The BEST episodes of The Repair Shop season 13

Every episode of The Repair Shop season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Repair Shop season 13!

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: 12/11/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
Episode 16
star
8.67
6 votes

#1 - Episode 16

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/16/2024

The iconic original chair from TV’s Mastermind puts furniture restorer Sonnaz’s specialist subject to the test.

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Episode 8
star
8.40
10 votes

#2 - Episode 8

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/21/2024

A dictaphone containing a recording of a loved one unheard for 80 years challenges Mark, whilst a barber set and a fruit bowl smashed by accident are also on the list.

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Episode 17
star
8.33
6 votes

#3 - Episode 17

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/23/2024

An example of mid-century technology for the blind arrives at the Repair Shop, along with a 19th-century knife-sharpening device.

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The Gold-Plated Lotus Esprit
star
8.25
12 votes

#4 - The Gold-Plated Lotus Esprit

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2024

Brenton’s on a special mission to save a gold-plated car from The Spy Who Loved Me. Richard is stunned as he transforms a locket that has been buried for over a century.

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Episode 1
star
8.21
14 votes

#5 - Episode 1

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2024

Stepping into the barn is a pair of tiny cowboy boots, treasured by the family of Elton John's former drummer, while queen of the invisible fix Kirsten faces her biggest challenge yet, as she must painstakingly piece together a shattered vintage glass lamp.

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Episode 7
star
8.17
12 votes

#6 - Episode 7

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2024

The Willis-Cox family from Northampton hope that Will Kirk can save a treasured family member. Meanwhile, Steve takes on a sketchy job with an iconic toy from the eighties.

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Episode 10
star
8.17
12 votes

#7 - Episode 10

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2024

Lilian from Northern Ireland hopes the team can get a tune out of her father’s homemade harp. After learning to make it from a book, he went on to become a world-renowned craftsman.

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Episode 12
star
8.10
10 votes

#8 - Episode 12

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2024

A farming family’s butter churn and a fire-damaged teddy bear are given new life, and a guitar amp at the centre of Derry's punk scene in the 1970s is ready to roar again.

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Episode 9
star
8.09
11 votes

#9 - Episode 9

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/2024

A broken ring, a reminder of great courage in the face of tyranny, and two very heavy pieces of sporting history require the team’s efforts to be restored to their former glory.

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The AIDS Crisis
star
8.00
12 votes

#10 - The AIDS Crisis

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2024

A poignant reminder of the Aids crisis that killed so many young men in the 80s as Sonnaz helps Leigh honour his partner, Greg, who was lost.

Danny LaRue's Frock and a BMX
star
7.92
12 votes

#11 - Danny LaRue's Frock and a BMX

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2024

It is sequins galore for Jay and Rebecca as they welcome a dress from one of Britain’s most famous drag icons, that’s in need of a nip and tuck. And a 1990s BMX rides again!

Episode 13
star
7.88
8 votes

#12 - Episode 13

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/2024

A vintage film projector presents a dream challenge for Mark while a retro pair of earrings create a 3D headache for Richard.

Bletchley Park Notebook
star
7.83
12 votes

#13 - Bletchley Park Notebook

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2024

Bookbinder Chris Shaw restores a notebook containing codebreaking secrets that helped the Enigma team in Bletchley Park. And it's all hands on deck as a 250-year-old fire pump roars back to life.

star
7.82
11 votes

#14 - Roald Dahl's Garden Gate

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2024

First into the barn is Hannah Smart, with a moss-covered garden gate which is essentially just a pile of sticks. It comes from the cottage Hannah has just bought which is the former home of Roald Dahl’s mother. When Dahl returned from fighting in the Second World War, he lived at the cottage with his mother, and the gate is even referenced in his autobiography when he describes the moment he came home from the war. Years of neglect had seen the gate disappear beneath the hedge until Hannah unwittingly unearthed it.

Episode 11
star
7.70
10 votes

#15 - Episode 11

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/2024

Textile conservator Rebecca must save an Indian ceremonial coat from the 19th century, while a treasured reminder of a childhood lived in the fast lane is a challenge for Dom.

Episode 15
star
7.67
6 votes

#16 - Episode 15

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/9/2024

The experts work their magic on a set of piano-shaped DJ decks that brought rock 'n' roll to south Wales, an 18th-century orrery and a well-travelled hat box.

Episode 14
star
7.14
7 votes

#17 - Episode 14

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/2/2024

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.