The BEST episodes of The Repair Shop season 3

Every episode of The Repair Shop season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Repair Shop season 3!

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: 4/20/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
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Episode 6
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8.33
39 votes

#1 - 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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Episode 7
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8.13
39 votes

#2 - Episode 7

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2018

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 teddy called Fred.

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Episode 1
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8.11
45 votes

#3 - Episode 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/13/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident 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.

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Episode 5
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8.09
43 votes

#4 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Art conservator Lucia Scalisi works wonders on a portrait from 1930s of the Japanese martial arts master Yukio Tani. Brought in by the custodian Peter, the painting takes pride of place in the country's most prestigious martial arts club, but decades of being on display have left it desperate for some TLC.

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Episode 14
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8.00
33 votes

#5 - Episode 14

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/30/2018

Jay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Kirsten Ramsay takes on a very rare Royal Doulton figurine of a First World War soldier.

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Episode 15
star
7.97
32 votes

#6 - Episode 15

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/31/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Ceramic conservator Kirsten Ramsay carefully restores a cherished but chipped piece of 1960s pottery, but with pieces missing and a highly polished finish to mimic, Kirsten has her work cut out. Furniture restorer Will Kirk takes on an army officer's military campaign chest that has literally been through the wars. Battle scared after two hundred years travelling across the world with the British Army, it is being restored as a surprise for its current owner, the fourth generation of the same family to own the chest. And traditional upholstery and caning experts Sonnaz Nooranvary and Rachael South take a two-pronged attack in reviving a pair of chairs originally from Holland, and one of the last links to owner Cecile's Dutch heritage.

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Episode 12
star
7.97
31 votes

#7 - Episode 12

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2018

Jay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Furniture restorer William Kirk takes on a cherished family rocking horse that is in desperate need of some TLC.

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Episode 9
star
7.94
31 votes

#8 - Episode 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Art conservator Lucia Scalisi has to draw on all of her 30 years of experience to repair a much-loved landscape that has been left hanging together by a few threads of canvas after a house move mishap. Clockwork expert Steve Fletcher brings back many happy childhood memories as he gets a treasured clockwork toy car back on the road. And ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay tackles a porcelain Chinese guard dog damaged after a run-in with a real canine interloper.

Episode 2
star
7.90
41 votes

#9 - Episode 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. The Items for this episode are: Seaside Telescope, Monkey head Walking Stick, and conservation work on a 180 year old portrait painting.

Episode 13
star
7.88
32 votes

#10 - Episode 13

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/29/2018

Jay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Suzie Fletcher and Sonnaz Nooranvary restore a badly damaged suspended chair from the 1960s, known as a 'leaf chair'.

Episode 10
star
7.87
31 votes

#11 - Episode 10

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident clock expert Steven Fletcher is in receipt of an unusual timepiece – a statue of a barmaid holding a swinging pendulum clock dial. These clocks are known for being temperamental but with a good clean and a few replacement parts, Steve has it swinging once more. Silversmith Brenton West is tasked with restoring a precious hand mirror that has lost its glass, incurred numerous dents and several features have worn away. Brenton sets about replacing them and uses some old tricks of the trade to bring the treasure back to life. And specialist mid-century furniture restorer Graeme Mancha overhauls an iconic piece of contemporary furniture – an Eames chair. The chair arrived snapped in two but after hours of careful repair and rejuvenation, it leaves looking as good as it did in the swinging 60s.

Episode 3
star
7.86
42 votes

#12 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/15/2018

Music box expert Stephen Kember and furniture restorer Will Kirk come together to work on a music box that is housed in a replica Swiss chalet.

Episode 4
star
7.82
44 votes

#13 - Episode 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a real labour of love, a battered but beloved 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 8
star
7.81
36 votes

#14 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2018

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. Resident clock expert Steve Fletcher 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 South 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 West fixes a much-loved powder compact, made in the shape of a piano. Toy restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch add the finishing touch with a new, hand-sewn pink powder pouf.

Episode 11
star
7.80
30 votes

#15 - Episode 11

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/27/2018

Jay Blades and the team bring family heirlooms back to life. Resident clock expert Steven Fletcher and ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay toil on a fragile 19th-century clock.