tribute to Tolkien and a decrepit manicure set that survived the Liverpool Blitz.

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8.67

9 votes

#10 - Episode 11

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/7/2022

The team restores an Olympic torch, a beloved stuffed toy cat, a broken jukebox and an enormous colourful sign salvaged by a local community in Scotland.

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8.57

7 votes

#11 - Episode 7

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/10/2023

The experts restore three heirlooms: a camera from Uganda that facilitated a new life in the UK, a stuffed bunny belonging to children’s author Dick King-Smith, and a draughts board.

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8.50

12 votes

#12 - Episode 9

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/20/2021

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.

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8.50

8 votes

#13 - Episode 24

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/4/2021

Jay Blades and the team restore some leather saddle bags, a barometer and a stained glass panel.

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8.50

10 votes

#14 - Episode 22

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/2023

The experts revive a beloved but rickety old ironing board and a badly broken cupboard that was originally made for a young European couple for their marriage.

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8.44

9 votes

#15 - Episode 16

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/2022

Jay Blades and the team restore an ageing sound system, an intriguing mid-century trinket and a saddle that has crossed the Atlantic.

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8.38

13 votes

#16 - Episode 2

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2023

The team restore an enormous Big Ben-shaped clock made from matchsticks, a military bugle, a radio and a pair of kids shoes that are over 75 years old.

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8.38

8 votes

#17 - Episode 9

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2023

The team restores a marching drum, a mug and a model windmill made by a much-missed father.

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8.38

8 votes

#18 - Episode 20

Season 11 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/27/2023

The team tackles three unusual projects, including a chair in which JFK once sat, a Walkman and a Royal Navy hat box filled with romantic love letters.

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8.36

11 votes

#19 - Episode 3

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2022

Jay Blades the team restore a pair of Victorian hearse lamps, an unfinished jewellery box and a small statue of a fisherman.

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8.36

11 votes

#20 - Episode 4

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/2023

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.

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8.33

6 votes

#21 - Episode 8

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2023

The experts restore a 1960s lawnmower, a sporting trophy and a 40-year-old leather belt.

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8.33

9 votes

#22 - Episode 10

Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2023

The team restores a pair of football boots, a wooden jack-in-the-box and a lamp.

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8.33

39 votes

#23 - Episode 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident horologist Steve Fletcher and ceramics restorer Kirsten Ramsay turn their skills to fixing an art deco lamp in the shape of a lady, who is suffering from broken ankle after an unfortunate accident. Furniture restorer Will Kirk uncovers some hidden secrets while restoring a treasured wooden sea captain's chest so it can be passed onto a fourth generation of the same family. And stained glass expert Matthew Nickels completely overhauls a precious painted window which hasn't let in any light for many years.

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8.33

6 votes

#24 - Episode 6

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/9/2023

A gigantic toy lion, a vintage cash register and an old harbourmaster's telescope are mended.

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8.32

38 votes

#25 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/9/2019

The team takes on an ancient penny-farthing bicycle, a clocking-on clock with a significant past, and a battered leather briefcase with a proud history.

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