The Repair Shop Catch up, Series 8: Episode 8 on BBC 2

The Repair Shop

Series 8: Episode 8

Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nPainting conservator Lucia Scalisi welcomes a symbolic seascape painting into the barn. Owners Jenny and James sought solace on the Pembrokeshire seashore when they lost their baby son Elijah after only 37 days. For them, this painting of a rocky harbour and a rowing boat has come to symbolise the turbulent emotions they have encountered. Working on such a poignant painting is a huge responsibility for Lucia, but when the couple returns to see her restoration, they are utterly blown away.\n\nBear ladies Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell revive a dislocated doll belonging to Ana, who fled to the UK from Bosnia with her parents when she was a child. With mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher getting a head start on the doll’s squiffy eye, the ladies turn their attention to making the baby doll more robust and a little less scary. \n\nFarmer Simon is hoping to see his grandfather’s fiddle drill back in action once again. The vintage seed-sower has seen better days, but with the joint craftsmanship of metal and leather experts Dominic Chinea and Suzie Fletcher, the unusual drill is soon in fine fettle once more.\n\nAnd ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsey revives an earthenware Parisian plate belonging to a family that fled the Nazi invasion of France and subsequently travelled around the globe, always with their precious plate in tow.

Source: BBC 2

Most recent episodes of The Repair Shop

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 16

Kicking things off are Melissa and her mum, Hari, who bring in a novelty party piece that’s lost all impact. They’re hoping that Pete Woods can drum up a solution. T ...

30-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 15

First up in the workshop is a mandriola belonging to internationally celebrated folk musician Vin Garbutt. Vin’s son Tim and family friend Maggie are hoping Julyan Wallis ...

28-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 14

Kicking things off is a life-sized model horse used as a teaching aid at a riding school for disabled people. Instructor Ena and star pupil Ellen are hoping Hector, who is badly ...

22-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 13

Entering through the barn doors first are siblings Michelle and Paul along with their mum, Ann. They have an unfinished family project that needs the help of metalworker Dominic ...

15-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 12

First into the barn are Keith and his daughter Kirsty, who have brought a cleverly designed accessory that requires the skills of resident horologist Steve Fletcher. Keith&rsquo ...

07-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 11

First into the barn is Zelda, with her most precious possession, a ring bought by her father on a day out together when she was a teenager. But the ring looks nothing like it or ...

01-04-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 10

First through the workshop doors is Ben, with an unusual item needing a joint crusade to get it back on its feet. Silversmith Brenton West, woodworker Will Kirk and leather expe ...

24-03-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 9

It's the return of smoke and mirrors from times past as Camilla arrives with a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment she’d like to see back in action. Her revolvi ...

17-03-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 8

First through the workshop doors is Bev, bringing a local landmark that has lost its way. The dilapidated village sign from Broome in Norfolk was designed for the millennium by ...

10-03-2025

BBC 2

All episodes

The Repair Shop

Series 14: Episode 7

Setting bear ladies Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch the first task – with strings attached – Jill Purves and her daughter Vickie, from Biggar in Scotland. Bulb ...

03-03-2025

BBC 2

All episodes